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Fisheries

Fishing ship in a harbor
Commercial fishing is an established industry and a key stakeholder in the marine environment.

Commercial fishing involves the capture of fish and other seafood for profit. Commercial fishing gear can include purse-seine nets, gillnets, trawls, dredges, hooks and lines, or traps. There are many perceived spatial conflicts between the offshore wind and marine renewable energy industries and the fishing industry, as devices may prevent access to the use of certain fishing gear around a project. The fishing industry’s concerns typically increase when proposed projects are in especially high-yield fishing areas.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Fisheries.

Total: 486

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Limited Evidence Base for Determining Impacts (Or Not) of Offshore Wind Energy Developments on Commercial Fisheries Species Gill, A., Bremner, J., Vanstaen, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Potential Future Impacts (2016–2055) of Offshore Wind Energy Development on the Atlantic Surfclam, Spisula solidissima, Fishery in the US Mid-Atlantic Bight Continental Shelf Moya, A., Powell, E., Sheld, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Scenarios for Replacing Conventional Energy With Offshore Renewable Energy Along the Central California Coast Ruttenberg, B., Wang, Y. , Walter, R. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Integrating in situ environmental covariates in an American lobster catch model to improve impact assessment Rzeszowski, E., Reardon, K., Brady, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Scallop fishing activity characterization in Southern New England: Offshore wind demands and fisheries-dependent methods Livermore, J., Guilfoo, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Guidance on biodiversity cumulative impact assessment for wind and solar developments and associated infrastructure Bennun, L., Fletcher, C., Cook, A. Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay Forastiero, M., Gutierrez, R., Weschenfelder, F. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
NMFS West Coast Offshore Wind Energy Strategic Science Plan National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Options for biodiversity-friendly designs and approaches for offshore wind farms in Ireland BlueWise Marine Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Maripark Blueprint Ernst & Young Report Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Blue Economy CRC – Report of the Offshore Wind status quo in Norway and reflection on best practices Hatlebrekke, H., Dankel, D., Tiller, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts White, C., Wang, Y-H., Walter, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Entanglement Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Socioeconomic Characterization of West Coast Fisheries in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Pfeiffer, L., Alkire, C., Ise, J. Report Wind Energy Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Synthesis of multinational marine aquaculture and clean energy co-location Gonzales, C., Chen, S., Froehlich, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Preliminary study on the environmental effects of hydrogen production at sea Plantema, M., van Erp, C., Verweij, L. Report Chemicals, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Oral Presentations: New Technologies Gallagher, K., Adolf, J., Landolt, K. Presentation Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Progression Towards an Integrated Ecosystem-based Approach to Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Energy Development Levenson, J., Lipsky, A., Townsend, H. Presentation Wind Energy Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Changes to Fisheries and Ecosystems Sun, M., Foley, C., Kinnell, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Lightning Talks Cook-Ohryn, C., Hofstede, R., Bingham, M. Presentation Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Plenary Presentation: Engaging the Fishing Community to Improve Marine Science Bethoney, D. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Fisheries Monitoring Plan Development, Implementation, and Evolution Reilly, R. , Pol, M., Boekle, D. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Lessons Learned from Efforts to Develop Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plans Wilber, D., Murphy, A., Borsetti, S. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
AB 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan Jones, M., Bartridge, J., Walker, L. Report Wind Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Resource monitoring for Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind development site Rudders, D., Mann, R., Borsetti, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Lighting, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning World Bank Group Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Making eco-sustainable floating offshore wind farms: Siting, mitigations, and compensations Danovaro, R., Bianchelli, S., Brambilla, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind South Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Commercial Wind Lease OCS-A 0499 Sullivan, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Opportunities for enhancing biodiversity at wind and solar energy developments Jobson, B., Cook, A., Fletcher, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Fisheries independent surveys in a new era of offshore wind energy development Lipsky, A., Silva, A., Gilmour, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Modeling the impact of floating offshore wind turbines on marine food webs in the Gulf of Lion, France Adge, M., Lobry, J., Tessier, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Socioeconomic Impacts of Atlantic Offshore Wind Development NOAA Fisheries Webpage Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Exploring co-use of offshore wind farms by passive fisheries in Borssele wind farm, the Netherlands Neitzel, S., Serraris, J., Deetman, B. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Mapping The Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory And Insights For Marine Planning In Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina Wright, J., Wylie, M., Wilson, R. Workshop Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Monitorización de murciélagos en una plataforma eólica marina flotante en España: DemoSATH Eggers Ruiz, L., Ugena Ispizua, A., Vélez Jiménez, N. Presentation Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Mapping the Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory and Insights for Marine Planning in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Wright, J., Wright, M., Wilson, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore wind farm foundations as artificial reefs: The devil is in the detail Werner, K., Haslob, H., Reichel, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Attraction, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Floating Offshore Wind: an example of Environmental Management Plan focused on protecting and promoting biodiversity, and fishing resources Ugena Ispizua, A., Del Real Tuñón, J., Eggers Ruiz, L. Presentation Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement

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