Regulating Offshore Wind Power and Aquaculture: Messages From Land and Sea
Article from: OGEL 2 (2005), in Windpower
Introduction
Oceans have functioned for centuries as highways of maritime commerce and as fishing grounds. The economic role of oceans has lately expanded to include nonrenewable resource extraction, in particular oil and gas; oceans also support a vibrant tourist economy. More recently, a number of other ocean uses have emerged, including bio-prospecting, wave energy, tidal energy, offshore wind power development, and marine aquaculture. Although some of these uses are still under development, while others have to some degree been brought to fruition, all these new uses share a common problem and ...