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Major milestone in fisheries and offshore renewable energy cross-sector engagement: updated guidance. The Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables Group (FLOWW) is launching updated Best Practice Guidance to foster […]
ICES workshop on science of offshore renewable energy developments. An ICES workshop aims to develop a roadmap to deliver science on offshore renewable energy developments. The need for marine renewable […]
EU offshore renewable energy strategy To help meet the EU’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission has presented the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy. The Strategy […]
European Parliament takes a new step on Miracanarias’ offshore wind complaint and requests a preliminary examination by the European Commission. The development communicated on 27 August is the request for a […]
Interactions between offshore wind farms and fisheries in European waters. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has published a new report examining interactions between fisheries and offshore wind farms (OWFs) across European […]
Oceana reaction to King’s Speech and Energy Independence Bill news. Hugo Tagholm, Director of Oceana UK, said: “The fact that energy security featured so prominently in the opening statement of […]
Floating offshore wind and fishing. Current estimates predict that floating offshore wind turbines will make up more than one third of the UK’s total offshore wind capacity by 2050. And […]
Fishing leaders demand halt to offshore wind consents. Warning expansion is ‘reckless gamble’ with jobs, heritage and environment. Scotland’s fishing leaders are demanding an immediate stop to further offshore wind farm […]
Revamped Kingfisher Bulletin App makes offshore hazard awareness easier. Improved app delivers clearer, more personalised alerts to help keep fishermen safe An app alerting fishermen to potential offshore hazards has […]
Floating offshore wind existential threat to fishing industry, warns SFF leader. Plans for giant floating offshore wind farms threaten to destroy Scotland’s fishing industry, the chief executive of the industry’s […]
INFOMAR releases new high-resolution data for the Irish Shelf and offshore. INFOMAR, Ireland’s national seabed mapping programme, are pleased to announce the release of its latest data update. This release […]
Shetland Fishermen’s Association comment on INTOG round of renewables projects. Fishermen in Shetland say they are relieved at the Crown Estate Scotland’s decision not to grant licences to any offshore […]
Clean sweep for green rebel at Wind Energy Awards. An Irish data company that provides site investigation services to the offshore wind sector has been recognised at the Irish Wind […]
Offshore fish farm technology could quadruple Scottish production. Wind turbine sites could double up as salmon farms following successful R&D project. New technology to support seafood production in exposed offshore […]
Offshore wind developers urged to protect local fishing industry. Offshore windfarm developers are being urged to spend some of their billion pound-plus development resources on protecting Shetland’s fishing industry. Ocean […]
Offshore windfarms help Whitby Lobster Hatchery. Whitby Lobster Hatchery has announced that two offshore windfarms will increase and extend their support to help the charity officially open its doors for […]
Project to assess impact of offshore wind farms on marine ecosystem. Bangor University scientists are leading the research for the new £2m ECOWind-ACCELERATE project. Bangor University scientists are leading the […]
New offshore energy policy officer for SFF. SFF has appointed a new policy officer to work on the interface between fishing and offshore energy, both renewables and oil and gas. […]
Strong Scottish public support for offshore wind power. The vast majority of people in Scotland believe offshore wind has a vital role to play in Scotland’s future, according to a […]
An important U.S. East Coast shellfish industry is projected to suffer revenue losses as offshore wind energy develops along the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts, according to two Rutgers studies. […]
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