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Hemsby, Norfolk, near to invasion by the sea
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017Pat Gowen, Marinet Member, reports 24th January 2017: “Hemsby, Norfolk, and all the properties from Newport to Winterton-on-Sea, are now close to invasion by the sea due to coastal erosion. Below you can watch James Taylor’s excellent aerial film of the devastated last fronting dune and the threatened properties. This film has been made following […]
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Erosion threatens Scroby windfarm stability
Wednesday, October 8th, 2014The continuing dredging of aggregate in close proximity to the Scroby wind turbines has brought about a considerable reduction to the Scroby Sandbank and loss of the seabed, to the extent that the wind turbines embedded nearby are now threatened with instability. Three years ago the deeply entrenched power line taking the generated power from […]
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Crown Estate paper on Norfolk offshore sandbanks
Saturday, October 4th, 2014Peter Waller has brought our attention to a detailed paper from the Crown (Marine) Estate describing the rather complex details of the offshore banks and the current state of knowledge on their formation and movement. The paper contains plethora of historical data and information relating to the tide and sand movement. Readers will find it […]
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How much oil is buried under Norfolk’s beaches?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014From The EDP 5th March 2014: A £25,000 investigation is underway to assess the continuing impact and level of threat posed by an historic oil slick that blackened the beaches of Gorleston and Hopton more than 35 years ago. Experts are combing a 4km stretch of beach, focusing on trenches that were exposed by severe […]
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Further evidence of dredging induced coastal erosion
Monday, January 12th, 2015Tyndal Working Paper 97 of December 2006 authored by Mike Walkden and P.K. Stansby, entitled ‘The effect of dredging off Great Yarmouth on the wave conditions and erosion of the North Norfolk Coast’ (including all references). It is a research paper by the Crown Estate, prepared in conjunction with ABPMer, British Geological Survey and HR […]
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Further evidence of dredging induced coastal erosion
Monday, January 12th, 2015Tyndal Working Paper 97 of December 2006 authored by Mike Walkden and P.K. Stansby, entitled ‘The effect of dredging off Great Yarmouth on the wave conditions and erosion of the North Norfolk Coast’ (including all references). It is a research paper by the Crown Estate, prepared in conjunction with ABPMer, British Geological Survey and HR […]
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Tyndal research paper into Offshore Aggregate induced Erosion
Friday, October 17th, 2014In the hope of getting some meaningful empirical research performed that would conclusively prove the impact that Offshore Aggregate Dredging is having upon our coastline, MARINET wrote to Mike Walkden and P.K. Stansby, authors of Tyndal Working Paper 97 ‘The effect of dredging off Great Yarmouth on the wave conditions and erosion of the North […]
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Tyndal research paper into Offshore Aggregate induced Erosion
Friday, October 17th, 2014In the hope of getting some meaningful empirical research performed that would conclusively prove the impact that Offshore Aggregate Dredging is having upon our coastline, MARINET wrote to Mike Walkden and P.K. Stansby, authors of Tyndal Working Paper 97 ‘The effect of dredging off Great Yarmouth on the wave conditions and erosion of the North […]
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Further objection to MMO licensing further dredging off Great Yarmouth – 15th Nov 2013
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013Rather an elongated communication, but felt to be necessary to spell out the details so as to fully cover our concerns and to contain sections that could be used by others objecting to this latest application. ======================================== Friday 15th November 2013 Dear Monika Van Wyk, I write as founder chairman of MARINET, also as an […]
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Further objection to MMO licensing further dredging off Great Yarmouth
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013Rather an elongated communication, but felt to be necessary to spell out the details so as to fully cover our concerns and to contain sections that could be used by others objecting to this latest application. ======================================== Friday 15th November 2013 Dear Monika Van Wyk, I write as founder chairman of MARINET, also as an […]
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The Sandpit report for Year 2 is the second research based report carried out by WL/Delft Hydraulics. Its overall objective is to attempt to develop reliable prediction techniques for offshore aggregate dredging and to give guidelines to simulate, better understand, predict and mitigate the damaging effects of the process.
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An in-detail guide (25 pages with illustrations) as to the nature and impact of dredging the seabed offshore from our coasts for sand and gravel for use by the construction industry.
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This original document was first written on 24th October 1995 for the North Sea Action Group’s website. Although superseded by later and more topical information, it still contains points of historical value. (1) History Many thousands of years ago there was no North Sea. East Anglia was joined by dense oak forests to the European […]