Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (한국수산과학회)
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Review of the marine environmental impact assessment reports regarding offshore wind farm

  • Oh, Hyun-Taik (Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science) ;
  • Chung, Younjin (Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science) ;
  • Jeon, Gaeun (Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science) ;
  • Shim, Jeongmin (Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
  • Received : 2021.08.02
  • Accepted : 2021.09.29
  • Published : 2021.11.30
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Abstract

The energy production of offshore wind farms plays an important role in expanding renewable energy. However, the development of offshore wind farms faces many challenges due to its incompatibility with marine environments and its social acceptability among the local community. In this study, we reviewed the marine environmental impact assessment status of offshore wind farm development projects for 2012-2019 in South Korea. A total of nine projects were selected for this study, all of which experienced considerable conflict with local fisheries resources. To appropriately respond to the underlying challenges faced by offshore wind farm development and in order to better support decision-making for future impact assessment, our findings identified: i) a need for adequate preliminary investigation and technical examination of fisheries resources; ii) a need to assess and estimate the impact of underwater noise, vibration, and electromagnetic waves on fisheries resources during wind farm construction and operation; and iii) a need for a bottom-up approach that allows for communication with local stakeholders and policy-makers to guarantee the local acceptability of the development.

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This study was supported by the National Fisheries Institute - monitoring project of aquaculture environment (R2021055).

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