POSEIDON
Project Overview:
POSEIDON: Planning Offshore Wind Strategic Environmental Impact Decisions
Status: Active
Start Date: January 2022
Lead Organisation: Natural England
The project aims to support the UK’s offshore wind development and marine biodiversity recovery. It will provide a robust evidence base and new mapping tools to identify suitable sites for low-impact offshore wind development. POSEIDON will enhance understanding of environmental risks and opportunities for future offshore wind developments, support planning and construction of new wind farms, and create a comprehensive environmental baseline platform. The project has been collating and assessing existing data about seabirds, marine mammals, and the seabed to identify knowledge gaps.
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Project Funders:
- The Crown Estate
- Natural England
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Associated Organisations:
- Natural England (Lead Organisation)
- The Crown Estate
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
- Marine Management Organisation
- Natural Resources Wales
- NatureScot
- Bangor University
- Sea Watch Foundation
- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH)
- Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Monitoring (CREEM)
- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS)
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To find out more about the POSEIDON project, visit the Natural England website here.
