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Our data and products have been directly applied to businesses related to offshore developments, contributing quality assured, standardised and harmonized marine data towards elements such as environmental impact assessments.
Click on the collapsible headings below to read examples.
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Building the first submarine electricity interconnection between Spain and France
Outcomes: Assessments highlighted shallow coastal habitats dominated by Rhodophytes, ascidians and brachiopods to have the highest potential impact from one of four proposals for the laying of electrical cables.
How EMODnet Seabed Habitats helped the user: Having habitats classified to a community level (i.e. higher up the EUNIS hierarchy) allowed for a more detailed impact assessment to be conducted
Who used it:
BIOSFERA XXI – on behalf of the Electricity Network of Spain (Red Eléctrica de España)
When was it used: 2017
What product was used: EUSeaMap 2016
How was the product used: Habitats under the EUNIS classification system were assessed against four proposed sites for electrical cable lines to be buried, and to identify habitats at greatest risk of impact.
Read more here (in Spanish)
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Ecological Impact Assessments – the case for offshore windfarm proposals
Outcomes: Assessors were able to characterise the benthic ecological resources in the zone of potential impact, providing up-to-date evidence to the consultation and highlighting the significance of impacts of the maximum design scenario.
How EMODnet Seabed Habitats helped the user: Broad-scale habitat data and associated environmental variables were available and at full-coverage for the ecology study area, whilst other datasets were limited
Who used it:
Orsted Power (UK) Ltd– Hornsea Project Three
When was it used: 2018
What product was used: EUSeaMap 2016
How was the product used: EUNIS habitats were simplified into sub-categories and community types, which then fed into the Ecological Impact Assessment. The assessment focussed on the likely ecological changes through the introduction of artificial structures.
Read more here