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We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
On 9 April at 17:15, we’ll also hold the main poster session and distinguish the 7 best posters of this year’s edition with our traditional Poster Awards Ceremony. Join us at the poster area to cheer and meet the laureates, and enjoy some drinks with all poster presenters!
We look forward to seeing you there!
PO057: Mapping cumulative impacts for improved insights into the sustainability of offshore wind
Øivin Aarnes, Principal Specialist, DNV
Abstract
The North Sea hosts the majority of Europe's offshore wind capacity. This is likely to increase in the near-future with goals such as that of the Ostend declaration [1] with an ambition of developing offshore wind capacity of at least 300 GW by 2050. The sea basin is already among the busiest sea areas for seaborne trade, offshore energy production, and fisheries among other ocean industries. Therefore, there are concerns over competition for space, and the long-term environmental impacts of such endeavors. A quantitative analysis of marine space use and their cumulative impacts is necessary for marine spatial planning (MSP). The EU MSP directive [2] calls for an ecosystem-based approach which applies to all member countries. As a result, considerable research is currently directed towards understanding ecosystem-level interactions. The International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has adopted a version of the ODEMM (Options for Delivering Ecosystem-based Marine Management) [3] framework in its assessment of sea basin-wide ecosystem overviews [4]. In this study, we map the cumulative impacts of different industries of the blue economy in the North Sea using the driver-pressure-state approach in the ICES ecosystem overviews. Specifically, we aim to identify most impacted areas and ecosystem components. This work enables exploration of future changes in impacts distribution expected with the development of the blue economy. This is part of the MARCO project (MARine CO-existence scenario building) which aims to develop models for multi-stakeholder scenario building and dialogue. The wind industry is challenged to provide evidence of sustainability. This study will provide insights for site-selection to avoid areas that are already highly impacted, planning pressure-specific environmental impact mitigation measures and integration of nature-inclusive design solutions targeting specific ecosystem components. The quantification and mapping of ecosystem vulnerability is fundamental to achieve our goals of a nature-positive energy transition.
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