Future Uses presented May 23, 2011 at The Workshop to Learn Ocean Planning Tools and Techniques

1. Other Future Uses
Barry A. Costa-Pierce, URI Professor and RISG Director
Rhode Island

2. http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp/pdf/samp_approved/900_futureuses_APPROVED.pdf
Table of Contents
Introduction
Use for Mining
Use for LNG Facilities
Short Sea Shipping
Use for Marine Conservation and Fisheries Enhancement
Use for Enhancing Marine Conservation
Use for Enhancing Marine Fisheries
Placement of Artificial Reefs
Enhancement of Recreational Fisheries
Biofouling Control by Shellfish Harvesting
Use for Aquaculture Developments
Shellfish Aquaculture
Finfish Aquaculture
Seaweed Aquaculture
Harvesting and Culture of Bioactive Compounds
Expansion of Ecotourism and Underwater Cemeteries
Development of a Research and Education Center

3. Drivers
Climate change
Renewable energy
Marine spatial planning
Green and knowledge-based economy
Ocean SAMP
New Marine
Ecosystems
Expansion of renewable energy
Expansion of marine transportation
Expansion of regional food economy
Expansion of recreation/tourism
Expansion of knowledge-based economy
Expansion of marine conservation/protected areas
New uses
Implementation
Actions
Future Uses

4. Offshore Mining
Muddy
Plume in water

5. Offshore LNG

6. Short Sea Shipping

7. Biodiversity & Fisheries Enhancement

8. Open
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Fisheries
Enhancement
Biodiversity
Enhancement
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Add Artificial Reefs
Closed

9. © Aquabio, Inc. 2009
Upwelling - Nursery Areas
Y. Suenaga

10. (I) Fouling
control of
towers
by shellfish
harvests
(iii) Submerged
Aquaculture in lease areas
(a) on and (b) off bottom
(ii) Use of towers
for aquaculture

11. Fouling Control by Harvesting Shellfish

12. Jacket
Beatrice Wind Farm Demonstration Project
Use of the Towers
& Jacket Structures

13. Mussel longlines off collar of
turbine

14. Use of towers as moorings
for swing systems

16. submerged
fish cage
manned
work station

17. Use of the Lease Areas
Submerged Shellfish Aquaculture off bottom
On bottom

18. Submerged
Seaweed Aquaculture

21. Submerged Finfish Aquaculture
in Lease Areas

22. Baird Symposium November 2009 22

24. Baird Symposium November 2009 24

25. Expansion of Ecotourism
Expansion of Ecotourism

26. Neptune Reef, An Underwater Cemetery

27. Research & Development Site
IOOS
Marine Technologies
Aquaculture
Marine Bioactive Products