Consultee
Cefas – follow- up to Evidence Plan Meeting
Date /Document
7 October 2013
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Comment
Content with the definitions of magnitude and sensitivity for the assessment, with assumption that the definitions of major/moderate will be defined in the ES.
Multiple phases of different East Anglian wind farms at the same time is a concern. While we appreciate there is little we can advise concerning this at the present time, and all efforts to minimise effects/overlaps of impacts, suggest the cumulative impact assessment section assess the potential constructing EA 1, 3 and 4, at the same time.
Planning Inspectorate
East Anglia THREE Scoping Opinion (IPC 2012)
Main ICES rectangles for assessment 34F2 and 34F3. Offshore cable corridor crosses 34F2, 33F2, 33F1 and 32F1.
Dutch registered fishing vessels are responsible for the majority of fishing effort in 34F2 and 34F3, with French, Belgian and UK registered fishing vessels also operating in the area. The majority of fishing activity beyond the 12nm limit is principally vessels from the Netherlands and Belgium.
It is noted that a methodology has been agreed in liaison with the MMO. Agreement should also be reached with JNCC and NE.
It is noted that the results of the noise monitoring would be used to inform the assessment on fish and shellfish. The SoS welcomes the consideration of inter- relationships within this assessment.
The ES must ensure that a robust assessment of all fish and shellfish ecology, whether commercially important or otherwise is presented within the ES. Where data sources are lacking, the Applicant could consider the use of primary data collection to enable a robust assessment.
Response / where addressed in the PEI Section 11.4.3
Section
11.7.assesses the potential cumulative impacts of the construction of East Anglia THREE and East Anglia Four however there is no potential construction overlap with East Anglia ONE.
Section 11.3.1 and Appendix 11.1 Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries.
Dutch and Belgian landings data are also reviewed in terms of species weight in Section 11.5.5 of this chapter, and Appendix 11.2.
Appendix 11.1
Section 11.6.1, Chapter 9 Underwater Noise, Vibration and EMF and 11.8
Section 11.4.2 and Appendix 11.2. In addition to whether a receptor is of commercial importance in terms of landing weight, the assessment is considered against a baseline which includes species of non-commercial importance such as prey species and the
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Page 3
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