Seabed dredging presents a conflict between economic and environmental interests. Does capital dredging result in increased coastal erosion?
http://www.marinet.org.uk
A critique of dredging by a campaigning group.
http://www.hallsands.org.uk
Destruction of a village after the removal of beach sand
http://www.bmapa.org
British Marine Aggregrate Producers Association, representing 8 out of 11 companies involved in the industry
http://www.gowersos.keyframe.net
Effects of offshore dredging in the Bristol Channel
http://www.soshayle.fsnet.co.uk
Removal of beachsand
Possible Impacts - Loss of habitat, underwater noise affecting cetaceans, silting over a wide area, undermining coastal protection.
Benificiaries - Shareholders, developers, the Crown Estate.
Dredging Consents
Approvals required under following legislation:
Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985 - Deposits of dredged material
Local harbour authority byelaws - maintenance dredging & inshore extraction
Coast Protection Act 1949 - Beyond harbour limits
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