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Don Field Decommissioning ProgrammeDON-BP-001Tidal currents are relatively weak and range from 0.25 to 0.4m/s with seabed currentsreaching a maximum speed of 0.5m/s. Overall, the area is dominated by variable winddrivensurface currents and oscillatory currents at the seabed. Water quality is generallyvery good.3.5 Seabed ConditionsGeneral soil conditions of the seabed at the site indicate that the superficial soils arepost-glacial sands underlain by strong over-consolidated clays of the Pleistocene epoch.These clays have all experienced glaciation and are therefore of very stiff to hardconsistency. Test borings have disclosed that the soil strata of Block 211/18 is relativelyuniform and consists of alternating strata of strong clays and sands.During the Don Field cuttings survey [3.1], the seabed around the Don manifold wasfound to display low to moderate reflectivity, interpreted as representing a low reliefcuttings comprising very poorly sorted coarse sands and silt. The immediate area of themanifold was characterised by more highly reflective sediments comprising a superficialcover of coarse sands with exposures of the underlying stiff clays of the TampenFormation, together with boulders and a number of depressions.The Don Field was subject to a comprehensive environmental survey in July 1999 [3.1].It is believed that 14,000m 3of cuttings were originally generated through drilling theseven wells. However, due to natural dispersion since the last drilling was performed in1996, it was found that only 1763m 3 remained, which is approximately 12% of theoriginal Don cuttings. The survey work also reported a 1.4m high drill mound in the Donmanifold area, but diving work performed in 2006 could not find evidence of anydiscernable drill cutting mound.Refer to Section 8 for further details.4 Fishing, Shipping and Commercial Activity4.1 FishingThe International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has divided the North Seainto sea areas. Each area is subdivided into rectangles which each cover 15 licenceblocks. The Don Field is located within ICES subdivision IVa, Rectangle 51F1.The majority of fishing is undertaken using light otter trawls and the most importantspecies landed, by weight, are haddock, herring, and mackerel [3.2]. The annual fishingeffort for UK-registered vessels over 10m landing in Scotland in 2006 from the whole ofICES subdivision IVa was 47,094 days, making it a relatively important fishing region(Scottish Government, 2007). However, the annual fishing effort for UK-registeredvessels landing in Scotland in 1999, 2000 and 2001 from ICES Rectangle 51F1, whereDon is located, was 2806, 4203 and 3458 hours respectively. Therefore, the overall UKfishing effort in Rectangle 51F1 is low in comparison to other ICES rectangles in theNorth Sea.Background InformationMay 2011 3-5
DON-BP-001Don Field Decommissioning ProgrammeThe periods for peak fisheries vary with species. Saithe are mostly caught betweenNovember and February, herring and whiting between June and August, and mackerelbetween October and March. Fishing is undertaken in all months, but there is generally apeak of activity between February and July.This data is for UK-registered vessels landing in Scotland only and does not accountfor any fishing effort or landings made from this rectangle by European vessels.Consequently, the data may provide an underestimation of the actual fishing effort orfish landed from ICES Rectangle 51F1. The total annual landings to Scotland from ICESRectangle 51F1 by UK-registered vessels increased from 2094 tonnes in 1999 to7224 tonnes in 2001.The pelagic species, mackerel and herring, dominated the total annual landings. Pelagiclandings increased from 64% of the total annual landings in 1999 to 82% of the totalannual landings in 2001. Pelagic landings occurred predominantly between October andDecember, with occasional landings in May, June, July and September. There has beena corresponding decrease in demersal catches, which have declined from 36% of thetotal landings in 1999 to 18% in 2001. The peak demersal landings from ICES Rectangle51F1 occurred between February and July, and the main species landed were haddock,cod, whiting, saithe and ling.No significant amounts of shellfish are caught within this area.Seasonal sensitivities associated with commercial fishing in the Don Field areshown in Table 3.2.Commercial FishingLegend:MonthType J F M A M J J A S O N D– No Data Low Moderate High Very HighNote: Environmental sensitivity is conventionally classified as Low, Moderate, High and VeryHigh. However, no seasonal environmental sensitivities are identified as High or VeryHigh in the Don Field.Table 3.2 Seasonal Environmental Sensitivities Associated with CommercialFishing in the Don Field4.2 ShipwrecksThe nearest charted shipwreck is located in the vicinity of the Thistle Installation ata depth, reduced to Chart Datum, of 145m, which is approximately the level of LAT.The shipwreck is located at 61° 21.3’N and 1° 29.6’E, approximately 4.8km to thewest-south-west of Thistle.Background Information3-6 May 2011
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