Title

Website description and/or address

Adopt a Beach

http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/

AquaReg CZM

http://www.aquareg.com/AquaReg/AquaWeb.nsf/Firstpage?OpenForm&L=E

Beachwatch

http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/pages/page.php?cust_id=2

COASTATLANTIC

http://www.coastatlantic.org/

CoastGuide

A guide to the management of the coastal zones in England. With comprehensive list of links.

http://www.coastalguide.org/england/index.html

Coastal Groups

Examples of the many that exist

Anglian Coastal Authorities Group (http://www.northnorfolk.org/acag/default.asp)

North West & North Wales Coastline (http://www.mycoastline.org/)

South Downs Coastal Group (http://www.sdcg.org.uk/sdcg.html/)

South East Coastal Group (http://www.se-coastalgroup.org.uk/)

Coastal Habitat Restoration Good Practice Guide

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/project_details/good_practice_guide/Home.htm

Coastal Habitat Management Plans

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/champs/

Coastal Management

List of mainly international coastal management and marine conservation websites.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tcm/czmlinks.htm

CoastNet

http://www.coastnet.org.uk

Coastal Priority Habitats

UK Biodiversity Action Plan:

vegetated shingle http://www.ukbap.org.uk/ukplans.aspx?ID=29

sand dunes http://www.ukbap.org.uk/ukplans.aspx?ID=28

saltmarsh http://www.ukbap.org.uk/ukplans.aspx?ID=33

vegetated sea cliffs http://www.ukbap.org.uk/ukplans.aspx?ID=27

Coastal Issues Special Interests Group

The Local Government Association's Special Interest Group on Coastal Issues comprises elected members from coastal local authorities. It is the mechanism by which local government communicates its needs and priorities to central government on coastal issues such as flood and sea defences.

http://www.coastalsig.lga.gov.uk/

The Coastal & Marine Union

http://www.eucc.net/

Coastal Zone Law

This site contains legal material and a commentary on coastal zone law in the United Kingdom, together with links to sources of national, European Union and international law on coastal management, ranging from statutory plans such as Local Authority Structure and Local Plans through to voluntary initiatives such as Estuary Management Plans. http://web.uct.ac.za/staff/jgibson/iczm/

COST-IMPACT

Costing the impact of demersal (near, or on the sea bed) fishing on marine ecosystem processes and biodiversity is a project funded under the European Union Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources programme.

 http://www.ecoserve.ie/costimpact/index.html

Countryside Character Initiative

The Countryside Agency has developed a programme of information and advice on the character of the English countryside. The features that define the landscape of each area are recorded in individual descriptions which explain what makes one area different from another and shows how that character has arisen and how it is changing. Descriptions of coastal areas and estuaries can be found on this site.

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/landscape/englands/character/default.aspx

COZONE

The Coastal Zone Network is an interdisciplinary network of researchers, consulting organisations and end users with interests in the coastal zone. The main objectives of the network are to encourage new multidisciplinary research collaborations and to bring together an extended community of researchers and end-users of research It operates by organising workshops on all coastal issues from the backshore out into coastal waters, and promoting new research applications. Three individual sub-networks have been developed: Coastal Structures, Beach Processes and Coastal Waters The networks are funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and supported by the Environment Agency and DEFRA. The site has a good links page.

http://cozone.org.uk/index.htm

Cycleau

http://www.cycleau.com/index.asp

Defra

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/index.htm

Estuary Programme

This initiative is operated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The aim is to improve the quality of estuaries of national importance. Many of the issues and action are relevant to European situations. http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/

ELOISE

ELOISE is a thematic network instigated by the European Commission where coastal zone research is combined to focus on the important questions of how the land-ocean interaction operates, and how this is influenced by human activities. ELOISE is the coordinated European input to the international IGBP core project LOICZ (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) and represents the research contribution to the EU initiative on integrated coastal zone management.

http://www2.nilu.no/eloise/

Estuary and Firth Forums

http://www.coastalguide.org/england/index.html

http://www.theukcoastalzone.com/knowledge/

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/16440/Scottish-Coastal-Forum  

EU INTERREG III Programme

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/interreg3/

FishBase

FishBase is a database containing information on practically all fish species known to science. It aims to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and anyone interested in knowing more about fish. FishBase 2004 is also available on DVD or CD-ROMs with full information on 28,500 species. FishBase was developed at the WorldFish Centre in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and many other partners, and with support from the European Commission.

http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm

Fish List

Provides information on what species it is OK to eat and what should be avoided due to depleted stocks caused by over fishing.

http://www.thefishlist.org/

Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence project

The Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence project was designed to produce a challenging and long-term vision for the future of flood and coastal defence in the whole of the UK. The findings of the project were published on 22 April 2004 as the ‘Future Flooding’ report.

http://www.foresight.gov.uk/OurWork/CompletedProjects/Flood/index.asp

Futurecoast

http://www.encora.eu/coastalwiki/FUTURECOAST_project,_UK#FUTURECOAST_OUTPUT

and

http://www.halcrow.com/html/our_projects/projects/futurecoast.htm

Government Departments

Information on the principal government departments with a responsibility for coastal areas can be found through the following websites:

Defra  http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/iczm.htm

Scottish Government – Strategy for Scotland’s Coasts and Inshore Waters
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/ssciw-00.asp

Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/natural/coast

Heritage Coasts

http://www.naturalengland.org
.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/heritagecoasts/default.aspx

Humber INCA

http://www.humberinca.co.uk/

Humber Management Scheme

http://www.humberems.co.uk/

IACMST

Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology maintains an overview of marine activities across Government. It encourages links between Government and the national marine community, the wider application of marine science and technology, optimum use of major UK marine facilities, training and education and international links.

http://www.marine.gov.uk/

INCA

The Industry Nature Conservation Association

http://www.inca.uk.com/

Integrated Coastal Zone Management

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/legislation/iczm.htm

International Maritime Organisation

The International Maritime Organisation is a United Nations agency responsible for improving maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships. Their information resources section contains a Directory of Maritime Links.

http://www.imo.org/home.asp

Irish Sea Project

The UK Government Review of Marine Nature Conservation
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1604 set up the Irish Sea Pilot project in 2002 to test the potential for an ecosystem approach to managing the marine environment at a regional sea scale. The Irish Sea area was selected for the Pilot because it was considered to be one of the most ecologically-distinct regional seas around the UK. Its semi-enclosed geography and range of stakeholders and activities makes it perhaps the most recognisable and distinct of the regional seas.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1541

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservation Committee - marine pages.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3

KIMO

Local Authorities International Marine Environmental Organisation – KIMO International - is a network of local authorities which collaborate and exchange experiences and best practice on marine pollution issues. Each participating country operates a national forum, the emphasis of which differs between countries according to their particular priorities. KIMO publications include guidance on developing strategies to manage oil spills and the economic implications of marine pollution.

http://www.kimointernational.org/Default.aspx?tabid=39

Living with the sea

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/

Low Tide

http://www.riverocean.org.uk/lowtide/index.html

Marine and coastguard agency

The MCA is responsible for overseeing shipping and coastal safety, and is the competent U.K. authority responsible for responding to pollution from shipping and offshore installations. The environmental issued within the MCA remit include ballast water, marine litter and port waste reception facilities.

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home

Marine Conservation Society

http://www.mcsuk.org/

Marine Consents and Environment Unit

The MCEU is responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, for the administration of a range of applications for statutory licences and consents to undertake works in tidal waters and at sea in UK waters and beyond; including marine developments, offshore energy, coast defences, dredging and waste disposal. The Unit also administers certain applications on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government for which it is the licensing authority in Welsh waters. Similar responsibilities are exercised in respect of works in waters around Scotland and Northern Ireland by the Scottish Government and the Department of the Environment (NI) respectively.

http://www.mceu.gov.uk/MCEU_LOCAL/FEPA/MENU-IE.HTM

Marine Stewardship Council

The (MSC) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes responsible fishing practices.

http://www.msc.org/

MarLIN

The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) programme was established in 1998 by the Marine Biological Association with the aim of providing information for marine environmental management, protection and education. The programme was developed in collaboration with the major environmental protection agencies in the UK together with academic institutions and was designed to make information freely and rapidly available through the Internet. MarLIN is the marine node of the National Biodiversity Network and contributes data to the NBN Gateway.

http://www.marlin.ac.uk/

MERMAID

MERMAID was the JNCC’s Marine Environmental Resource Mapping and Information Database. It was developed to provide wider access to information on marine sites, habitats and species around Britain and Ireland collected as part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review and originally held on the MNCR database.

The MERMAID website has now closed. The information provided by MERMAID is now available in three places: the NBN Gateway for species data; the MESH webGIS for habitat data and other MNCR survey details; and the JNCC website for the latest version of the Marine Habitat Classification. Further information and links to the three places are available at the following link:

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1598

MESH

The project ‘Development of a framework for Mapping European Seabed Habitats' aims to produce seabed habitat maps for north-west Europe  and develop international standards and protocols for seabed mapping studies. The end products will be a meta database of mapping studies, a web-delivered geographic information system (GIS) with habitat maps, a guidance framework for marine habitat mapping including protocols and standards, a report on case histories of habitat mapping, and a stakeholder database.The project commenced in 2004 and is supported through the INTERREG programme. The UK JNCC is the lead organiation with participants from the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Ireland.

http://www.searchmesh.net/

Minch Project

The Minch Project is a collaborative venture, established by Scottish Natural Heritage, Highland Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar together with a number of other partners. The project aims to find ways of achieving more integrated and effective management of the marine and coastal environments in the Minch area. The website has a number of reports looking at subjects ranging from coastal erosion, marine litter, integrated management and pollution.

http://www.w-isles.gov.uk/minch/aims/aims.htm

Marine SACs Project

The Marine Special Areas of Conservation Project was set up to establish management schemes on selected marine Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), with a view to using the lessons learned from 12 test sites to develop approaches and techniques for the management and monitoring of all marine SACs. The website content includes maps locating and describing the mSACs, technical descriptions of different habitat types, and practical advice on establishing management programmes.

http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/index.htm

National Trust

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-coastline.htm

Natural England

Marine Strategy.

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/marine/default.aspx

Neptune Coastline Campaign

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-trust/w-support/w-donations/w-donate
-neptune_coastline.htm

NE Atlantic programme

The WWF North-East Atlantic Programme aims to protect and, where necessary, restore biodiversity and maintain the natural productivity and status of the North-East Atlantic marine environment (OSPAR report)

http://www.ospar.org/

Its special focus is on the land-sea interface, land-based activities in the catchment area and commonly shared resources. The Coordination Office serves as a contact point for WWF's work in relation to key intergovernmental organisations. Through lobbying and advocacy in these frameworks, WWF has initiated commitments to keep the ocean clean, to green fisheries policy and to conserve biodiversity at sea.

http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfneap/overview/overfset.htm

Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) - Coast

http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/natural/coast/

No Take Zone

St Agnes, Cornwall

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12881

Oceans - Environmental Defense Fund

An American environmental charity. Website provides information on how everyone can take action to reduce impact of man’s industrial and recreational activities on the coast and marine environment.

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=79

OceanNET

OceanNET is the portal for the UK Global Ocean Observing System and Marine Environmental Data action groups, both operated by the Inter-Agency Committee on Marine Science and Technology.

http://www.oceannet.org/

OSPAR

OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic. The 1992 OSPAR Convention is the current instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. It combined and up-dated the 1972 Oslo Convention on dumping waste at sea and the 1974 Paris Convention on land-based sources of marine pollution. The OSPAR Commission, made up of representatives of the Governments of 15 Contracting Parties and the European Commission, representing the European Union, manages the work under the convention.

http://www.ospar.org/

PISCES

Partnership of Irish Sea Coast and Estuary Strategies
http://www.northwestcoast.org.uk/PISCES/about.htm is a grouping of several coastal initiatives located on the North West Region. It includes:
The Solway Firth Partnership http://www.solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk/
The Solway Rural Initiative
The Sefton Coast Life Project http://www.seftoncoast.org.uk/
Lake District National Park Coast http://www.lake-district.gov.uk
Action Mersey Estuary http://www.merseybasin.org.uk/page.asp?id=2913
Duddon Estuary Project http://www.duddon-estuary.org.uk

PORT

PORT is described as a national gateway to maritime information held on the internet. It is hosted and operated by the National Maritime Museum. All websites included in the gateway are catalogued in records that assess the resource's content, origin, and nature. The information is collated under 20 sub-headings including, fishing, environment, education and navigation.

http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/14863/20061109/www.port.nmm.ac.uk/index.html

Ports and the Environment

This part of the FP-6 DG Research Integrated Project ‘Effective Operations in Ports (EFFORTS)’ aims at sustainability of port infrastructure and operations by solving environmental conflicts but maintaining efficiency.
http://efforts-project.org/
 

RiverOcean

http://www.riverocean.org.uk/

Save the North Sea

http://www.savethenorthsea.com/sa/node.asp?node=1368

SCOPAC

Standing Conference on Problems Associated with the Coastline.

http://www.scopac.org.uk/

Scottish Coastal Forum

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/16440/Scottish-Coastal-Forum

Scottish Government

Strategy for Scotland’s Coasts and Inshore Waters.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/07/19639/40165

Seasearch

This is a national project for volunteer sports divers who have an interest in what they're seeing under water, want to learn more and want to help protect the marine environment. The main aims are to map out the various types of seabed found in the near-shore zone around the whole of the British Isles and record what lives in each area, thereby establishing the richest sites for marine life, the sites where there are problems and the sites which need protection.

http://www.seasearch.org.uk/

Shoreline management guide

The objective of EU funded EUROSION project was to provide a package of recommendations for policy-making and information management practices to address coastal erosion in Europe. Based on a scoping and a user requirement study, the project established a comprehensive European-level data repository at scale 1:100,000. From the analysis of the state-of-the-art of current practices in coastal erosion prevention and management at various levels, a shoreline management guide of practical examples from all over Europe has been produced, highlighting the weaknesses and strengths from technical, economical, and social points of view. The project was completed in 2004.

http://www.eurosion.org/shoreline/introduction.html

SAC

Designation

Coastal habitats

Background Info

Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-23

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/SAC_habitats.asp

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1445

Natural England http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/sac/default.aspx

Thames Estuary Partnership

http://www.thamesweb.com/tep.php

ThamesWEB

ThamesWEB is the website of the Thames Estuary Partnership, which was born out of the scheme by English Nature to develop estuary management forums in the early 1990’s. The Partnership is an amalgam of government, voluntary business and industry which seeks to promote the interest of the local community, economy and environment. A very wide range of topics are covered within the website.

http://www.thamesweb.com/index.php

Wales Coastal and Maritime Partnership

Aims to provide advice to the Welsh Assembly Government on sustainable development issues affecting the coast and seas of Wales as well as facilitating the exchange of information and dissemination of good practice. The Partnership comprises representatives of 28 organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

http://www.walescoastalpartnership.org.uk/

WiSe

WiSe is a scheme set up to deliver Training and Accreditation for operators of registered passenger and charter vessels who wish to view marine wildlife like dolphins, basking sharks and seals in West Country waters. All WiSe operators have attended and passed a course designed to ensure that they have an understanding of how to approach marine wildlife, and how to minimise any disturbance to those animals.

http://www.wisescheme.org/

WWF marine and coastal ecosystems

Introduction to WWF work on marine and coastal issues in the UK.

http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/safeguarding_the_natural_world/
oceans/oceans_uk/index.cfm

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Website description and address

Aquatour

Take a virtual tour of a fish farm and learn all about how fish are grown for the table. Choose from salmon, sea bream, cod, trout and carp.

http://www.piscestt.com/pisces/

Classroom @ sea

This interactive website is being developed by Southampton Oceanography Centre with help from two Hampshire science teachers. It explains a range of marine science topics, offers resources for teachers and aims to host online debates for children. In June 2004 the teachers joined SOC scientists on a two-week marine research cruise and send back daily reports, photographs, stories and video clips for the website

http://www.classroomatsea.net/

Estuaries.gov

This is an American website with a wide range of material for use in schools. Topics covered include estuaries, coastal zone management. Most of the material can be used for non-American environments.

http://www.estuaries.gov/estuaries101/Teachers/Home.aspx

Coastal Erosion

The North Norfolk Coastal Environment Microsite (1996) provides a range of information related to the Council's coast protection role, from the physical processes operating on the coast to a detailed description of the defences in place. The information is aimed at school and college students, but it should also be of use to anyone interested in the history and the options for the future of the North Norfolk coast. The Microsite can be accessed from the North Norfolk website.

http://www.northnorfolk.org/coastal/default.asp

Climate change: counting the cost at the coast

The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change has produced this workbook aimed at 11-14 year olds and their teachers.

http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/sites/default/files/countingthecost.pdf

Marine Conservation Society - cool seas

The Marine Conservation Society’s Cool Seas section includes information on sea creatures, the threats they face and ways to help. There are also links to the MCS menu for more information.

http://www.mcsuk.org/coolseas/home.php

Oceans 4schools

This web magazine is aimed at 12- to 16-year-olds. It has background information on ocean and earth sciences, activity ideas, quizzes and puzzles, and reports from research cruises and expeditions.

http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/JRD/SCHOOL/

Project Aware

A range of activities focused on the coast and oceans which may be home based or classroom based.

http://www.projectaware.org/content/index.php?pid=38 

Up the Creek

This is a board game designed for 12 year olds and over which aims to inform youngsters about the life of salmon while at the same time being a fun activity. It can be ordered from the World Fisheries Trust website. There is a teacher’s pack to accompany ‘Up the Creek’. The game is now out of stock but WFT is developing a project to revise and reprint the game..

http://www.worldfish.org/projects-na.htm#UTC

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Website description, address and source

Coastal Archaeology and Erosion in Scotland

A review of the archaeological sites which are subject to threat from coastal erosion, sponsored by Historic Scotland. This conference proceedings (2003, ISBN 1 903570 62 X) are available from the online shop of the Historic Scotland website.

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/v1/shop.htm

Coastal Communities Network

The objective of CoCoNet was to develop a network of community stakeholders with an interest in sustainable management of their local coastal resources and adopting best practice. Stakeholders include national and regional authorities, local community interest groups such as fishermen, tourist operators, aquaculturists, conservationists, property developers, shipping operators, teachers, etc. The project was directed at the Southern Irish Sea and participants were from Ireland and Wales. CoCoNet was a EU Interreg IIIA project the final report of which was completed in September 2004, 51 pages.

http://coconet.ucc.ie/final report/CoCoNet Final Report.pdf

Coasts and Estuarine publications

Range of publications from the Joint Committee for Nature Conservation.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2155

Coastal Habitat Management Plans

An Interim Guide to Content and Structure

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/champs/default.asp

Coastal Habitat Restoration Good Practice Guide

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/project_details/good_practice_guide/Home.htm

Dredging in Coastal Waters

This book is dedicated to dredging and its environmental impact in the widest sense. Edited by D. Eisma, et al, published by Taylor & Francis, Inc, 2005, ISBN-0415391113

http://books.google.com/books?id=iPDP4K0AnA4C

Environmental opportunities in low-lying coastal areas under a scenario of climate change

English Nature Research Report No 16. The report is available free to download from the Natural England website:

http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/Product.aspx?ProductID=a8d06b4b-981a-42ff-9106-64c82de98006

Future Flooding

The Foresight Flooding and Coastal Defence Report April 2004.

http://www.foresight.gov.uk/OurWork/CompletedProjects/Flood/index.asp

Guide to restoring habitat

This good practice guide provides an information resource for operating authorities and other practitioners and guides them as to how they can deliver habitat restoration and re-creation works. Habitats covered range from sea cliffs to sand and mud flats.

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org
.uk/project_details/good_practice_guide/habitatcrr/ENRestore/Habitats/Index.htm

Guide to Managing Coastal Erosion in Beach/Dune systems

This guide for coastal authorities and managers reviews the different ways in which erosion can be managed and describes and illustrates how each technique can be designed to minimise the damage to the natural heritage. Scottish Natural Heritage, 2000. Available from SNH ISBN 1 85397 294 0 Price £10.99.

http://www.snh.org.uk/

Integrated Coastal Zone Management ICZM in the UK: a stocktake

In March 2003, the UK Government commissioned a stocktake of the current framework for management of the coastal zone in the UK. This, the final report of the project, is a contribution to the developing ICZM programme for the UK and the national strategies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are due to be completed by 2006. March 2004 107 pages, 2.4mb.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/iczm/st-full-report.pdf

Impacts of Marine Debris and Oil

Impacts of Marine Debris and Oil: Economic and Social Costs to Coastal Communities KIMO 2000, 124 pages. ISBN 0904562891

http://www.kimointernational.org/Portals/0/Files/Karensreport.pdf

Impacts of man’s activities on Marine Special Areas of Conservation (marine SAC)

The countryside agencies within the UK have collaborated on an EU LIFE funded project to develop management schemes for marine mSAC. A key output from this project has been a series of reports which assess the interactions that can take place between human activities and the marine environment in order to provide better management of mSACs and other non-designated coastal areas. This will be achieved by defining those activities that may have a beneficial, neutral or harmful impact and by giving examples of management measures that will prevent or minimise adverse effects.

Aggregates: (126 pages)
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/aggregates-report.pdf

Recreation: (256 pages)
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/recreation_report.pdf

Water quality - coast: (448 pages)
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/water_quality.pdf

Water quality - lagoons: (136 pages)
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/saline.pdf

Fisheries and bait collection:

Fisheries: (126 pages) http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/natura.pdf
Bait (127pages) http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/bait.pdf

Port and Harbour operations: (186 pages)
http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/guidelines.pdf

Investigation and management of soft rock cliffs

A large proportion of the Anglian Coast consists of what is termed to be 'soft cliffs' that are susceptible to marine induced erosion. DEFRA have produced a management manual specifically for dealing with these difficult areas. A non-technical summary can be downloaded from the following website.

http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=FD2403_740_TSM.doc

The book can be obtained from Thomas Telford Bookshop:

http://www.thomastelford.com/books/bookshop_main.asp?ISBN=0727729853

IZCM in Northern Ireland

Scoping Study Examining The Potential Establishment of a Northern Ireland Coastal Forum January 2003 40 Pages 210kb.

http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/pubs/publications/final_scoping_study_Jan23.pdf

Impact of disposal of marine dredged material on the South Wight Maritime and Solent Maritime Candidate Special Areas of Conservation

The main objective of this project was to assess the potential impacts of disposal of dredged material at the disposal sites located within or adjacent to European marine Special Areas of Conservation. November 2001, 54 pages.

http://www.cefas.co.uk/csac/Wight_cSAC.pdf

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1429

Living with the sea

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org.uk/

Maritime State of Nature for England

Maritime State of Nature for England – getting onto an even keel 2002 48 pages ISBN 1 85716 647 4.

http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/product.aspx
?ProductID=52ee829f-a1ef-4df7-b31a-ead2d6a8d595

Natural Heritage Futures

Scottish Natural Heritage has prepared a suite of publications to guide the future management of the natural heritage towards 2025, within the wider context of sustainable development. These documents aim to identify common goals and encourage an integrated approach in which all sectors work together. Six broad national themes are reviewed. For example, Coasts and Seas 2003, 44 pages, ISBN 1 85397 147 2.

http://www.snh.org.uk/futures/Data/pdfdocs/Coasts_and_Seas.pdf

Regional specific reports are also offered.

http://www.snh.org.uk/futures/Data/index.htm

No Take Zones

http://www.cefas.co.uk/publications/miscellaneous-publications/the-case
-for-no-take-zones.aspx

Our coasts and seas - making space for people, industry and wildlife

Prepared for the Review of Marine Nature Conservation and the Marine Stewardship process by English Nature, the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Heritage Services (Northern Ireland), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Royal Holloway Institute for Environmental Research. July 2003, English Nature Research Report no. 538, ISSN 0967-876X, 27 pages, 435kb.

http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/Product.aspx?ProductID=6aa71926-7341-46c1-ac04-24ae0bc5e2a5

Our Coasts and Seas

Our Coasts and Seas: a 21st century agenda for their recovery, conservation and sustainable use

English Nature consultation 2004

http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/Product.aspx?ProductID=cb57b418-974e-4098-b234-59240ebe28ec

Regional Seas Pilot Scheme in the Irish Sea

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1541

Regulatory Responsibilities & Enforcement Mechanisms Relevant to Marine Nature Conservation in the United Kingdom

Report to the JNCC, July 2003, Report No. ZBB604-F2-2003, 57 pages, 638kb.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/enforcement.pdf

A review of the effects of recreational interactions within UK European marine sites

http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/pdfs/recreation_report.pdf

Review of the integration among plans for the coast in Scotland

This study was commissioned jointly between the Scottish Government and the Crown Estates. It had two main aims: to identify the level of integration that existed between plans and management strategies with a coastal zone, and identify measures to strengthen the level of integration between plans The project worked through the analysis of four case studies in Scotland: Firth of Clyde, Cromarty Firth, Orkney Islands and the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Coast. 2002, 54pages.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/orange/ripc.pdf

Review of Marine Nature Conservation

Review of Marine Nature Conservation July 2004

Background: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1540

Report:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/biodiversity/marine/documents/rmnc-report-0704.pdf

Saline lagoon guide

Saline lagoon guide: A guide to their management and creation by Roger Bamber, Paul Gilliland and Matt Shardlow (ISBN 1 85716 573 X). 

A review of this guide is available on the Natural England  Living with the Sea project website.

http://www.eclife.naturalengland.org
.uk/project_details/good_practice_guide/habitatcrr/ENRestore/Habitats/
SalineLagoon/ManualReview.htm

Saltmarsh Review

An overview of coastal saltmarshes, their dynamic and sensitivity characteristics for conservation and management 2003, 114 pages 1.16MB. This report provides information on the structure and functions of saltmarsh, a habitat previously regarded as wasteland but which is now valued for its wide range of functions in relation to sea defence, nature conservation and supporting life in adjoining ecosystems.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/jncc334.pdf

Safeguarding Our Seas

A strategy for the conservation and protection of our marine environment. Defra publication May 2002. PB6187, 82 Pages 650kb

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/documents/marine_stewardship.pdf

Sensitivity mapping for Oil Pollution Incident Response

Marine Biological Association – MarLIN.

http://www.marlin.ac.uk/PDF/CCW_Oil_SensMap_Rpt.revised_SCREEN.pdf

Shoreline management Plans

Shoreline management plans, SMPs: Defra guidance on preparing SMPs

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/flooding/policy/guidance/smp.htm

Southern North Sea Sediment Transport Study

This study provides a greater understanding of sediment transport processes along the eastern coastline of England between Flamborough Head in Yorkshire and North Foreland in Kent.  The study was commissioned by nine local authorities along with the Environment Agency, English Nature, the dredging industry and DEFRA

http://www.sns2.org/index.html

Strategy for Scotland’s Coasts and Inshore Waters

A national strategy for the sustainable use of Scotland's coast and inshore waters has been prepared by the Scottish Coastal Forum. The aims are to take stock of the resources and key management issues and then to develop an influential vision based on a 25-year forward view. The strategy is designed to be an advisory document for Scottish Ministers, providing guidance on implementation of ICZM in Scotland. An implementation plan is to be developed to follow up the objectives and actions.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/ssciw-00.asp

Summary of Current Legislation Relevant to Nature Conservation in the Marine Environment in the United Kingdom

Report to the JNCC July 2003 Report No. ZBB604-F1-2003, 132 pages, 550kb.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/summary.pdf

Sustainable Scottish Marine Environment Initiative

‘The Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI) is an approach in developing an overall marine planning framework for Scotland. The SSMEI - led by the Executive - aims to develop and then test the benefits of possible new management framework options for the sustainable development of Scotland 's marine resources through the establishment of a number of pilot projects such as the Shetland Islands, Berwickshire Coast, the Sound of Mull and the Clyde.’

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Wildlife-Habitats/protectedareas/SSMEI

The Impacts of Recreation on Marine Special Areas of Conservation

This report commissioned by the UK Countryside Agencies assess the potential negative and beneficial implications of recreation in UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation (mSAC). Forming part of the a UK demonstration project funded by the European LIFE fund this report provides a ‘tool-box’ of information for local government, statutory agencies, industry and the public in designated areas. March 2000, 260pages.

http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/recreation.htm

The role of Scottish local initiatives in implementing the principles of integrated coastal zone management

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2001/06/9237/File-1

Turning the Tide

Turning the Tide: Addressing the impact of fisheries on the marine environment. Royal Commission of Environmental Pollution Report December 2004.

http://www.rcep.org.uk/reports/25-marine/documents/Turningthetide.pdf

UK Marine SAC Project

Publications list.

http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/publications.htm

Water-Based Tourism, A strategic vision for Galway

Publication available from the Marine Institute, Ireland.

http://www.marine.ie/NR/rdonlyres/1A7A13F2-647E-4FD6-B45D
-05F18FB47552/0/WaterbasedTourismAStrategicVisionforGalway.pdf