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Floating Offshore Wind: an example of Environmental Management Plan focused on protecting and promoting biodiversity, and fishing resources

Abstract

  • The development of Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) energy is crucial for transitioning to cleaner energy sources.
  • The DemoSATH platform serves as a full-scale demonstratorin an open sea area (BiMEP).
  • Environmental Monitoring Plans (EMP) have been defined, both from BiMEP (EMPb) and from DemoSATH (EMPd).
  • All environmental activities will imply several monitoring techniques. •DemoSATH is located within a Special Protection Area for Birds (Natura 2000) where 5 key species have been identified: •Northern gannet (Morus bassanus)
  • European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) •Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
  • Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
  • European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
  • DTBird smart device preliminary data shows no risk situations for any of the 5 key species in the SPA. •Nature Based Solutions (NbS) have been designed to boost benefits on biodiversity, sustainable offshore aquaculture, and fishing resources.
  • All stakeholdersconcerned by the FOW development at different regional levels are being involved.