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Website description and/or address
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Adopt a Beach
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http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/
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AquaReg CZM
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http://www.aquareg.com/AquaReg/AquaWeb.nsf/Firstpage?OpenForm&L=E
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Beachwatch
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http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/pages/page.php?cust_id=2
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COASTATLANTIC
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http://www.severnestuary.net/sep/partnership/coastatlantic.html
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CoastGuide
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A guide to the management of the coastal zones in England. With comprehensive list of links.
http://www.coastalguide.org/england/index.html
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Coastal Groups
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Examples of the many that exist
Anglian Coastal Authorities Group (http://www.northnorfolk.org/acag/default.asp)
North West 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/)
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Coastal Habitat Restoration Good Practice Guide
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http://www.english-nature.org.uk/livingwiththesea/project_details/good_practice_guide/Home.htm
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Coastal Habitat Management Plans
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http://www.english-nature.org.uk/livingwiththesea/champs/default.asp
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Coastal Management
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List of mainly international coastal management and marine conservation websites.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcmweb/tcm/czmlinks.htm
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CoastNET
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http://www.coastnet.org.uk
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Coastal Priority Habitats
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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
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Coastal Special Interests Group
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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/
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The Coastal Union
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http://www.eucc.net/
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Coastal Zone Law
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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/depts/pbl/jgibson/iczm/home.htm
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COST-IMPACT
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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
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Countryside Character Initiative
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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.countryside.gov.uk/LivingLandscapes/countryside_character/index.asp
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COZONE
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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
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Cycleau
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http://www.cycleau.com/index.asp
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Defra
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http://www.defra.gov.uk/marine/index.htm
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Estuary Programme
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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/
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ELOISE
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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/
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English Nature
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Maritime Strategy.
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/coasts_and_seas/default.asp
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Environment and Heritage Service
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Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland.
http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/natural/coast/
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Estuary and Firth Forums
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http://www.coastalguide.org/england/index.html
http://www.theukcoastalzone.com/knowledge/
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Scottish-Coastal-Forum/links
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EUROCOAST
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European Coastal Association for Science and Technology was established in 1989 as an association of scientists, engineers and decision makers within the European community. The objectives of the Association include creation of a network for scientific and technical co-operation and exchange, both within and outside Europe, on subjects relating to the protection, development and management of the coastal zone. The Association aims to identify and promote multi-disciplinary research and establish a database and reference library on all aspects of the coastal zone in order to promote the wider dissemination of information on coastal themes.
http://www.eurocoast.org/index.html
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FishBase
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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
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Fish List
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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/
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Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence project
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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 project report in April 2004. http://www.foresight.gov.uk/Previous_Projects/Flood_and_Coastal_Defence/index.html
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Futurecoast
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http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/futurecoast.htm.
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Government Departments
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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/marine/index.htm
Scottish Government – Strategy for Scotland’s Coasts and Inshore Waters
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/ssciw-00.asp
Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland
http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/natural/coast/
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Heritage Coasts
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http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/heritage_coasts/index.asp
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Humber INCA
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http://www.humberinca.co.uk/
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Humber Management Scheme
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http://www.humberems.co.uk/
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IACMST
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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/
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INCA
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The Industry Nature Conservation Association
http://www.inca.uk.com/
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Integrated Coastal Zone Management
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http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/iczm/index.htm
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EU INTERREG III Programme
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http://www.interregiii.org.uk/
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International Maritime Organisation
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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
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Irish Sea Project
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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
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JNCC
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Joint Nature Conservation Committee - marine pages.
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3
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KIMO
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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
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Living with the sea
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http://www.english-nature.org.uk/livingwiththesea/
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Low Tide
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http://www.riverocean.org.uk/lowtide/index.html
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Marine and coastguard agency
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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/mcga-home
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Marine Conservation Society
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http://www.mcsuk.org/
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Marine Consents and Environment Unit
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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
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Marine Stewardship Council
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The (MSC) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes responsible fishing practices.
http://www.msc.org/
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MarLIN
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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/
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MERMAID
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MERMAID is the JNCC's Marine Environmental Resource Mapping and Information Database. It has been 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 location and features of the UK candidate marine SACs can be found on MERMAID and information on their management is available through the UK Marine SACs project.
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/mermaid/default.htm
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MESH
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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/
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Minch Project
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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.cne-siar.gov.uk/minch/minchrep.htm
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Marine SACs Project
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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
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National Trust
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-coastline.htm
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Neptune Coastal Campaign
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-trust/w-support/w-donations/w-donate-neptune_coastline.htm
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NE Atlantic programme
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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/eng/html/qsr2000/QSR2000welcome3.htm. 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
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No Take Zone
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St Agnes, Cornwall
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12881
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Oceans Alive
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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.oceansalive.org/index.cfm
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OceanNET
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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/
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OSPAR
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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/eng/html/welcome.html
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PISCES
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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.org.uk/index.htm
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
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PORT
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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
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Ports and the Environment
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Coastal Management for Sustainability (CMS) is a business that brings people together to resolve management and sustainability challenges in the coastal and marine environment. CMS in collaboration with the Department of Transport and a wide range of other organisations has developed a Ports and Environment project, the aim of which is to provide information on a wide range of issues of direct relevance to those involved in Port-Environmental issues. The main content is contained in a series of folders.
http://www.coastms.co.uk/cgi-bin/ftpex/FTPex_ports.cgi
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RiverOcean
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http://www.riverocean.org.uk/
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SAIL
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(http://www.sailcoast.org/index.shtml
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Save the North Sea
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http://www.savethenorthsea.com/sa/node.asp?node=1368
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SCOPAC
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Standing Conference on Problems Associated with the Coastline.
http://www.scopac.org.uk/
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Scottish Coastal Forum
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http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Scottish-Coastal-Forum
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Scottish Government
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Strategy for Scotland’s Coasts and Inshore Waters.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/environment/ssciw-00.asp
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Seasearch
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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/
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Shoreline management guide
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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
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SAC
Designation
Coastal habitats
Background Info
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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
English Nature http://www.english-nature.org.uk/uk-marine
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Thames Estuary Partnership
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http://www.thamesweb.com/tep.php
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ThamesWEB
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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
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Wales Coastal and Maritime Partnership
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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/
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WiSe
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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.uk/index.html
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WWF marine and coastal ecosystems
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Introduction to WWF work on marine and coastal issues in the UK.
http://www.wwf.org.uk/researcher/issues/livingseas/index.asp - uk
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