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Wave and Tidal Range Energy Devices Offer Environmental Opportunities as Artificial Reefs
Ruth Callaway,
Chiara Bertelli,
Richard Unsworth,
Gill Lock,
Tim Carter,
Erik Friis-Madsen,
Hans Christian Soerensen,
Frank Neumann
Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 27th Aug -1st Sept 2017, Cork, Ireland, Pages: 917-1 - 917-9
Swansea University Author: Ruth Callaway
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Abstract
Artificial structures such as wave and tidal energy devices provide surfaces and structures that are naturally colonised by marine flora and fauna. Properties of the building material, surface texture and structural complexity of the infrastructure will determine the suitability as a habitat for mar...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 27th Aug -1st Sept 2017, Cork, Ireland |
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| ISSN: | 2309-1983 2309-1983 |
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Cork, Ireland
European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 2017
2017
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35446 |
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Artificial structures such as wave and tidal energy devices provide surfaces and structures that are naturally colonised by marine flora and fauna. Properties of the building material, surface texture and structural complexity of the infrastructure will determine the suitability as a habitat for marine organisms. While it may be desirable to inhibit fouling of some parts of the energy devices, the colonisation of other features may not compromise their overall functionality. Here we explore opportunities to not just tolerate the colonisation of marine infrastructure, but to design and manipulate features that would deliberately attract and host marine organisms. Serendipitous colonisation would be transformed into deliberately creating artificial reefs on the seafloor as well as floating reefs. This paper focuses on conceptual options for coastal, close-to-shore infrastructure, and it introduces two case studies: a proposed tidal lagoon that exploits tidal range energy and a wave energy converter. Positive reef-effects of these devices could include the enhancement of biodiversity of invertebrates and fish, habitat restoration or the production of commercial species. |
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| Keywords: |
Artificial reef, biodiversity, environmental enhancement, wave energy converter, tidal lagoon |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Start Page: |
917-1 |
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917-9 |