2007, RPS Group, Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, Seasonal Fisheries Survey - August 2007

Description

Gunfleet Sands Ltd commissioned RPS to undertake seasonal fisheries surveys within the vicinity of the proposed Gunfleet Sands wind farm. The aim of the seasonal fisheries surveys conducted within the Gunfleet Sands area was to gather fisheries data on and around Gunfleet Sands with which to establish a baseline of the seasonal assemblages of fish species within the area prior to the development of Gunfleet Sands wind farm (GS1 and extension GS2). This allows a description of baseline conditions to be made against which potential environmental effects on fish distribution in the vicinity of the windfarm sites may be measured. This report presents the findings of the first seasonal otter trawl survey, which was undertaken on the 27th and 28st August 2007.