Berwick Bank Wind Farm welcome’s RSPB call to increase health of North Sea marine eco-system

Image courtesy of RSPB Powering Healthy Seas: Accelerating Nature Positive Offshore Wind Report.

SSE Renewables welcomes RSPB’s renewed calls for industrial sandeel fisheries to be halted in UK waters to help restore the health of the North Sea’s marine ecosystem. These measures outlined in their report ‘Powering Healthy Seas: Accelerating Nature Positive Offshore Wind’ are critical to support a declining seabird population, most notably the black-legged kittiwake. It will also help allow for the development of #offshorewind projects such as our 4.1GW Berwick Bank wind farm project located in the outer Firth of Forth which will significantly contribute to tackling both the climate and nature emergency.
We remain committed to working with the Scottish and UK Governments, conservation groups and others towards the better management of sandeel fisheries in UK waters thus creating an enhanced and sustainable food source for seabird colonies to thrive.

You can access the RSPB’s report here ;