Aquaculture Perspective of Multi-Use Sites in the Open Ocean : The Untapped Potential for Marine Resources in the Anthropocene

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume addresses the potential for combining large-scale marine aquaculture of macroalgae, molluscs, crustaceans, and finfish, with offshore structures, primarily those associated with energy production, such as wind turbines and oil-drilling platforms. The volume offers a comprehensive overview and includes chapters on policy, science, engineering, and economic aspects to make this concept a reality. The compilation of chapters authored by internationally recognized researchers across the globe addresses the theoretical and practical aspects of multi-use, and presents case studies of research, development, and demonstration-scale installations in the US and EU. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Introduction: New Approaches to Sustainable Offshore Food Production and the Development of Offshore Platforms....Pages 1-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Offshore and Multi-Use Aquaculture with Extractive Species: Seaweeds and Bivalves....Pages 23-69 Technological Approaches to Longline- and Cage-Based Aquaculture in Open Ocean Environments....Pages 71-95 Operation and Maintenance Costs of Offshore Wind Farms and Potential Multi-use Platforms in the Dutch North Sea....Pages 97-113 Technical Risks of Offshore Structures....Pages 115-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Aquaculture Site-Selection and Marine Spatial Planning: The Roles of GIS-Based Tools and Models....Pages 131-148 Governance and Offshore Aquaculture in Multi-resource Use Settings....Pages 149-162 The Socio-economic Dimensions of Offshore Aquaculture in a Multi-use Setting....Pages 163-186 Regulation and Permitting of Standalone and Co-located Open Ocean Aquaculture Facilities....Pages 187-229 Front Matter....Pages 231-231 Economics of Multi-use and Co-location....Pages 233-249 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 The German Case Study: Pioneer Projects of Aquaculture-Wind Farm Multi-Uses....Pages 253-354 The EU-Project “TROPOS”....Pages 355-374 Offshore Platforms and Mariculture in the US....Pages 375-391 Front Matter....Pages 393-393 Epilogue—Pathways Towards Sustainable Ocean Food Production....Pages 395-404 "This volume addresses the potential for combining large-scale marine aquaculture of macroalgae, molluscs, crustaceans, and finfish, with offshore structures, primarily those associated with energy production, such as wind turbines and oil-drilling platforms. The volume offers a comprehensive overview and includes chapters on policy, science, engineering, and economic aspects to make this concept a reality. The compilation of chapters authored by internationally recognized researchers across the globe addresses the theoretical and practical aspects of multi-use, and presents case studies of research, development, and demonstration-scale installations in the US and EU."--Page [4] of cover