Workshop
From conflict to coexistence: Exploring multi-use between offshore wind and small-scale fisheries in the context of the Ocean Act
10 December 2025
Workshop
From conflict to coexistence: Exploring multi-use between offshore wind and small-scale fisheries in the context of the Ocean Act
Start date: 10 December 2025
End date: 10 December 2025
Time: 15:00-17:00 CET
Place: European Parliament, Room SPINELLI 4F384
Address: Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Bruxelles, Belgium
Description
Offshore wind energy plays a critical role for the EU to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and tackle the climate crisis. At the same time, European waters are already overcrowded and under significant pressure, requiring urgent protection and restoration measures.
In this context, multi-use (i.e. the combination of multiple activities at sea) is gaining attention as a potential solution to reduce spatial conflicts, particularly in relation to offshore wind, which is expected to expand in the coming years. However, real life examples of multi-use remain limited and, given the environmental state of European waters, it can only hold potential if it helps to reduce the overall pressure on marine ecosystems.
For small-scale fisheries (SSF), their co-location with offshore wind could help to free-up space for nature at sea and provide income opportunities for low-impact sectors, while safeguarding their critical role in European coastal communities.
This panel discussion, organised by Coalition Clean Baltic and Seas At Risk, will explore the opportunities, challenges, and regulatory pathways for sustainable multi-use in European waters, in the context of the Ocean Act.
Registrations
The deadline to register is on Wednesday 3 December EOB (limited in-person spots!)
Co-funded by
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
CCB positions reflected in this event are not automatically transferred and do not reflect HAVs position on these topics
In this context, multi-use (i.e. the combination of multiple activities at sea) is gaining attention as a potential solution to reduce spatial conflicts, particularly in relation to offshore wind, which is expected to expand in the coming years. However, real life examples of multi-use remain limited and, given the environmental state of European waters, it can only hold potential if it helps to reduce the overall pressure on marine ecosystems.
For small-scale fisheries (SSF), their co-location with offshore wind could help to free-up space for nature at sea and provide income opportunities for low-impact sectors, while safeguarding their critical role in European coastal communities.
This panel discussion, organised by Coalition Clean Baltic and Seas At Risk, will explore the opportunities, challenges, and regulatory pathways for sustainable multi-use in European waters, in the context of the Ocean Act.
Registrations
The deadline to register is on Wednesday 3 December EOB (limited in-person spots!)
Co-funded by
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
CCB positions reflected in this event are not automatically transferred and do not reflect HAVs position on these topics