WINMON: Impact of offshore wind farms on the marine environment in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
Citation
Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO); Marine Biology Research Group (Ugent-Marbiol); Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO); Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC): WINMON: Impact of offshore wind farms on the marine environment in the Belgian Part of the North Sea. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5963
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Description
Data on the Belgian offshore wind farm environmental programme (WinMon.be). Within this monitoring programme, RBINS and its partners assess the extent of the anticipated impacts onto the marine ecosystem and aim at revealing the processes behind these impacts. The first objective is tackled through basic monitoring, focusing on the a posteriori, resultant impact quantification, while the second monitoring objective is covered by the targeted or process monitoring, focusing on the cause-effect relationships of a priori selected impacts. Scope Themes: Biology > Benthos > Epibenthos, Biology > Benthos > Macrobenthos, Biology > Birds, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity, Biology > Fish, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries) Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Environmental impacts, Offshore wind farms, Renewable energy, Sediment, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Thornton Bank, ANE, Bligh Bank, Arthropoda, Clupeiformes, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Gadiformes, Mollusca, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, Rajiformes, Scorpaeniformes, Syngnathiformes, Zeiformes Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions] ANE, Belgium, Zeeland Banks, Thornton Bank [Marine Regions] ANE, Bligh Bank [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage
From 2005 on [In Progress] Taxonomic coverage
Parameters
Bird density Epibenthos density Methodology Fish density Methodology Fish length Methodology Fish measurements Methodology Grain size distribution Macrobenthos biomass Methodology Macrobenthos density Methodology Median grain size Organic matter (OM) Sediment characteristics Epibenthos density: Beam trawling A beam trawl net was towed for 25-minutes at a towing speed of 2 knots. The beam trawl has following characteristics: 4m beam trawl (measured between inside edges of shoes); vertical opening 0.6 m; cod-end mesh size of 25 mm. Fish density: Beam trawling A beam trawl net was towed for 25-minutes at a towing speed of 2 knots. The beam trawl has following characteristics: 4m beam trawl (measured between inside edges of shoes); vertical opening 0.6 m; cod-end mesh size of 25 mm. Fish length: Beam trawling A beam trawl net was towed for 25-minutes at a towing speed of 2 knots. The beam trawl has following characteristics: 4m beam trawl (measured between inside edges of shoes); vertical opening 0.6 m; cod-end mesh size of 25 mm. Fish measurements: Beam trawling A beam trawl net was towed for 25-minutes at a towing speed of 2 knots. The beam trawl has following characteristics: 4m beam trawl (measured between inside edges of shoes); vertical opening 0.6 m; cod-end mesh size of 25 mm. Macrobenthos biomass: Van Veen Macrobenthos density: Van Veen Contributors
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Departement Beheer van het Mariene Ecosysteem; Beheerseenheid Mathematisch Model Noordzee en Schelde-estuarium; Belgisch Marien Data Centrum (BMDC), more, data manager
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more, data owner
Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO), more, data owner
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), more, data owner
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Degraer, S. et al. (2022). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea. Memoirs on the Marine Environment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4267-8. 106 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (2021). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales. Memoirs on the Marine Environment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4254-8. 104 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (2020). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Empirical evidence inspiring priority monitoring, research and management. Memoirs on the Marine Environment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4252-4. 131 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (2019). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: making a decade of monitoring, research and innovation. Memoirs on the Marine Environment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4249-4. 134 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (2018). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: assessing and managing effect spheres of influence. Memoirs on the Marine Environment. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4242-5. 136 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (2017). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: A continued move towards integration and quantification. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-9-0732-4237-1. 146 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) (2016). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, OD Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-90-8264-120-2. ix, 287 pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) (2015). WinMon Activity Report 2013-2014. Operational Directorate Natural Environment: Brussel. 39 pp., more
Degraer, S. (2014). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimize future monitoring programmes, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) (2014). Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 164-168, more
Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B. (Ed.) (2013). Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Learning from the past to optimise future monitoring programmes. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Marine Ecology and Management Section: Brussels. ISBN 978-90-9027-928-2. 239 pp., more
Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B. (Ed.) (2012). Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Heading for an understanding of environmental impacts. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Marine Ecosystem Management Unit: Brussel. 155 + annexes pp., more
Degraer, S. et al. (Ed.) (2011). Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Selected findings from the baseline and targeted monitoring. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models. Marine Ecosystem Management Unit: Brussels. 157 pp., more
Degraer, S.; Brabant, R.; Rumes, B. (Ed.) (2010). Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Early environmental impact assessment and spatio-temporal variability. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models. Marine Ecosystem Management Unit: Brussel. III, 212 pp., more
Degraer, S.; Brabant, R. (2009). Offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: State of the art after two years of environmental monitoring. Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models, Marine Ecosystem Management Unit/Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences: Brussel. 287 + annexes pp., more
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2018-06-14
Information last updated: 2024-03-18
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