Co-location Meeting. PowerPoint Part 2

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1 Co-location Meeting PowerPoint Part 2

2 Co-location Case Studies Illustrating the potential for marine space use within Offshore Wind farm footprints (Source: Linley A, Laffont K, Wilson B, Elliott M., Perez-Dominguez R., & Burdon D (2009). Offshore and Coastal Renewable Energy: Potential ecological benefits and impacts of large-scale offshore and coastal renewable energy projects. Report by PML Applications Ltd, SAMS and IECS for NERC) Seabed - Oyster fishery / re-laid mussel seed / Artificial Reef (AR) enhanced lobster ranching Fixed gear Shellfish & Seaweed / Finfish

3 Open shellfish fishing access Kentish flats (Source: Vattenfall Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension, Draft Environmental Statement. Section 13: Commercial Fisheries)

4 Seabed Ranching (Natural Stock Relay e.g. Mussel seed) (N.B wild mussel stock enhancement / laying cultch for oysters COWRIE mitigation options) Access Problems for dredging gear? - Lynn (Wash) problems with seed mussel extraction North Hoyle 2010 Trial, seed mussel relay possible - Gwynt Y Mor scour protection needed dredge access?

5 AR Enhanced Fisheries/ Ranching Hong Kong Lamma 100mW Wind farm (ERM for Hong Kong Electric) -Met Mast erected Mar 2012 / construction due Stakeholder LG outlining AR plans -Gov n. Based (AFCD) gazetted AR in HK since 1996 UK Artificial Reef (AR) Experience: -Poole Bay (PFA) -Loch Lhinne (waste rock dust) -Portland rock (with lobsters) (N.B lobsters, scallop, oyster hatchery enhancement / Scour protection AR COWRIE mitigation options) Potential scour protection using by-products?

6 Fixed Gear (finfish) Hong Kong Southeast HK 200mW Wind farm (Wind prospect for CLR) -Final permissions due in 6 months (then aquaculture trial can go ahead) -Waters deemed unsuitable for seaweed (too warm) and shellfish (too clear) -HK$500,000 finfish (Grouper) trial planned with University support -Finfish trial planned with x2 net cages in vicinity of Met mast -Ex-fishing vessel use for 24hr patrol boat around Met mast -Driver for aquaculture trial social good and championed by developer -Power generator (CLR) happy to allow co-location (so long as no conflict) -Gov n. compulsory decommissioning of fishing fleet -Unauthorised marine traffic restricted -AR also under consideration -Licensing process very similar to UK model

7 Fixed Gear (shellfish, seaweed) - Germany Alfred Wegner Institute Buck, B.H. (2004) Farming in a High Energy Environment: Potentials and Constraints of Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture in the German Bight (North Sea). PhD-Thesis, University of Bremen. 258 pp. Tanja Michler-Cieluch (since 2004). Co-management processes in integrated coastal management: The case of integrating marine aquaculture (mariculture) in offshore wind farms Bernadette Pogoda (since 2004). The suitability of the area around the planned offshore wind farm Nordergründe for the cultivation of Pacific and European Oysters: growth rates, fitness and health condition Matthias Brenner (since 2005). The suitability of the area around the planned offshore wind farm Nordergründe for the cultivation of blue mussels: fitness, parasite loads and selection criteria for artificial substrates

8 Fixed Gear (shellfish, seaweed) - Germany (N.B longline + lantern nets COWRIE mitigation option) Nordergründe Construction: Was due 2011, now planned for 2015 Planned wind farm Nordergründe. Figure (A) shows the map of the area (bird s eye view) displaying 18 offshore wind turbines (numbers without brackets) and six single mussel plots designated by the wind farm company. Four of these six designated plots were calculated according to our mussel cultivation projections (numbers in brackets). Figure (B) presents a design of a single mussel plot within a group of four wind turbines (not to scale) (modified after Michler & Kodeih 2007; Buck, own data). (Source: Buck, B. H., Ebeling, M. and Michler-Cieluch, T. (2010). Mussel Cultivation as a Co-Use in Offshore Wind Farms: Potentials and Economic Feasibility, Aquaculture Economics and Management 14(4):, pp )

9 Fixed Gear (shellfish, seaweed) - Germany Stakeholder Engagement Process What can we learn?

10 Co-location = Co-management = Co-operation? MERMAID: Innovative Multi-purpose offshore platforms: planning, design and operation. H2OCEAN: Development of a wind-wave power open-sea platform equipped for hydrogen generation with support for multiple users of energy TROPOS: Modular multi-use deep water offshore platform harnessing and servicing Mediterranean, Subtropical and Tropical marine and maritime resources -Is Co-location the future? -What is European R&D, resources allocation and policy direction? -Is there scope for sharing?: Services / Infrastructure Profit / Risk / Mitigation Surveys / licensing process / monitoring UNLIKELY TO BE ONE SIZE FITS ALL

11 Project Structure Funding: Welsh European Fisheries Fund (EFF) ~50:50 ratio of Funding to Time CIK from Project Partners 45 days dedicated to deliverable production Duration: 9 month project Start date: 01 Oct / End date: 30 June 2013 Deliverables: Two main reports Reports guided by 3 Project Meetings Meeting 1 = Advisory Group (December 2012) Meetings 2 & 3 = Stakeholders (Spring & Summer 2013) ASL

12 Report 1- Past studies, policy drivers & permissions for shellfish cultivation in wind farms Advisory Group & Stakeholder input on: 1. What the review should cover? 2. Known past studies & trials 3. Identify suitable forms of shellfish aquaculture 4. Permission & tenure 5. Requirements for a safe & compatible approach to shellfish culture in wind farms 6. Nature conservation interests 7. Key policy drivers from all sectors 8. Anything else End point = guidance / recommendations on what shellfish culture types most suitable now or in near future not MUPS!

13 Report 2 Guidance Manual on how to cultivate shellfish within a wind farm site Advisory Group & Stakeholder input on: 1. Infrastructure for shellfish cultivation & installation 2. Husbandry types including deposition and harvesting methods 3. Safe access & development of a Safe Access Protocol 4. Operational compatibility of shellfish cultiv n. & wind farm operation 5. Shellfish cultivation & nature conservation interests 6. Emergency procedures 7. Anything else End point = A practical & agreed Manual on how to safely cultivate shellfish in Welsh offshore wind farm sites Takes into account requirements of wind farm operators & nature conservation designations ASL

14 Contact Groupings Status: November 2012