Offshore wind energy is a fast growing sector of renewable energies worldwide. This will
change the marine environment and thus, a wide range of environmental impacts of offshore …

Offshore aquaculture has gained momentum in recent years, and the production of an
increasing number of marine fish species is being relocated offshore. Initially, predictions of …

Offshore wind is one of the major fast-growing renewable energy industries, and sustainable
implementation of offshore wind farms (OWF) is desired. Nature positive approaches have …

Abstract The Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU requires implementation of
spatial planning in the marine waters of EU Member States and the establishment of …

While the everything as a sensor is a typical data gathering pattern in the Internet of Things
(IoT) applications in contexts such as smart cities, smart factories, and precision agriculture …

Seabed debris is much less investigated in respect to the sea surface and shores due to
sampling difficulties and costs. However, detecting marine benthic litter is fundamental for …

Background Cathodic protection by sacrificial anodes composed of aluminum-zinc-indium
alloys is often applied to protect offshore support structures of wind turbines from corrosion …

European Union (EU) strategy on blue growth has directed interest in the debate on utilizing
marine resources. At the same time, EU Member States are taking the first steps in doing …

As an instrument intended, amongst other things, to reduce transboundary conflicts,
Transboundary Marine Spatial Planning (TMSP) has gained significant attention by coastal …

By 2050 the world population is expected to reach 10 billion people. This population needs
food, water and energy. Increasingly, opportunities are sought out at sea to accommodate …