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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTING WILDLIFE

All images courtesy Fugro

PROTECTING

WILDLIFE:

Building the UK’s First Nearshore

Artificial Nesting Structures

As offshore wind rises to meet ambitious climate goals, balancing the need for infrastructure with maintaining biodiversity has become a pressing challenge. One innovative, recent example is the installation of the UK’s first nearshore artificial nesting structures, designed to safeguard seabirds while enabling the development of the world’s single largest offshore wind farm.

By Richard Gaunt, Project Support Surveyor at Fugro 36 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM