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Egg-Timer: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Valuation Location: D-107 Session Chair: Jihad Elnaboulsi, University Marie et Louis Pasteur | |
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A predictive model of the economic impacts of offshore wind farms on commercial fishing trips 1: University of Hawaii, United States of America; 2: University of California, Davis; 3: Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Offshore wind energy development presents both opportunities and challenges for coastal nations. This study introduces a novel modeling framework to predict the economic consequences of offshore wind farms (OWFs) on commercial fishing operations, explicitly accounting for the adaptive behaviors of fishing vessels. The model simulates fishing trip decisions, including site selection, effort allocation, and route optimization, under various OWF closure scenarios with and without transit options. Results indicate that the impacts of OWFs on fishing profits are non-monotonic, varying with vessel size, fishing site characteristics, and the spatial arrangement of wind farms. Furthermore, cumulative impacts of multiple closures are shown to deviate from the sum of individual closure effects, underscoring the need for models that consider a range of vessel adaptation behaviors to OWFs. The analysis provides insights for marine spatial planning and can inform the design of effective mitigation and compensation strategies for the fishing industry. | |