Characterization of maritime traffic and analysis of the hooking risk
This service was carried out in the context of the competitive bidding procedure for the designation of a laureate for the development of the offshore wind farm near the Cotentin coast (AO4).
For the group Artelia, mandated by Shell France, Geo4Seas carried out :
- the characterization of maritime traffic from AIS data allowing a fine analysis of the frequentation on the study area,
- the characterization of the risk of cable hooking by the anthropogenic activities in the area, including professional fishing, maritime transportation and the extraction of marine aggregates,
- the characterization of the relative time presence of ships ( depending on the type and the gross tonnage).