TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of electromagnetic fields from renewable energy subsea power cables on righting reflex and physiological response of coastal invertebrates
AU - Chapman, E
AU - Rochas, C
AU - Piper, A
AU - Vad, J
AU - Kazanidis, G
T2 - Marine Pollution Bulletin
AB - Offshore renewables are expanding, yet more information is required to understand their possible impacts on the environment. Little is known about the effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) from subsea power cables on marine life. This study simulated an EMF of 500 μT, as modelled for an export cable over a rocky shore, where the industry standard cable burial would not be possible. Righting reflex, refractive index of haemolymph/coelomic fluid, and total haemocyte/coelomocyte counts were measured for four coastal invertebrates (Asterias rubens, Echinus esculentus, Necora puber, and Littorina littorea). No significant differences were found in either behavioural or physiological responses. This was the first study to investigate EMF exposure on righting reflex, and the first ever EMF study on edible sea urchins and periwinkles, and only one of a couple for common starfish and velvet crabs. It therefore, provides valuable data for environmental impact assessments, marine spatial planning, and commercial fisheries.
DA - 2023/08//
PY - 2023
VL - 193
SP - 115250
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23006847
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115250
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - EMF
KW - Invertebrates
ER -