Benthic and epifouling monitoring was conducted within the BIWF Project area for four consecutive years (2016 to 2019) after turbine installation. Three rounds of sampling and laboratory analyses were conducted with samples collected at Turbines 1, 3, and 5. Results indicated that within four years the submerged sections of the BIWF jacket foundation structures became dominated by mussels (Mytilus edulis) and associated species, and that significant modification of the seabed has occurred within the footprint of the turbine foundations, with the area underneath Turbine 1 exhibiting the fastest rate of change.

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2017-06-26 → 2019-07-31