output of goods and services, in this case energy and food, from a human developed
footprint of seafloor is key to wise ecological use of our oceans. While we concede
that this is an enormous challenge that requires unprecedented commitment from a
wide range of public and private sectors, we believe that the beneficial outcomes
will far exceed the effort and investment. We applaud all efforts to move the
multi-use concept forward and were pleased to see a recent article in an international aquaculture online publication encouraging its development (Holmyard
2016).
Our intent with producing this volume was to inform governments, research
institutions and private industry about the potential for the multi-use concept, and to
inspire these entities to continue the pursuit of transforming concept into reality. We
hope that our efforts will contribute to the quest for creative solutions to food and
energy production to the benefit of human health and well-being, and to ecologically sound and sustainable use of our oceans.
It is apparent that the orchestration of a multi-use concept, such as an integration
of marine aquaculture with wind energy or oil production in the offshore realm, is
still in its infancy. The major issue extracted from this volume clearly indicates that
practical multifunctional use of offshore areas requires technical and economic
feasibility as a basic prerequisite to assure that all operators will support a multi-use
concept. Consequently, more information on the economic and technical viability
of this joint venture is the key factor. If these issues will get more insight and result
in best solutions, this will be a practical approach towards rationalizing marine
stewardship in the offshore setting. The current initiatives on EU level are a perfect
pre-condition to achieve this goal.
References
Beiersdorf, A., & Wollny-Goerke, K. (2014). Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha
ventus: Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Claisse, J. T., Pondella, D. J., Love, M., Zahn, L. A., Williams, C. M., & Bull, A. S. (2015).
Impacts from partial removal of decommissioned oil and gas platforms on fish biomass and
production on the remaining platform structure and surrounding shell mounds. PLoS ONE, 10.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135812
Dähne, M., Peschko, V., Gilles, A., Lucke, K., Adler, S., Ronnenberg, K., et al. (2014). Marine
mammals and windfarms: Effects of alpha ventus on harbour porpoises. In A. Beiersdorf & K.
Wollny-Goerke (Eds.), Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha ventus:
Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Damian, H. P., & Merck, T. (2014). Cumulative impacts of offshore windfarms. In A. Beiersdorf
& K. Wollny-Goerke (Eds.), Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha ventus:
Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
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Open/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Closed/1/1/0/default-group&+identifier/desc
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culture on macrobenthic community (Western Adriatic Sea). Aquaculture, 289, 54–63.
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footprint of seafloor is key to wise ecological use of our oceans. While we concede
that this is an enormous challenge that requires unprecedented commitment from a
wide range of public and private sectors, we believe that the beneficial outcomes
will far exceed the effort and investment. We applaud all efforts to move the
multi-use concept forward and were pleased to see a recent article in an international aquaculture online publication encouraging its development (Holmyard
2016).
Our intent with producing this volume was to inform governments, research
institutions and private industry about the potential for the multi-use concept, and to
inspire these entities to continue the pursuit of transforming concept into reality. We
hope that our efforts will contribute to the quest for creative solutions to food and
energy production to the benefit of human health and well-being, and to ecologically sound and sustainable use of our oceans.
It is apparent that the orchestration of a multi-use concept, such as an integration
of marine aquaculture with wind energy or oil production in the offshore realm, is
still in its infancy. The major issue extracted from this volume clearly indicates that
practical multifunctional use of offshore areas requires technical and economic
feasibility as a basic prerequisite to assure that all operators will support a multi-use
concept. Consequently, more information on the economic and technical viability
of this joint venture is the key factor. If these issues will get more insight and result
in best solutions, this will be a practical approach towards rationalizing marine
stewardship in the offshore setting. The current initiatives on EU level are a perfect
pre-condition to achieve this goal.
References
Beiersdorf, A., & Wollny-Goerke, K. (2014). Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha
ventus: Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Claisse, J. T., Pondella, D. J., Love, M., Zahn, L. A., Williams, C. M., & Bull, A. S. (2015).
Impacts from partial removal of decommissioned oil and gas platforms on fish biomass and
production on the remaining platform structure and surrounding shell mounds. PLoS ONE, 10.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135812
Dähne, M., Peschko, V., Gilles, A., Lucke, K., Adler, S., Ronnenberg, K., et al. (2014). Marine
mammals and windfarms: Effects of alpha ventus on harbour porpoises. In A. Beiersdorf & K.
Wollny-Goerke (Eds.), Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha ventus:
Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Damian, H. P., & Merck, T. (2014). Cumulative impacts of offshore windfarms. In A. Beiersdorf
& K. Wollny-Goerke (Eds.), Ecological research at the offshore windfarm alpha ventus:
Challenges, results and perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer.
EU (2016) Accessed October 20, 2016, at https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/
en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-bg-2016-2017.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/H2020-BG2016-2017/1/1/1/default-group&callStatus/t/Forthcoming/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/
Open/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Closed/1/1/0/default-group&+identifier/desc
Fabia, G., Manoukian, S., & Spagnoloa, A. (2009). Impact of an open-sea suspended mussel
culture on macrobenthic community (Western Adriatic Sea). Aquaculture, 289, 54–63.
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