A “mock-up” of the framework at on the community scale (>1000 km2), comparing the wind energy to the scallop fishery; on this scale the effects of the regional windfarm development along the north–east US continental shelf are compared to the effects of the US Scallop Industry.
| . | . | Community (>1 000 km2) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cube cell . | Objectives . | Windfarm Mid-Atlantic development . | US Scallop Fishery . |
| Ecological | Scientific information | Summarized in Twigg et al. (2020) | Extensive—example Final Amendment 10 (NEFMC 2004) |
| Habitat and community | Potential long-term alteration | Summarized in Steward and Howarth (2016) | |
| Benthic | Aggregations of Islands | Intense fishing influences seafloor structure and community | |
| Pelagic | Impact major current patterns, Gulf Stream/Labrador currents. | No effect | |
| Acoustic | Varying levels of disturbance | Compounded from single vessel | |
| Electromagnetic | Limited understanding of effect | Unknown | |
| Economic | Efficiency | Yes, competitive auction for leases | Yes, two times above estimated Bmsy |
| Prosperity | Transboundary carbon pollution reduced | Yes, supply of scallop provide high benefits consumer | |
| Prosperity | Primarily transnational corporations | US companies | |
| Optimal harvest of energy | Nomination process and efficient producers (via lease competition) | Yes, not overfished/overfishing | |
| Social | Fair and equitable | Competitive lease application | Limited access fishery |
| Fair and equitable | Effects navigation | Regular fishing operation and navigation | |
| Promote safety | Yes | Yes | |
| Structure and sustainability | For 2030 projection = 8 million households | 22 000 mt landings in 2020, US$486 million, protein for 300 000 people | |
| Institution | Governance | Developing | Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
| Legal obligation | None on regional level | Fishery managed through range | |
| Minimizing cost | Common pool resource, governance costs unknown | Significant cost as a common pool resource | |
| Duplicity | Yes, multilateral Construction and Operation plans (1 per site) | No | |
| . | . | Community (>1 000 km2) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cube cell . | Objectives . | Windfarm Mid-Atlantic development . | US Scallop Fishery . |
| Ecological | Scientific information | Summarized in Twigg et al. (2020) | Extensive—example Final Amendment 10 (NEFMC 2004) |
| Habitat and community | Potential long-term alteration | Summarized in Steward and Howarth (2016) | |
| Benthic | Aggregations of Islands | Intense fishing influences seafloor structure and community | |
| Pelagic | Impact major current patterns, Gulf Stream/Labrador currents. | No effect | |
| Acoustic | Varying levels of disturbance | Compounded from single vessel | |
| Electromagnetic | Limited understanding of effect | Unknown | |
| Economic | Efficiency | Yes, competitive auction for leases | Yes, two times above estimated Bmsy |
| Prosperity | Transboundary carbon pollution reduced | Yes, supply of scallop provide high benefits consumer | |
| Prosperity | Primarily transnational corporations | US companies | |
| Optimal harvest of energy | Nomination process and efficient producers (via lease competition) | Yes, not overfished/overfishing | |
| Social | Fair and equitable | Competitive lease application | Limited access fishery |
| Fair and equitable | Effects navigation | Regular fishing operation and navigation | |
| Promote safety | Yes | Yes | |
| Structure and sustainability | For 2030 projection = 8 million households | 22 000 mt landings in 2020, US$486 million, protein for 300 000 people | |
| Institution | Governance | Developing | Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
| Legal obligation | None on regional level | Fishery managed through range | |
| Minimizing cost | Common pool resource, governance costs unknown | Significant cost as a common pool resource | |
| Duplicity | Yes, multilateral Construction and Operation plans (1 per site) | No | |
A “mock-up” of the framework at on the community scale (>1000 km2), comparing the wind energy to the scallop fishery; on this scale the effects of the regional windfarm development along the north–east US continental shelf are compared to the effects of the US Scallop Industry.
| . | . | Community (>1 000 km2) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cube cell . | Objectives . | Windfarm Mid-Atlantic development . | US Scallop Fishery . |
| Ecological | Scientific information | Summarized in Twigg et al. (2020) | Extensive—example Final Amendment 10 (NEFMC 2004) |
| Habitat and community | Potential long-term alteration | Summarized in Steward and Howarth (2016) | |
| Benthic | Aggregations of Islands | Intense fishing influences seafloor structure and community | |
| Pelagic | Impact major current patterns, Gulf Stream/Labrador currents. | No effect | |
| Acoustic | Varying levels of disturbance | Compounded from single vessel | |
| Electromagnetic | Limited understanding of effect | Unknown | |
| Economic | Efficiency | Yes, competitive auction for leases | Yes, two times above estimated Bmsy |
| Prosperity | Transboundary carbon pollution reduced | Yes, supply of scallop provide high benefits consumer | |
| Prosperity | Primarily transnational corporations | US companies | |
| Optimal harvest of energy | Nomination process and efficient producers (via lease competition) | Yes, not overfished/overfishing | |
| Social | Fair and equitable | Competitive lease application | Limited access fishery |
| Fair and equitable | Effects navigation | Regular fishing operation and navigation | |
| Promote safety | Yes | Yes | |
| Structure and sustainability | For 2030 projection = 8 million households | 22 000 mt landings in 2020, US$486 million, protein for 300 000 people | |
| Institution | Governance | Developing | Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
| Legal obligation | None on regional level | Fishery managed through range | |
| Minimizing cost | Common pool resource, governance costs unknown | Significant cost as a common pool resource | |
| Duplicity | Yes, multilateral Construction and Operation plans (1 per site) | No | |
| . | . | Community (>1 000 km2) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cube cell . | Objectives . | Windfarm Mid-Atlantic development . | US Scallop Fishery . |
| Ecological | Scientific information | Summarized in Twigg et al. (2020) | Extensive—example Final Amendment 10 (NEFMC 2004) |
| Habitat and community | Potential long-term alteration | Summarized in Steward and Howarth (2016) | |
| Benthic | Aggregations of Islands | Intense fishing influences seafloor structure and community | |
| Pelagic | Impact major current patterns, Gulf Stream/Labrador currents. | No effect | |
| Acoustic | Varying levels of disturbance | Compounded from single vessel | |
| Electromagnetic | Limited understanding of effect | Unknown | |
| Economic | Efficiency | Yes, competitive auction for leases | Yes, two times above estimated Bmsy |
| Prosperity | Transboundary carbon pollution reduced | Yes, supply of scallop provide high benefits consumer | |
| Prosperity | Primarily transnational corporations | US companies | |
| Optimal harvest of energy | Nomination process and efficient producers (via lease competition) | Yes, not overfished/overfishing | |
| Social | Fair and equitable | Competitive lease application | Limited access fishery |
| Fair and equitable | Effects navigation | Regular fishing operation and navigation | |
| Promote safety | Yes | Yes | |
| Structure and sustainability | For 2030 projection = 8 million households | 22 000 mt landings in 2020, US$486 million, protein for 300 000 people | |
| Institution | Governance | Developing | Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act |
| Legal obligation | None on regional level | Fishery managed through range | |
| Minimizing cost | Common pool resource, governance costs unknown | Significant cost as a common pool resource | |
| Duplicity | Yes, multilateral Construction and Operation plans (1 per site) | No | |
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