2013, Brown and May Marine Ltd., Zone 9 Celtic Array, Commercial Fisheries

Description

This study forms a chapter (13) of the Stage 2 Preliminary Environmental Information (Stage 2 PEI) of the Rhiannon Offshore Wind Farm, which is part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The purpose of the this study was to assess the potential impacts of the proposed Windfarm on commercial fishing activities within the Irish Sea Zone. This Work was Carried Out By Brown and May Marine Ltd and data gathered includes, ICES rectangles, Surveillance sightings data, Fisheries statistics, Satellite tracking (VMS) data (UK MMO data, UK MSS data, Belgian VMS data, Irish VMS data, French VMS data)The Crown Estate UKFIM, Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Radar Data and Stakeholder consultation and Commercial fisheries working group meetings.
 Corresponding Centrica Document No: SE-D-EV-075-0002-000000-013. 
 Available Datasets : 1. ArcGIS files (MXDs, MPKs, shapefiles),     2. Drawings (pdf)
Please note reports are still in draft.