Data underlying the publication: The potential impact of human interventions at different scales in offshore wind farms to promote flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) reef development in the southern North Sea.

Stepwise procedure to quantify the effect of interventions that stimulate oyster reef development in offshore windfarms.

An assessment was made in the southern North Sea, of all offshore wind farms and the infrastructure therein,  present up to the date 31 December 2020, and of areas designated for future wind farms.

Wind farm data was obtained from wind farm owners, wind farm websites, and from web-based sources www.4coffshore.com and www.emodnet.ec.europe.eu. 

Data on physical conditions (i.e. shear stress from Kamermans et al. (2018) and suspended particle matter from Gayer (2020)) were determined for the wind farm locations using using GoogleEarth.

The effects of various interventions on oyster reef development were estimated quantitatively from assumptions based upon various previous studies.

For further information see manuscript: https:/doi.org/10.1051/alr/2023001