Client
Offshore Wind Farm of Provence Grand Large
CALENDAR
2022 – ongoing
LOCALISATION
Gulf of Fos, FRANCE
Context
The company PEOPGL (Offshore Wind Farm of Provence Grand Large) was the winner of the tender for the’ADEME as part of the future investment program. Located off the coast of Fos Bay, this pilot park aims to test new offshore wind technologies while evaluating their impact on the marine environment. As part of the permits obtained for the installation and operation of the park, a pre-and post-work environmental monitoring program has been prescribed to monitor the evolution of the biological and physicochemical parameters of the site.
DETAILED MISSIONS
Setec énergie environnement has carried out the monitoring of the fishery resources of the floating wind farm:
- Bottom-trawling campaigns aboard a professional fishing vessel;
- Quantitative and qualitative characterization of the fish populations present in the study area;
- Seasonal adjustments to account for seasonal variations in the assemblages of species during the «cold» (mid-January to mid-March) and «warm» (mid-July to mid-September) seasons;
- Processing of samples, data analysis and production of reports.
