Biotope

Biotope was identified in the public documentation for the Centre Manche 2 offshore wind project area as the organisation responsible for producing the “Rapport final de campagnes sur la mégafaune marine 2024 (Biotope)”. This deliverable relates to environmental baseline work focused on marine megafauna, supporting the project’s understanding of ecological sensitivities in the Centre-Manche zone off the Normandy coast. The scope implied by the cited study title is the compilation and reporting of the results from 2024 field campaigns and associated analyses concerning marine megafauna (notably marine mammals and other large marine fauna), as part of the broader “état initial de l’environnement” programme referenced for the zone. The work forms part of the environmental studies package that informs impact assessment and future monitoring requirements for the planned wind farm. This engagement sits in the development stage of Centre Manche 2, contributing evidence to the project’s environmental knowledge base prior to construction. No contracting entity, contract date, contract value, or quantitative scope (e.g., number of survey days or transects) was stated in the source excerpt.