The PrePARED project studies predator (seabird and marine mammals) and prey (fish) distribution in and around offshore wind development at the same spatial and temporal scales. The aim is to establish a robust evidence base in understanding how marine predators and their prey respond to offshore wind development and increase certainty on the magnitude of the impact, facilitating deployment of offshore wind farms at the required pace and scale.
PrePARED is a collaborative project funded by the Offshore Wind Evidence & Change programme and Crown Estate Scotland, working with a team of experts from government, academia, nature conservation agencies and industry and will address critical knowledge gaps that currently are barriers to sustainable offshore wind development.
The Institute for Methods Innovation was contracted to identify key project stakeholders, analyse stakeholder networks, and inform the development of an effective communication plan for the dissemination and impact of the project results.
