Sustainable use of marine resources through offshore wind and mussel farm co-location

摘要

Highlights?We introduced a co-location index of aquaculture plans and offshore wind farms.?Remote sensing data were converted in standardized sustainability scores.?Physical factors considered were wind velocity, depth, and sea surface temperature anomaly.?Biological variables were Chlorofill-a and Particle Organic Carbon concentration.AbstractMarine Spatial Planning(MSP) can offer significant benefits in terms of economic conservation strategies, optimizing spatial planning and minimizing the impact on the environment. In this paper, we focused on the application ofmulti-criteria evaluation(MCE) technique for co-locating offshore wind farms and open-water mussel cultivation. An index of co-location sustainability (SI) was developed based on the application of MCE technique constructed with physical and biological parameters on the basis of remote-sensing