ECOFlow
Project Overview
ECOFlow: Ecological effects of floating offshore wind
Status: Active
Start Date: November 2024
TCE jointly fund this programme with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through the
The ECOFlow research programme focuses on filling gaps in understanding how marine ecosystems will respond to the planned expansion of floating offshore wind (FLOW) in UK waters in the next decade. The programme will provide robust evidence, new approaches and tools to address critical evidence needs to inform policy and decision making. It will also establish innovative methods of underwater sampling to inform and better understand the sustainable management of FLOW. The programme comprises two projects – EQUIFy and Frontline. EQUIFy is seeking to understand the potential impacts of FLOW on lower trophic levels and how this influences higher trophic levels (fish, birds and marine mammals) at a regional level and over a long period of time. Frontline is focused on understanding the physical and chemical changes introduced by FLOW and the effects on marine predators in terms of their distribution as well as the potential changes for fishery distribution.
Programme Projects:
- EQUIFy
- Frontline
EQUIFy (Establishing a Framework for Quantifiable Evidence and Impact of Ecosystem Change Throughout the Lifecycle of UK Floating Offshore Wind Farms)
Status: Active
Start Date: November 2024
Lead Organisation: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
To read more about EQUIFy visit the project page here
Intended Impacts
Outcomes
Associated Organisations:
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (Lead Organisation)
- The Crown Estate
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Heriot-Watt University
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To find out more about the ECOFLOW project visit the website here.