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many bathymetric products exist such as GEBCO and EMODnet—these are
discussed in Chapter 8, because they are particularly useful for setting up
numerical models, in addition to helping directly characterize sites. Existing
sea-bed sediment surveys will be useful for helping to characterize a site, and
these can be available as point measurements or via gridded data products,
for example, provided by the US Geological Survey or the British Geological
Survey.
Finally, discussing plans for an ocean energy project with local users and
communities and allaying any fears about the development (plus highlighting
opportunities) are invaluable at all stages of project development and can
facilitate and inform data collection and sampling strategies. In addition, by
engaging with local users of the resource, important ‘anecdotal’ evidence can be
gathered, such as which tidal regions are more energetic during stronger wave
conditions (and hence may require consideration of wave/current interaction),
which regions are more sheltered, and (especially from surfers), under what
wind conditions (and in what regions) are ideal surf conditions experienced
(which also tend to be the best conditions for generating electricity from
waves!).

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