The Éolien en Mer (Offshore Wind) Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique (Scientific Interest Group - SIG)

is a collaborative research network. Its objectives are to support the environmental monitoring of the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm , to improve environmental and socio-economic knowledge in the Eastern English Channel area and to share the results of these studies with the general public and the scientific community.

The Éolien en Mer SIG includes universities, public institutions, environmental non-governmental organisations and private companies. The Partners of the SIG are mainly from Normandy and Hauts-de-France, but also from Brittany, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Ile-de-France. Their expert knowledge covers all components of the marine environment.

SIG studies

The Éolien en Mer SIG carries out environmental and socio-economic studies to improve knowledge of the marine environment in the Eastern Channel. These cover all components of the marine environment, from bottom-dwelling fauna and flora to marine mammals and birds, plankton, fishery resources and other communities in the water column.