An Adaptive Framework for Selecting Environmental Monitoring Protocols to Support Ocean Renewable Energy Development

Table 10

Component decision tree for impacts on fish species and fisheries. The key is followed to obtain a recommended suite of monitoring protocols.

Determine which impacts to fisheries resources and fishing activity need to be monitored:
The energy resource is
Wind	Go to A
Tidal	Go to B
Waves	Go to C
(A) The wind turbine foundation is
Monopile OR tripod OR lattice OR gravity	Go to A1
Floating mooring	Go to A3
(A1) The stage of the monopile, tripod, lattice, or gravity wind turbine project is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X1, X2, X3, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2
(A2) The stage of the floating mooring wind project is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X3, X4, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2
(B) The tidal turbine type is
Open OR shrouded bottom mounted	Go to B1
Open OR shrouded floating mooring	Go to B2
(B1) The stage of the bottommounted tidal turbine project is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X1, X2, X3, X4, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2
(B2) The stage of the floating mooring tidal turbine project is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X1, X2 X3, X4, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2
(C) The wave device type is
Point absorber OR wave attenuator OR oscillating water column OR overtopping	Go to C1
Oscillating wave surge converter	Go to C2
(C1) The stage of the point absorber OR wave attenuator OR oscillating water column OR overtopping project is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X1, X2, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2
(C2) The oscillating wave surge converter project scale is
Construction	X1, X2, X5
Operation	X1, X2, X3, X5
Decommissioning	X1, X2

Recommended protocols:
X1: mesoscale changes to abundance and distribution (disturbance).
 X1a: the species of concern are finfish.
 X1b: the species of concern are crustaceans or rock fish.
X2: habitat alteration/community composition: microscale changes to abundance and distribution—finfish.
X3: reef effects.
X4: blade strikes.
X5: spatial use of fishing activity.