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Kelson and collaborators have developed new metrics for assessing exposure of sites for aquaculture and ocean renewable energy
Kelson Marine is an active member of the ICES Working Group for Open Ocean Aquaculture (WGOOA). As a Working Group, we have convened farmers, engineers, regulators, and scientists to resolve the present ambiguity in the term "Offshore Aquaculture". The Working Group now recommends two distinct metrics to quantitatively describe aquaculture sites:
"Distance from shore": Sites are described by their distance from the coast.
"Exposure": Sites are further described with an exposure index that incorporates the design wave, current velocity, and depth of the site.
This distinction addresses a need to define the terminology to reduce ambiguity for characterizing aquaculture sites to:
- Promote a common understanding and avoid misuse of different classifications;
- Enable regulators to identify the characteristics of a marine site;
- Allow farmers to assess or quantitively compare sites for development;
- Equip developers and producers to identify operational parameters for the equipment and vessels; and
- Provide insurers and investors with better means to assess risk and premiums.
To help farmers, developers, regulators, investors, and members of the public apply these definitions, Kelson provides a calculator for the proposed exposure index definitions.
References:
Lojek, O. Goseberg, N., Moe Fore, H., Dewhurst, T., Bölker, T, Heasman, K, Buck, B, Fredriksson, DW, Rickerich, S, 2024. Hydrodynamic exposure -On the quest to deriving quantitative metrics for mariculture sites. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Buck, B. H., Bjelland, H., Bockus, A., Chambers, M., Costa-Pierce, B. A., Dewhurst, T., Ferreira, J., Føre, H. M., Fredriksson, D., Goseberg, N., Holmyard, J., Isbert, W., Krause, G., Markus, T., Papandroulakis, N., Sclodnick, T., Silkes, B., Strand, Å., Troell, M., Wieczorek, D., van den Burg, S., Heasman, K. 2024. Resolving the term "offshore aquaculture": The importance of decoupling it from "exposed" and "distance from the coast". Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Dewhurst, T., Rickerich, S., MacNicoll, M., Baker., N, and Moscicki, Z. 2024. The effect of site exposure index on the required structural capacities costs of aquaculture structures. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Heasman, K., Sclodnick, T., Goseberg, N., Scott, N, Chambers, C, Dewhurst, T., Rickerich, S, Moe Føre, H, and Buck, B. 2024. Utilisation of the site assessment energy index for aquaculture in exposed waters: Biology, technology, operations and maintenance. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Exposure Index Calculator
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Hydrodynamic Exposure Calculator
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| Exposure Velocity: | m/s | |
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| Exposure Velocity at Reference Depth of 5m: | m/s | |
| Specific Exposure Energy: | J/kg | |
| Depth-integrated Energy Flux: | kW/m | |
| Structure-centered Depth-integrated Energy: | kJ kg/m3 | |
| Structure-centered Drag to Buoyancy Ratio: |
...or click on the map to use estimated ocean conditions for the selected location.
We'll be adding to this collection going forward.
References:
Lojek, O. Goseberg, N., Moe Fore, H., Dewhurst, T., Bölker, T, Heasman, K, Buck, B, Fredriksson, DW, Rickerich, S, 2024. Hydrodynamic exposure -On the quest to deriving quantitative metrics for mariculture sites. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Buck, B. H., Bjelland, H., Bockus, A., Chambers, M., Costa-Pierce, B. A., Dewhurst, T., Ferreira, J., Føre, H. M., Fredriksson, D., Goseberg, N., Holmyard, J., Isbert, W., Krause, G., Markus, T., Papandroulakis, N., Sclodnick, T., Silkes, B., Strand, Å., Troell, M., Wieczorek, D., van den Burg, S., Heasman, K. 2024. Resolving the term "offshore aquaculture": The importance of decoupling it from "exposed" and "distance from the coast". Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Dewhurst, T., Rickerich, S., MacNicoll, M., Baker., N, and Moscicki, Z. 2024. The effect of site exposure index on the required structural capacities costs of aquaculture structures. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
Heasman, K., Sclodnick, T., Goseberg, N., Scott, N, Chambers, C, Dewhurst, T., Rickerich, S, Moe Føre, H, and Buck, B. 2024. Utilisation of the site assessment energy index for aquaculture in exposed waters: Biology, technology, operations and maintenance. Frontiers in Aquaculture. Submitted.
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