The area and the underwater structures of offshore wind farms along the German coast could be potentially used secondary as artificial reefs for endangered hard-bottom species such as the European lobster (Homarus gammarus). A small lobster population is only present at the rocky subtidal of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight), which has declined dramatically below a critical density since the 1960s. Here, the results of a pilot project for restocking European lobster at Helgoland could be transferred to offshore areas to test if a successful settlement of hatchery-reared juvenile lobsters at wind turbine foundations is feasible and ensure the persistence of this species in the German Bight.