Description
The Pre-Construction Baseline Monitoring Report read in conjunction with the attached survey reports, constitutes the Pre-Construction Baseline Monitoring Report for Array 2, as required under Condition 5.2.14 of the Marine Licence. It presents the findings of the pre-construction Annex I habitats; benthic ecology; fish & shellfish; ornithology; marine mammals and geophysical surveys. Section 3 summarises the Marine Licence conditions that have been discharged either wholly or partially through the production of monitoring plans, the pre-construction surveys, and the production of survey reports. Pre-construction survey reports for Benthic Ecology (BOD-101-04-NPC-MWL-00008-A-01 and 00010-A-01), Fish and Shellfish Ecology (BOD-101-04-NPC-MWL-00007-A-01) and Birds and Marine Mammals (BOD-101-04-BODMWL- 00022-A-01) are appended to this report (Annex A-C).