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Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries and Societies

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 5582

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Dr. Nan-Jay Su

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Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 202, Taiwan
Interests: population dynamic; resource assessment; fisheries science
Dr. Shih-Ming Kao

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Graduate Institute of Marine Affairs, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Interests: marine policy; law of the sea; laws and policy on wind energy
Dr. Wei-Chuan Chiang

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Eastern Marine Biology Research Center, Fisheries Research Institute, Taitung County 96143, Taiwan
Interests: fish biology; marine ecology; biologging science; fisheries science

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the worldwide quest for renewable energy sources, the offshore wind industry is booming globally and will continue growing to fill the demands of increasing electricity. The wind force produced at sea could reach a higher and more constant speed due to the absence of land barriers, resulting in more energy output than onshore wind force. In order to utilize most of this clean and un-limited resource, offshore wind farms have developed rapidly during last decade; this brings its own particular challenges and potential impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries and societies that were not necessarily seen during the development phase. This Special Issue on the “Impact of Offshore Wind Farm on Marine Ecosystems, Fisheries and Societies” will consider a number of areas that are important for the development of offshore wind energy, including, though not restricted to: marine environment and ecosystems, fishery resource and dynamics; acoustic impact on animals; society, economic, laws, and public policy. This Issue will provide a compilation of the current state-of-the-art and future perspectives related to environmental impact assessments on marine ecosystems, fisheries and societies in the field of offshore wind energy research.

Dr. Nan-Jay Su
Dr. Shih-Ming Kao
Dr. Wei-Chuan Chiang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Offshore wind energy
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Marine ecosystem
  • Fisheries resource
  • Acoustic impacts
  • Development and design
  • Society and economic
  • Laws and policy-making

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Acoustic Assessment of Fishery Resources in Jinwan Offshore Wind Farm Area
by Teng Wang, Peng Zhang, Shufei Zhang, Qingxia Liu, Xiuli Liao, Yiyong Rao, Honghui Huang and Bin Xie
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(12), 1938; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121938 - 7 Dec 2022
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After more than ten years of offshore wind farm (OWF) construction, the total installed capacity of China ranks first in the world. The effect of OWF on fish communities—to attract or banish—differs among fish species and wind farms. Studies on the effects of [...] Read more.
After more than ten years of offshore wind farm (OWF) construction, the total installed capacity of China ranks first in the world. The effect of OWF on fish communities—to attract or banish—differs among fish species and wind farms. Studies on the effects of OWFs are limited in China and results from other regions may not be transferable due to different environmental and biological conditions. In October 2019, an acoustic survey was conducted in Jinwan OWF, outside the Pearl River Estuary, northern South China Sea, China, to assess the fish resources (biomass and abundance), community diversity, and distribution information of this area. According to the Index of Relative Importance (IRI), Harpadon nehereus and Brionobutis koilomatodon were the dominant fish species in the study area. The mean Shannon–Weiner diversity index was 1.74. The mean Margalef richness index and Pielou uniformity index were 2.51 and 0.84, respectively. The ABC curve indicated that the fish community was undisturbed. The mean acoustically-derived biomass and abundance densities were 195.40 ± 254.32 kg/km2 and 6506.83 ± 11,098.96 individuals/km2, respectively. The fishery resources had evident aggregate distribution patterns, and the southern part of the study area had more biomass than the northern part. Seven environmental factors were selected by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) analysis to reveal the correlation between fish assemblages and environmental factors, including nitrate (NO3−), ammonium (NH4+), dissolved oxygen (DO), water depth, pH, Chlorophyll a (Chl a), and phosphate (PO4+). However, the CCA only accounted for 45.49% of the total variation, indicating that other unexplained stresses affect the fish assemblage in Jinwan OWF. This is the first study to examine the fish distribution patterns and community structures of the Jinwan OWF area. In addition, it will help all sectors of society to more scientifically and objectively understand offshore wind farm projects. In future studies, control areas with more trawl samples can be set up to explore the long-term impact of OWF facilities on local fish communities. Full article
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Conflicts between Fisheries and Offshore Wind Power in Taiwan: Legal and Administrative Prospects
by Huan-Sheng Tseng and Shih-Ming Kao
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(11), 1745; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10111745 - 14 Nov 2022
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Offshore wind power (OWP) has become a new emerging favorable renewable energy in Taiwan. Despite the fact that its development in Taiwan seems promising in the near future, it is facing some unwanted challenges recently, particularly the protests from fishers. The purpose of [...] Read more.
Offshore wind power (OWP) has become a new emerging favorable renewable energy in Taiwan. Despite the fact that its development in Taiwan seems promising in the near future, it is facing some unwanted challenges recently, particularly the protests from fishers. The purpose of this paper is to understand jurisdiction over offshore areas in Taiwan via analyzing conflicts between OWP developers and fishers in Taiwan and finds that existing jurisdiction over the offshore areas in Taiwan seems to be not supportive to the development OWP. Jurisdiction among different acts is not consistent, and it is not administered by a specific agency. Most importantly, the Fisheries Act allows some specific people or groups to enjoy fishing rights as their property in rem in Taiwan’s offshore areas. To this end, the revision of the current Fisheries Act to set such rights as a privilege should be a must, but the government will need to pay a vast amount of money for doing so. Further, if a “one-shop” mechanism such as the Ocean Affairs Council would be adopted, the development of OWP and the addressing of disputes among different users, particularly with fishers, fishers’ associations, and cooperatives, would be more effective and promising. Full article
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Global Trends and Characteristics of Offshore Wind Farm Research over the Past Three Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis
by Chia-Hsiang Chen and Nan-Jay Su
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(10), 1339; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101339 - 21 Sep 2022
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Offshore wind power is a valuable renewable energy source. However, the development of offshore wind farms is facing many challenges, including understanding their impacts on ecosystems and society, as well as knowledge gaps in research. In this study, a bibliometric analysis was performed [...] Read more.
Offshore wind power is a valuable renewable energy source. However, the development of offshore wind farms is facing many challenges, including understanding their impacts on ecosystems and society, as well as knowledge gaps in research. In this study, a bibliometric analysis was performed with the aim of providing a comprehensive understanding of current global progress in offshore wind farm research. Three stages of development were considered for the analysis and comparison of research characteristics and outcomes. Based on the total number of scientific publications and the international collaboration ratio (ICR), Europe has been leading research in and the development of offshore wind power since the early 1990s. However, a fast-growing period of offshore wind farm development occurred after 2000, during which Europe and Asia in particular showed increases in ICR. The installation of offshore wind turbines may have non-negligible adverse impacts on marine ecosystems, especially in ecologically vulnerable regions or developing countries. Research and relevant studies should be integrated to investigate and reduce the ecological and environmental damage that results from offshore wind farm development. This paper presents a systematic evaluation of the global developmental trends in offshore wind farm research, which could help to characterize and guide future trends within this field. Full article
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