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In order to meet the needs of a world population of almost 10 billion in 2050, there is no doubt we will have to make more sustainable and effective use of the our oceans and seas, including the North Sea. This is in line with UN’s 14th Sustainable Development Goal. To do so, we believe that we need to think about offshore structures in a new way: rather than developing structures for one particular purpose and removing them to shore when we don’t need them for that particular purpose any more, we should explore how to maximize the number of (ecosystem) services that can be provided by these structures in one place. Building and transporting offshore structures from virgin material costs a lot of resources and energy. Placing them on the seabed, so they can be safely used, disturbs surrounding marine communities. Taking them away, once again disturbs marine life.
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