12 MARINE MAMMAL ECOLOGY


12.1 Introduction 1.


This chapter of the Preliminary Environmental Information report (PEIR) describes the existing environment with regard to marine mammals which includes pinnipeds (seals) and cetaceans (whales, dolphin and porpoise) and assesses the potential impacts of East Anglia THREE during the construction, operation and decommissioning phases. Where appropriate, mitigation measures and residual impacts are presented.


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This assessment also considers information from, and refers to, the following chapters within this PEIR:


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Chapter 3 Policy and Legislative Context Chapter 5 Description of the Development;


Chapter 6 Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology;


Chapter 9 Underwater Noise and Vibration and Electromagnetic Fields Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Ecology; Chapter 15 Shipping and Navigation; and


Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) Screening Report.


12.2 Consultation 3.


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To inform the PEIR, East Anglia THREE Limited (EATL) has undertaken a pre- application consultation process, including the following key stages:


Scoping Report submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (November 2012); Scoping Opinion received from the Planning Inspectorate (December 2012); Evidence Plan process (ongoing, Appendix 12.1)


EATL has also followed the non-statutory Evidence Plan Process, which has included an expert topic group for Marine Mammals. The Evidence Plan Process has been used to consult with Natural England, and agree the approach taken forward in many aspects of the impact assessment for marine mammals (more details of the Evidence Plan process are provided in Chapter 6 Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology).


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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