March 2023. The aim of the cruise was to find out if fish stocks and ecosystems are changing in and around the Hywind Tampen windfarm, and whether fish are attracted or frightened by the turbines.

Offshore wind power is the fastest growing form of renewable energy production, and Norway is investing heavily in this sector.

Read: The Norwegian government announcement of new offshore wind opportunities.

Marine ecosystems are affected by human activity. Wind power plants will affect marine animals and the environment, but exactly how is still not yet understood.

The area is at a depth of 300 meters with a soft clay bottom.

The turbines are 90 meters deep and are connected to the seabed by 800-meter-long chain attachments.