Soft-sediment macrobenthos around offshore wind turbines in the Belgian part of the North Sea reveals a clear shift in species composition Ghent University
Two offshore wind farms became operational in the Belgian part of the North Sea during 2009 and 2010 on respectively the Thorntonbank (C-Power) and the Bligh Bank (Belwind). During the past five years, a monitoring programme has been carried out to determine the baseline situation on the soft-sediment macrobenthos in these areas, together with any primary impacts that could have arisen during and after construction. During the first and second ...