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Alderney Regional Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy:
Environmental Report
Alderney Regional Environmental Assessment of Renewable Energy:
Environmental Report
Contents
Page
Summary ..................................................................................................................................................i
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................... xiv
Abbreviations......................................................................................................................................... xv
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Draft Plan Description and Need ................................................................................................3
1.3 Alternatives.................................................................................................................................7
2. Scoping and Assessment ...........................................................................................................7
2.1 Key Issues to be Considered......................................................................................................8
2.2 REA Method .............................................................................................................................10
3. Legislative Framework and Requirements................................................................................16
4. Physical Environment ...............................................................................................................18
4.1 Marine Geomorphology ............................................................................................................19
4.2 Physical Processes ..................................................................................................................27
4.3 Water Quality............................................................................................................................36
5. Biological Environment .............................................................................................................42
5.1 Benthic Ecology........................................................................................................................42
5.2 Pelagic Ecology........................................................................................................................63
5.3 Fish and Shellfish .....................................................................................................................70
5.4 Ornithology ...............................................................................................................................84
5.5 Marine Mammals and Turtles .................................................................................................112
5.6 Nature Conservation...............................................................................................................140
5.7 Terrestrial Ecology..................................................................................................................156
6. Historic Environment ..............................................................................................................167
6.1 Marine Archaeology................................................................................................................167
6.2 Terrestrial Archaeology ..........................................................................................................176
7. Human Environment ...............................................................................................................185
7.1 Cables, Pipelines and Grid Connectivity ................................................................................185
7.2 Commercial and Recreational Fishing....................................................................................189
7.3 Commercial and Recreational Shipping and Navigation ........................................................199
7.4 Infrastructure ..........................................................................................................................220
7.5 Recreation and Tourism .........................................................................................................225
7.6 Noise ......................................................................................................................................235
R/4001/7 (xviii) R.2129