The Major Flood Risk to East Anglia
» Campaigns » Marine Aggregate Dredging
See below the contents for a brief synopsis of each item on this page
- North Sea Surges
- Our Disappearing Coastline
- USA – Offshore Dredging Studies
- USA — Navigation study for Canaveral Harbor, Florida
- Review of UK Marine Aggregate Extraction Activities
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 Although superseded by later and more topical information, it still contains points of historical value.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 […]
Although several years old, the following study, Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information Regarding Environmental Effects of Marine Mining produces some good information. It in part tells of the 2000 studies off Pea Island, North Carolina, USA, and how the North Carolina Geological Survey and University of Arkansas researchers found that shoalsshoal A sandbank or sandbar […]
FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT — 81240. US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District South Atlantic Division. CANAVERAL HARBOUR FEASIBILITY STUDY — APPENDIX E — COASTAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. IMPACTS OF IMPROVEMENTS ON LITTORAL PROCESSES. Abstract: (from a very long paper) The US Army Corps of Engineers dredged an initial 27 foot deep channel […]
From The Crown Estate and BMAPA showing historic patterns of marine aggregate extraction in metric tonnes for 2000-2005, excluding beach replenishment and fill contracts.
