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• Offshore wind energy: Opportunities for nature restoration and biodiversity

  In the past, oyster beds and other solid structures on the North Sea floor provided shelter and habitat for specific marine species. Due to...

• Impact of offshore installations on marine life

  Wageningen Marine Research conducts research into the positive and negative effects of industrial infrastructure, such as wind turbines and production...

• Biodiversity and multifunctional use of old production platforms and new offshore wind farms

  Offshore structures in the Dutch North Sea provide a habitat for a range of species such as anemones, soft corals, edible crabs and many others that...

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  Environmental experts: oil platforms present ecological opportunities

  13 juli 2018 | The sea around oil and gas platforms often brims with life, with room for endangered and exotic species. However, under current regulations obsolete...
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  2.4 Million funding announced into research on man-made structures in the North Sea

  16 februari 2016 | Funding worth 2.4 million euros has been awarded to a group of European scientific institutions as part of a major initiative to improve the...