Blackhall & Powis are proud of our strong relationship with the fishing industry.
Led by our Director of Marine/Fisheries, Tommy Finn, we’re able to bring real industry knowledge and connections to our clients and guide them on how to effectively work with the fishing sector.
As part of this, we’re part of the Fishing Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet Renewables Group (FLOWW), which has just recently published updated best practice guidance for liaison between Fisheries and Offshore Renewables Developers.
The guidance covers current and future Offshore Renewable Energy sectors across the United Kingdom (UK), including:
- offshore wind (with a focus on fixed offshore wind farms)
- wave and tidal stream (i.e. excluding tidal barrage projects);
- test and demonstration projects;
- and Offshore Renewable Energy-related infrastructure (i.e., subsea cables and protection methods, moorings, substations, and grid connections).
Being one of around 40 organisations with an interest in offshore renewables and the fishing industry that make up the group, our role has been to use our valuable industry knowledge and experience to influence the new guidance.
It’s been a long time coming, having last been reviewed in 2015, and while it may not be perfect, it’s an important step to have up-to-date guidance now in place and to see this reviewed on a more frequent basis in future.
We will watch with interest over the coming months how the guidance is received and used. And we will continue to play a role in continuing to shape future relationships, and to support our clients to work in partnership successfully with the fishing industry.
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