Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea

Lloret, Josep; Turiel, Antonio; Solé, Jordi; Berdalet, Elisa; Sabatés, Ana; Olivares, Alberto; Gili, Josep Maria; Vila Subirós, Josep; Sardá, Rafael; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)

Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea

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Main Authors:	Lloret, Josep, Turiel, Antonio, Solé, Jordi, Berdalet, Elisa, Sabatés, Ana, Olivares, Alberto, Gili, Josep Maria, Vila Subirós, Josep, Sardá, Rafael
Other Authors:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022
Subjects:	Renewable energy, Mediterranean Sea, Offshore energy, Marine protected areas, environmental impacts, biodiversity, Maritime spatial planning, seascape,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/261811 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033
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spelling	dig-icm-es-10261-2618112022-05-13T11:28:24Z Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea Lloret, Josep Turiel, Antonio Solé, Jordi Berdalet, Elisa Sabatés, Ana Olivares, Alberto Gili, Josep Maria Vila Subirós, Josep Sardá, Rafael Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) Renewable energy Mediterranean Sea Offshore energy Marine protected areas environmental impacts biodiversity Maritime spatial planning seascape Este artículo contiene 12 páginas, 2 tablas, 1 figura. The need for alternative energy systems like offshore wind power to move towards the Green Deal objectives is undeniable. However, it is also increasingly clear that biodiversity loss and climate change are interconnected issues that must be tackled in unison. In this paper we highlight that offshore wind farms (OWF) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) pose serious environmental risks to the seabed and the biodiversity of many areas due to the particular ecological and socioeconomic characteristics and vulnerability of this semi-enclosed sea. The MS hosts a high diversity of species and habitats, many of which are threatened. Furthermore, valuable species, habitats, and seascapes for citizens' health and well-being coexist with compounding effects of other economic activities (cruises, maritime transport, tourism activities, fisheries and aquaculture) in a busy space on a narrower continental shelf than in other European seas. We argue that simply importing the OWF models from the northern European seas, which are mostly based on large scale projects, to other seas like the Mediterranean is not straightforward. The risks of implementing these wind farms in the MS have not yet been well evaluated and, considering the Precautionary Principle incorporated into the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, they should not be ignored. We propose that OWF development in the MS should be excluded from high biodiversity areas containing sensitive and threatened species and habitats, particularly those situated inside or in the vicinity of Marine Protected Areas or areas with valuable seascapes. In the absence of a clearer and comprehensive EU planning of wind farms in the MS, the trade-off between the benefits (climate goals) and risks (environmental and socioeconomic impacts) of OWF could be unbalanced in favor of the risks. With the institutional support of the ‘Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence’ accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S). Peer reviewed 2022-02-23T15:13:15Z 2022-02-23T15:13:15Z 2022 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Science of The Total Environment 824 : 153803 (2022) 0048-9697 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/261811 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153803 1879-1026 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 CEX2019-000928-S en Publisher's version http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153803 Sí open Elsevier
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title	Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea
title_short	Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea
title_full	Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea
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