Outer Humber Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC) Project - Survey, Analysis & Reporting
- Reference:
- REC 08/03
- Start Date:
- 11 July 2008
- Amount Funded:
- £2,312,221
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- Organisation:
- British Geological Survey, Gardline Environmental Ltd, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, and Birmingham University
- End Date:
- 31 March 2011
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The Humber REC is a multidisciplinary marine study of the
geology, biology and archaeology of an area of 11 000 km2 off the
east coast of England. Within the REC area, there are 12 active
aggregate licences with applications submitted for 10 more. Within
the region there is also gas production, wind energy development,
and intensive shellfish harvesting. Without proper management of
the sea bed areas there could be conflict over development of
resources in the area.
The overall objective of the REC project was to provide
integrated broadscale seabed maps in order to support the
sustainable management of offshore resources now and into the
future. The basis of the maps is a regional assessment of the
physical, biological and archaeological environment. The results of
each individual project element are presented together with their
integration into a holistic overview of the marine environment.
Data available
Hard copies of the final report (A3) are available on request
from the MEPF Secretariat. The hard copy report also includes
a DVD containing a high resolution version of the final report and
data appendices.