IVa). These vessels would therefore not be exposed to the impact of cumulative loss of, or restricted access to fishing grounds.
Static Gears and Drift Netting 375. The UK static gear fleet (including drift netting when deployed) is almost entirely comprised of under-10m vessels based at local ports along the Suffolk and Essex coasts which have limited operational ranges. As with under-15m demersal trawlers, the grounds targeted by vessels deploying static gears are in close proximity to aggregate dredging areas and the proposed Galloper Wind Farm development.
376. Whilst there is some potential for a temporary cumulative impact to loss of, or restricted access to fishing grounds during the installation of the offshore export cable, should this be the case, the appropriate mitigation measures would be discussed through the CFWG in line with the draft Co-existence and Fisheries Liaison Plan.
377. Due to the dynamic nature of the environment, particularly during the winter months, rapid recovery of the seabed within the offshore cable corridor is expected to occur following cable installation.
378. Where cable protection is required, it is expected that only 2.5% of the offshore export cable sections between the Galloper / Gabbard cable crossings and landfall would be protected. The maximum amount of cable protection expected to be installed as part of the installation of the East Anglia ONE export cables amounts to 0.024km2 and it is likely that a worst case 2.5% of the inshore sections (between the crossings with Galloper / Gabbard) of the East Anglia FOUR cables would also be protected. Although activity occurs within this area, the proportion of fishing grounds affected would be small. As a result, the contribution of cable protection (0.02km2) for the proposed East Anglia THREE project would be minimal.
14.6.4.1.4 French Fishing Vessels 379. Figures 14.106 to Figure 14.108 show that there is a potential for cumulative impacts due to the presence of aggregate dredging areas, windfarm developments off the UK and French coasts within the English Channel and those within the Central and Southern North Sea. However, activity by the French fleet in the vicinity of the East Anglia THREE project is negligible or low. The proposed East Anglia THREE project is not therefore expected to contribute significantly to any cumulative loss or restricted access to traditional fishing grounds.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries Page 112
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