Dissecting the offshore wind and mariculture multi-use discourse: a new approach using targeted SWOT analysis

Coastal seas around the world are under increasing anthropogenic pressures due to the rapid expansion of maritime industry and coastal urbanisation. Multi-use (MU) of ocean space, meaning the use of the same space by multiple resource users, has emerged as one strategy to address spatial conflicts r...

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Published inMaritime studies Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 127 - 140
Main Authors Schupp, Maximilian Felix, Krause, Gesche, Onyango, Vincent, Buck, Bela H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Coastal waters
Decision analysis
Economics
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Marine aquaculture
Ocean space
Offshore
Offshore energy sources
Offshore operations
Research projects
Social Sciences
SWOT analysis
Symbionts
Urbanization
Wind
Wind farms
Wind power
Mariculture
Offshore wind energy
Multi-use
Co-location
SWOT analysis, stakeholder perceptions
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Summary:Coastal seas around the world are under increasing anthropogenic pressures due to the rapid expansion of maritime industry and coastal urbanisation. Multi-use (MU) of ocean space, meaning the use of the same space by multiple resource users, has emerged as one strategy to address spatial conflicts resulting from an increasing use density. The proposed multi-use of offshore wind farms (OWF) and mariculture (MAQ) is one of the most-researched examples of such a potentially symbiotic relationship. Two decades of public and academic discourse have produced an abundance of research regarding various facets of this particular combination. Nevertheless, the latest research projects of the EUs Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme have identified a number of persistent barriers to continued multi-use development. The past and current public discourse has created a situation where technological readiness has outpaced societal readiness and the discussion is often complicated by the diversity of backgrounds and perceptions of the participants of this discourse. This study aims to dissect the common discourse on OWF and mariculture multi-use by utilising a targeted SWOT analysis approach based on stakeholder knowledge. This approach reveals two distinct narratives based around societal and economic considerations respectively. From this, we derive a set of tailor-made recommendations for policy makers and regulators as well as funding agencies, businesses and researchers.
ISSN:1872-7859
2212-9790
DOI:10.1007/s40152-021-00218-1