Our recent Funding Coastal Access event was a great success. A report is now available, see below. Attended by 35 delegates the event aimed to: Provide an update on funding opportunities for coastal access Explore possibilities for collaborative bids to progress coastal access across administrative boundaries Provide an opportunity to network and exchange information on […]
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for farming, food and marine environment, George Eustice, MP, has recently declared the designation of 27 new Marine Protected Zones, adding to the 500 already existing in UK seas. Plans are being developed to designate two more tranches of Marine Conservation Zones over the next three years to enhance the […]
A report was conducted on the collation and analysis of offshore wind farm piling records during a five period from 2007 to 2014. Mike Elmes, Elena San Martin and Stephen Hull of ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited initiated the study which was funded by The Crown Estate. The report provides an evaluation of off shore […]
Study of economic valuation for marine and coastal recreation in West Wales Together, the Marine Planning Consultants (MPC), Atkins and Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF) have produced a report determining the economic value of marine and coastal recreation in West Wales. The purpose of the pilot study was to examine individual expenditure per day for each […]
A report has been produced by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), presenting the results of a three year study on the foraging ranges of adult northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in relation to offshore wind farms and wind farm zones. The study was […]
The Crown Estate has produced a report presenting the results of their 2008 East Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC) surveys. The study was conducted by a team from Marine Ecological Surveys (MES) on behalf of the Crown Estate, to enhance knowledge and understanding of Sabellaria spinulosa reefs, and to clarify previous misconceptions. Sabellaria spinulosa reefs […]
A report has been released by the European Commission evaluating the current conditions of the European seas (2014). Current state of the seas was interpreted by Member States in relation to the Marine Strategy Framework Strategy (MSFD) to achieve Good Environmental Status. In July 2008, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) was introduced by the […]
The marine plans for East inshore and offshore areas have been formally adopted by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Owen Paterson. Covering the area of English coast and marine waters from Flamborough Head in Yorkshire to Felixstowe in East Anglia, the marine plans are intended to inform and guide decisions on the sustainable […]
A big thank you from the North West Coastal Forum to all who took the time to take part in this research! We had a great response and this should really help to move the work of the North West Coastal Forum forward. The research is being conducted by Pamela Buchan, who is doing a Masters degree […]
The LOVEmyBEACH campaign has been set up by the Turning Tides Partnership to work with local communities, businesses and visitors to improve the quality of bathing waters in the North West. They have recently developed a business pack so that organisations both large and small can take action to help tackle the huge challenge we face: to […]