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Joop W.P. Coolen

Wageningen Marine Research

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Scholarly Papers (10)

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Developing Expert Scientific Consensus on the Environmental and Societal Effects of Marine Artificial Structures Prior to Decommissioning

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Aug 2023
Antony M. Knights, Anaëlle Lemasson, Louise Firth, Todd Bond, Jeremy T. Claisse, Joop W.P. Coolen, Andrea Copping, Jennifer Dannheim, Michela de Dominicis, Steven Degraer, Michael Elliott, Paul Fernandes, Ashley Fowler, Matt Frost, Henry Lea-Anne, Natalie Hicks, Kieran Hyder, Sylvia Jagerroos, Dan O. Jones, Milton S. Love, Chris Lynam, Peter I. Macreadie, Joseph Marlow, Ninon Mavraki, Dianne McLean, Paul Montagna, David Paterson, Martin Perrow, Joanne Porter, Debbie Russell, Ann Bull, Michaela Schratzberger, Brooke Shipley, Sean van Elden, Jan Vanaverbeke, Andrew Want, Stephen Watson, Thomas Wilding and Paul Somerfield
University of Plymouth School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, University of Plymouth, The University of Western Australia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Government of the United States of America - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Oceanography Centre, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Hull, Heriot-Watt University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Essex, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Southampton - National Oceanography Centre Southampton, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Deakin University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Texas A&M University, University of St Andrews, University College London, Heriot-Watt University, University of St Andrews, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Western Australia, Royal Belgium Institute of Natural Science, University of Hull, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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oil and gas platforms, offshore wind, impact assessment, Decommissioning, Environmental Management, expert judgement

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Offshore Decommissioning Horizon Scan: Research Priorities to Support Decision-Making Activities for Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Feb 2023
Sarah Watson, Dianne McLean, Brian Balcom, Silvana N.R. Birchenough, Alison M. Brand, Elodie C.M. Camprasse, Jeremy T. Claisse, Joop W.P. Coolen, Tom Cresswell, Bert Fokkema, Gourvenec Susan, Henry Lea-Anne, Hewitt L. Chad, Milton S. Love, Amy MacIntosh, Michael Marnane, Emma McKinley, Shannon Micallef, Deborah Morgan, Joseph Nicolette, Kristen Ounanian, John Paterson, Karen Seath, Allison G.L. Selman, Iain M. Suthers, Victoria L.G. Todd, Aaron Tung and Peter I. Macreadie
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Australian Institute of Marine Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Southampton, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Macquarie University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Cardiff University - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Aalborg University, University of Aberdeen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Aberdeen and Deakin University
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decommissioning, offshore, subsea, Infrastructure, Oil and gas, Decision-making, evidence-based

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Guardians of the Seabed: Nature Inclusive Design of Scour Protection in Offshore Windfarms Promotes Benthic Diversity

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Dec 2023
Enzo Martino Kingma, Remment ter Hofstede, Edwin Kardinaal, Rebecca Bakker, Oliver Bittner, Babeth van der Weide and Joop W.P. Coolen
Wageningen Marine Research, Delft University of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Wageningen Marine Research
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Benthos, Marine growth, North Sea, Biodiversity, Offshore wind farm, Scour protection, Nature inclusive design, Artificial reef, Marine infrastructure, Restoration, Nature enhancement

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To What Extent Can Decommissioning Options for Marine Artificial Structures Move Us Toward Environmental Targets?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Aug 2023
Antony M. Knights, Anaëlle Lemasson, Louise Firth, Nicola Beaumont, Silvana Birchenough, Jeremy T. Claisse, Joop W.P. Coolen, Andrea Copping, Michela de Dominicis, Steven Degraer, Michael Elliott, Paul Fernandes, Ashley Fowler, Matt Frost, Henry Lea-Anne, Natalie Hicks, Kieran Hyder, Sylvia Jagerroos, Milton S. Love, Chris Lynam, Peter I. Macreadie, Dianne McLean, Joseph Marlow, Ninon Mavraki, Paul Montagna, David Paterson, Martin Perrow, Joanne Porter, Ann Bull, Michaela Schratzberger, Brooke Shipley, Sean van Elden, Jan Vanaverbeke, Andrew Want, Stephen Watson, Thomas Wilding and Paul Somerfield
University of Plymouth School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, University of Plymouth, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Government of the United States of America - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, National Oceanography Centre, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Hull, Heriot-Watt University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Essex, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Deakin University, Australian Institute of Marine Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Texas A&M University, University of St Andrews, University College London, Heriot-Watt University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Western Australia, Royal Belgium Institute of Natural Science, University of Hull, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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oil and gas platforms, offshore wind, artificial structures, impact assessment, Environmental management, expert judgement

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Estimating Biomass from Images for Marine Macrofauna

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 03 Aug 2023
Wim de Groot, Midas Storm Siahaya, Babeth van der Weide, Oliver Bittner and Joop W.P. Coolen
Wageningen University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Wageningen Marine Research
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Area Mass Ratio, Ash Free Dry Mass, AFDM, Imaging, ImageJ, benthos, Length, Weight

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Habitat suitability mapping of reef associated species to inform nature inclusive design of offshore wind farms

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Apr 2026
Joop W.P. Coolen, Oscar G. Bos, Ninon Mavraki, Babeth van der Weide, Oliver Bittner, Femke Bruil, Pol Bassols and Enzo Martino Kingma
Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Wageningen Marine Research
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Life on Every Stone: Characterizing Benthic Communities from Scour Protection Layers of Offshore Wind Farms in the Southern North Sea

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Mar 2024
Mirta Zupan, Joop W.P. Coolen, Ninon Mavraki, Steven Degraer, Tom Moens, Francis Kerckhof, Lucia Lopez Lopez and Jan Vanaverbeke
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Ghent University, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
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scour protection, biofouling, artificial reefs, nature inclusive design, habitat complexity, benthos

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Fluxes of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Fouling Communities on Artificial Offshore Structures

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Dec 2023
Joop W.P. Coolen, Babeth van der Weide, Oliver Bittner, Ninon Mavraki, Mandy Rus, Johan van der Molen and Rob Witbaard
Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Shipwrecks, offshore wind farms, benthos, nitrogen, phosphate, biogeochemical cycle

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Inventory of the Biofouling Community on the First Offshore Solar Energy Farm in the North Sea

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Jul 2025
Ninon Mavraki, Oscar G. Bos, Babeth van der Weide, Oliver Bittner, Brigitte M. Vlaswinkel, Melina Nalmpanti and Joop W.P. Coolen
Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Wageningen Marine Research
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Offshore solar energy, marine growth, biodiversity, renewable energy devices, stepping-stone effect

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Bivalve reefs modify sediment properties within and beyond their boundaries

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Mar 2026
Caterina Coral, Oscar Franken, Robin Olde Wolbers, Karin Troost, marjolijn j.a. Christianen, Joop W.P. Coolen, Rob Witbaard, Tjeerd J. Bouma and Tjisse van der Heide
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Bivalve reefs, Wadden Sea, biodeposits, biogenic reefs, coastal ecosystems, sediment dynamics