Huixin (Luna) WU
Doctorante
Ifremer - Unité d'économie maritime / AMURE
October 2024 – PhD student in Economics
Thesis Title: A strategic assessment approach to evaluating interactions between offshore wind energy and commercial fisheries
Supervisor: Olivier THEBAUD (IFREMER/AMURE) and Emily OGIER (UTAS)
Co-Supervisor: Steven RUST (UTAS)
Thesis Topic: The project will develop an economic analysis of the complex interactions between wind energy development at sea and the structure of fishing activities, considering the cumulative impacts of multiple wind farm developments on spatial crowding of fishing areas, the associated changes in economic incentives for fishers, and the resulting changes in fishing activities. It will involve case studies of offshore wind energy developments and their interactions with commercial fishing in France and Australia. Surveys of key stakeholders will be carried out to gain insights into the main adaptive responses likely to be observed from the fishing industry following the implementation of wind energy projects, as well as drivers and constraints likely to influence these responses. Using the increasingly fine-resolution data available regarding the spatial distribution of commercial fishing activities and production as well as data relating to the economic operations of fishing fleets, the research will develop and apply spatial econometric modelling techniques to examine the potential impacts of alternative wind energy development scenarios at multiple scales (from local to regional), and assess cumulative impacts across projects. Results will be used to inform alternative approaches to factoring fishery impacts in the strategic planning of offshore wind development.
Education
2024- : PhD student in Economics – IFREMER, UMR AMURE, France & University of Tasmania, IMAS, Australia
2017-2021: Bachelor of Science with honours in Economics (First class) – University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
2021-2022: Master of Science in Environmental Technology – Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Working Experience
2020: Project Development Management Intern – China Environmental Protection Foundation, China
