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The objectives of the workshop were to showcase the process of the ecosystem modelling with the combined and cumulative effects of climate change, wind energy extraction and displacement scenarios along with preliminary findings from a fishing industry led questionnaire on the impacts of offshore wind farms on commercial fishing. The workshop also introduced finer-scale spatial tools that allows prediction of changes in species distributions and that can feed into habitat risk assessment models (i.e. Stanford InVEST model). All the outputs can also feed into natural capital approaches that we will be applying later in the year as the projects progress. The presented material and ensuing discussions were well received, attendees were evidently interested by the outputs, and valuable feedback was provided that can be incorporated into future works.

There was an appreciation of the complexity of the modelling approaches but also a clear understanding of the usefulness and value of using data-driven evidence to support complex decision-making. As the PELAgIO and EcoNex projects progresses, future updates will be further discussed and communicated by the ECOWind and UKERC Programmes.

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