A very full day of #participatorymapping with a wide range of #stakeholders here in #Portsmouth today as part of Sea The Value. Thank you to all the attendees and facilitators

Coming soon! This year's Annual Impact Meeting hosted by #ECOWind and #OWEC in November will unpack the latest challenges and opportunities in UK #offshorewind solutions and policy and look to point the way to successful future impact actions.

Earlier this year, PML scientists released a new evidence base on the impacts of #OffshoreWindFarm developments and the outcomes for #MarineEcosystemServices. Delighted that this has since been featured in the Marine Data Exchange (MDE) Impact Report: pml.ac.uk/News/Environme…

Removal or abandonment of obsolete marine artificial structures to help reach environmental targets? We asked experts and they have spoken!

To all UK commercial fishers: Please consider completing our survey about the impacts of offshore wind farms on commercial fishing. We value your time and input. Scan the QR code to take part (10-15mins). Please RT!

On the environment: Environmental protection must be safeguarded throughout policy and more funding needs allocating to research the impacts of renewable developments. Clare Halliday; @Anita1010101; Dr Stephen Watson; Andrew Lovett, UEA School of Environmental Sciences; astley hastings. bit.ly/48jkmuv

Preliminary results show 80% of #OffshoreWindFarms are viewed as impacting #fishing activity, according to respondents in our survey on the impacts of #OffshoreWind farms on #UKCommercialFishing. Read some of the early findings, or take part in the survey: pml.ac.uk/News/UK-fishin…

Our Dr Claire Szostek (Claire Szostek) speaks to ABC Australia about how offshore wind turbines can provide an 'artificial reef effect', which can actually attract animals and it can increase abundance and diversity: abc.net.au/news/2024-01-1…

Exciting new #OffshoreWind research programme! Jointly funded by Natural Environment Research Council & The Crown Estate, the call for project proposals for the Ecological Effects of Floating #OffshoreWind Infrastructure #research programme (ECOFlow) is now live. (1/2)

Our Dr Stephen Watson (Dr Stephen Watson) has led a study that, for the first time, takes a holistic approach to investigating the global impacts of #OffshoreWind farms on biodiversity and ecosystem services - during the installation and operational phases of #OffshoreWindFarms.

Dr Stephen Watson Discover the study findings here: pml.ac.uk/News/Offshore-…

#GreyLiterature (GL) is widely used in many #PublicPolicy decisions processes. Claire Szostek, Andrew Edwards-Jones, Prof Nicola Beaumont, & Dr Stephen Watson compared GL with #PrimaryLiterature in #OffshoreWind planning & found differences & complementary value in both doi.org/10.1016/j.envs…

***NEW PAPER*** Evidence for environmental outcomes of offshore wind farms varies between sources - we need to use all evidence to balance trade-offs and achieve marine net gain: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New Funded Masters by Research School of Life Sciences, University of Essex Coastal Connectivity and Natural Capital with Graham Underwood Environment Agency TIGHT DEADLINE - start May 2024 - APPLY NOW - Pls RT essex.ac.uk/postgraduate/r…

🚨 Our latest paper on the ecological effects of #oilandgas and #offshorewind structures in the sea! 🔎A meta-analysis of 🌍global evidence📰. Published today in NatureSustainability with Antony Knights and colleagues at Plymouth Marine Lab and Cefas nature.com/articles/s4189…

The DREAMS project might have ended, but its findings continue to shed lights on the ecological effects of #marine structures 📰🔎--> Check out our summary video📽️! youtube.com/watch?v=fuTrcQ… Antony Knights 𝐃𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐊. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 Dr Stephen Watson University of Plymouth MBERC INSITE

Really looking forward to presenting our Sea The Value research in this session Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) #ReMeMaRe - some great talks lined up in our session on #Restoration through #Collaboration. Prof. Tavis Potts Andy van der Schatte Olivier Dr Stephen Watson

Following recent news that the UK reached the wind energy milestone of total wind power capacity exceeding 30 gigawatts (enough electricity to supply over 26 million homes!), we wanted to celebrate some of our latest research relating to offshore windfarms pml.ac.uk/news/focus-on-…

UKERC (UKERC) has released their flagship publication, with contributions from PML scientists, highlighting UK energy priorities. It also explores how action can be galvanised across electrification, renewable heat, industrial strategy, equity & nature: pml.ac.uk/news/energy-re…

New paper out! 👇👇👇 "Spatial conflict in offshore wind farms: Challenges and solutions for the commercial fishing industry." lnkd.in/eWJw4uzr Plymouth Marine Lab University of Aberdeen Dr Stephen Watson Prof Nicola Beaumont Neda Trofonova Beth Scott Natural Environment Research Council UKERC