ABSTRACT
While developers will be required to incorporate mitigation measures into the design, the present study takes the view that compensation of adverse effects linked to habitat creation should also be considered. In terms of both potential marine habitat creation and the stability of the structure, the most important section of the wind turbine is the below-surface and seabed parts. Elliott and Hemingway indicate that the diversity and productivity of habitats in relation to their fish community relies on habitat complexity, and thus the number of ecological niches produced, and following that, the area of habitat created. There are many potential methods for improving the creation of available habitat around an offshore wind turbine and its associated scour protection. The installation of offshore wind turbines can act to compensate the habitat through creation of new habitat, although the necessary exclusion of trawl fishermen from the area may also lead to demands for compensation by the users.
