Article
Environmental Studies
Victor Te Cheng Liao
Summary: Some fishery and environmental organizations criticize the impact of offshore wind farms on fishery livelihood and marine ecological biological environment. The problems are caused by changes in ocean currents, marine ecology, and the marine environment. However, marine spatial planning and environmental impact assessments can help identify suitable offshore wind farm locations and mitigate the negative effects. A survey showed that a majority of respondents supported the use of marine spatial planning and environmental impact assessments to reduce the impact of offshore wind farms and promote coexistence with other uses, such as fishing and biodiversity. Further investigations are needed to address concerns raised by interviewees regarding the potential effects on certain ecosystem populations. Upgrading regulations and implementing measures such as public financial participation, insurance, and compensation may improve fishery livelihood and protect the marine ecological biological environment.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Aaron Russell, Samantha Bingaman, Hannah-Marie Garcia
Summary: The Atlantic Coast of the United States is a promising development environment for offshore wind installation, with planned projects totaling over 6 GW. Market variables and institutional controls have become more conducive for development, but socio-cultural concerns still need to be addressed.
Article
Environmental Studies
Miriam Puets, Alexander Kempf, Christian Moellmann, Marc Taylor
Summary: There is a growing need for marine spatial planning in the North Sea due to competing objectives and multiple uses. The establishment of offshore wind farms may conflict with existing and planned marine protected areas, impacting conservation goals. A framework is needed to assess trade-offs to fisheries and ecosystem health, and the size and placement of spatial closures play a crucial role.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Hrvoje Kozmar, Neven Hadzic, Ivan Catipovic, Smiljko Rudan
Summary: Wind is a significant environmental load on offshore engineering structures, especially in the case of offshore wind turbines. The current international standards for wind load assessment and structural response may underestimate the actual load and response, highlighting the need for improvements and revisions.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Hsin-Hua Tsai, Huan-Sheng Tseng, Chun-Kai Huang, Su-Chun Yu
Summary: In recent years, Taiwan has made a firm commitment to pursue green energy transition and aims to become a nuclear-free homeland by 2025, increasing renewable energy from 5% in 2016 to 20% in 2025. Offshore wind power has emerged as a sustainable and scalable renewable energy source in Taiwan. Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is a fundamental tool that can effectively organize the use of ocean space and promote the development of offshore renewable energy. Lessons from Germany and the UK demonstrate the importance of MSP in the development of offshore wind power. This paper evaluates how MSP can facilitate the exploitation of offshore wind power in Taiwan and contribute to marine policy objectives through a set of recommendations.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Teng Wang, Peng Zhang, Shufei Zhang, Qingxia Liu, Xiuli Liao, Yiyong Rao, Honghui Huang, Bin Xie
Summary: China's offshore wind farm (OWF) construction has reached the highest total installed capacity in the world after more than ten years. The effect of OWFs on fish communities varies among different fish species and wind farms. However, studies on the effects of OWFs are limited in China, and results from other regions may not be applicable due to different environmental and biological conditions. This study conducted an acoustic survey in Jinwan OWF, northern South China Sea, to assess the fish resources, community diversity, and distribution information in this area. The dominant fish species were Harpadon nehereus and Brionobutis koilomatodon. The fish community was undisturbed, and the fishery resources exhibited aggregate distribution patterns with more biomass in the southern part of the study area. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed correlations between fish assemblages and environmental factors including nitrate, ammonium, dissolved oxygen, water depth, pH, Chlorophyll a, and phosphate. However, this analysis only explained 45.49% of the total variation, suggesting the presence of other unexplained stresses affecting the fish assemblage in Jinwan OWF. This study provides valuable insights into the fish distribution patterns and community structures in the Jinwan OWF area, and contributes to a more scientific and objective understanding of offshore wind farm projects.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julie Ann Koehlinger, Jan Newton, John Mickett, LuAnne Thompson, Terrie Klinger
Summary: The Olympic coast, the northern portion of Washington's outer coast, experiences seasonal upwelling and occasional downwelling. Analysis of water temperature records from 2001-2015 found short-term warm events lasting 10-20 days, with temperature anomalies of up to 4.5 degrees C at 40 m depth. These warm events were correlated with northward long-shore winds and upper ocean currents, consistent with downwelling-favorable winds. Near-shore short-term warm events occur during both large-scale marine heatwave events and in the absence of such events when downwelling-favorable winds occur.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brooke A. Lowman, Andrew W. Jones, Jeffrey P. Pessutti, Anna M. Mercer, John P. Manderson, Benjamin Galuardi
Summary: Northern shortfin squid have presented challenges for US fishery management due to their short lifespan, high recruitment variability, and broad distribution. The impact of US squid fishery in the Mid-Atlantic is believed to be limited, with recent catches constrained by quotas. Using a novel analytical approach, estimates of the overlap between squid distribution and fishery footprint suggest a conservative estimate of potential fishery impact on the stock.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hudson T. Pinheiro, Jose A. C. C. Nunes, E. O. C. Coni, E. C. G. Almeida, C. L. S. Sampaio, Carlos E. L. Ferreira, Pedro M. Meirelles, M. Hostim-Silva, Pedro H. C. Pereira, Vinicius J. Giglio, J. L. Gasparini, L. A. Rocha, Camilo M. Ferreira
Summary: The article discusses a new "inverted management" strategy in Brazil since June 2019, aimed at combating overfishing of parrotfish species. The innovative strategy allows the capture of endangered parrotfish species within management areas while banning it elsewhere, requiring collaboration among government, scientists, managers, and fishers. The main challenge lies in the implementation of challenging management rules, with existing MPAs lacking enforcement of endangered species regulations.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Zhuomin Chen, Young-Oh Kwon, Ke Chen, Paula Fratantoni, Glen Gawarkiewicz, Terrence M. Joyce, Timothy J. Miller, Janet A. Nye, Vincent S. Saba, Brian C. Stock
Summary: The study developed a statistical model for predicting bottom temperatures in the Northeast U.S. shelf, incorporating factors such as temperature in nearby regions. This approach showed improved prediction skill compared to local persistence, indicating its potential importance for demersal fisheries management in the region.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Pablo Urrutia-Cordero, Silke Langenheder, Maren Striebel, David G. Angeler, Stefan Bertilsson, Peter Eklov, Lars-Anders Hansson, Egle Kelpsiene, Hjalmar Laudon, Maria Lundgren, Linda Parkefelt, Ian Donohue, Helmut Hillebrand
Summary: Ecological stability is a complex concept that involves multiple dimensions of functional and compositional responses to environmental change. Our study introduces an integrative metric of overall ecological vulnerability (OEV) that captures both functional and compositional aspects, providing a framework for assessing ecological risk and management. The findings highlight the importance of considering multiple stability components and their relationships in understanding ecosystems' vulnerability to environmental change.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Jacob G. Eurich, Whitney R. Friedman, Kristin M. Kleisner, Lily Z. Zhao, Christopher M. Free, Meghan Fletcher, Julia G. Mason, Kanae Tokunaga, Alba Aguion, Andrea Dell'Apa, Mark Dickey-Collas, Rod Fujita, Christopher D. Golden, Anne B. Hollowed, Gakushi Ishimura, Kendra A. Karr, Stephen Kasperski, Yuga Kisara, Jacqueline D. Lau, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Layla Osman, Gretta T. Pecl, Joern O. Schmidt, Edward H. Allison, Patrick J. Sullivan, Joshua E. Cinner, Roger B. Griffis, Timothy R. Mcclanahan, Richard C. Stedman, Katherine E. Mills
Summary: The ecological and social dimensions of fisheries are being impacted by climate change. This study aims to identify key attributes of resilience in fisheries and connect them to social-ecological outcomes. By assessing 18 case studies, the researchers found that attributes such as population abundance, learning capacity, and responsive governance were the most important for building resilience. They also developed a typology and identified five fishery archetypes to guide stakeholders in improving resilience. Two pathways to resilience were observed: building ecological assets and strengthening communities, or building economic assets and improving governance.
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Eric Attias, Steven Constable, Dallas Sherman, Khaira Ismail, Christopher Shuler, Henrietta Dulai
Summary: Submarine groundwater discharge is a significant phenomenon that alters coastal waters' properties by introducing cold and buoyant freshwater containing carbon, nutrients, metals, and greenhouse gases. The electromagnetic imaging technique can effectively detect large-scale freshwater plumes offshore Hawai'i, providing insights into biogeochemical cycles in coastal waters worldwide.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Minzhen Jiang, Michael Faure
Summary: China has been using a joint development model between the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and foreign operators in its offshore oil exploration and production for the past four decades. However, the hazards of drilling for oil offshore, including oil spills, pose a threat to the marine ecosystem of nearby waters. This study aims to describe the legal remedies and analyze the compensation system for marine ecological damage resulting from offshore drilling in China, evaluating its efficiency based on a law and economics approach.
Article
Environmental Studies
John Gilbey, Gary Carvalho, Rita Castilho, Ilaria Coscia, Mark W. Coulson, Geir Dahle, Sofie Derycke, Sara M. Francisco, Sarah J. Helyar, Torild Johansen, Claudia Junge, Kara K. S. Layton, Jann Martinsohn, Iveta Matejusova, Joana I. Robalo, Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, Goncalo Silva, Ilona Strammer, Anti Vasemagi, Filip A. M. Volckaert
Summary: Effective management of marine fisheries and ecosystem monitoring require analysis of complex information, with increasing legislative demands for good environmental status. Utilizing environmental DNA for data collection presents new cost-effective methods for revolutionizing marine data collection.