1、 Authors:Grant Phillips,Luke Eatough Date:16/07/2025 In partnership with:FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND AND FISHING FRAMEWORK FOR CO-EXISTENCE A FEASIBILITY STUDY Public Summary Report ORE Catapult 2 DISCLAIMER Whilst the information contained in this report has been prepared and collated in good faith,ORE

2、Catapult makes no representation or warranty(express or implied)as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein nor shall we be liable for any loss or damage resultant from reliance on same.ORE Catapult 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In February 2025,the Climate Change Committee publishe

3、d its Seventh Carbon Budget,advising the UK Government that 125 GW of offshore wind capacity,a sevenfold increase upon 2025 levels,would be required by 2050 to meet net zero greenhouse emissions targets.According to the latest industry estimates,it is anticipated that floating offshore wind(FOW)tech

4、nology will account for more than one third of the UKs total offshore wind capacity by 2050.Given the scale of this ambition,it is important that the potential risks and opportunities associated with the coexistence of future large scale FOW farms and other sea users are considered early so that the

5、 appropriate measures and enabling actions can be untaken.As an established maritime industry,commercial fisheries are considered a key stakeholder in the offshore wind development process.Therefore,in 2021,the Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence(FOW CoE)launched its FOW and Fishing Interact

6、ion Roadmap project which facilitated an extensive cross-industry engagement process to identify potential interactions between the FOW and fishing industries.A principal recommendation from the resulting Roadmap was to assess whether the FOW array layout design process could play a role in facilita