TY - JOUR
TI - Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review
AU - Bat, L
AU - Sezgin, M
AU - Sahin, F
T2 - Journal of Coastal Life Medicine
AB - There is an increasing demand for energy in the world. It is well known that non-renewable energy reserves will be irreversibly used at some point. The effects of climate change and limited fossil energy resources have led to an increasing interest in generating energy such as electricity from renewable energy resources. Wind energy is currently the most important renewable energy source for electricity generation which is rapidly becoming a key objective of most European and other countries due to a high demand, both economically and politically. Wind energy provides a safe, clean, sustainable and competitive alternative for conventional sources of energy. European countries like Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden are currently operating offshore wind farms (OWFs) and have plans to increase the production of electricity by wind power. The growth of OWFs has raised concerns about their impact on the marine environment. Focus of this review is to show possible impacts of OWFs on the physical and biological environment reviewing existing knowledge from the literature.
DA - 2013/07//
PY - 2013
VL - 1
IS - 3
SP - 12
UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289540792_Impacts_of_OWF_installations_on_fisheries_A_Literature_Review
DO - 10.12980/JCLM.1.2013J17
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Floating Offshore Wind
KW - Avoidance
KW - Displacement
KW - EMF
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Noise
KW - Ecosystem Processes
KW - Physical Environment
KW - Fish
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Fisheries
KW - Legal & Policy
ER -