Sustainable energy meets sustainable fisheries management

A unique project in Orkney, UK, between the emerging wave energy industry and the local inshore fishing community aims to demonstrate that the two industries can co-exist in harmony – and deliver mutual benefits as well.

Back row, from left – Jenny Norris (EMEC), Craig Burton (Seafish), Matthew Finn (EMEC); Front row, from left – Dawson Shearer and Sarah Lamb (Orkney Sustainable Fisheries), Alan Coghill (Orkney Fisheries Association) and Mike Bell (Research Fellow, ICIT)

A unique project in Orkney, UK, between the emerging wave energy industry and the local inshore fishing community aims to demonstrate that the two industries can co-exist in harmony - and deliver mutual benefits as well.