5.1.6.2.3 Final scenario 3: Aquaculture development
Assumption
An offshore mussel farm is sited in Bideford Bay, the only location suitable within the North Devon Biosphere Reserve. It comprises ropes between moorings with suspended mussel ropes.
Figure: Location of the aquaculture development (offshore mussel farm).
Changes to existing activities
Demersal trawling would be excluded from the aquaculture site and a 1km exclusion zone surrounding it, and displaced into adjacent waters.
Key Drivers
Demand for sustainable seafood, and ‘blue growth’ to increase socio-economic activity in the area are the main drivers of this scenario.
