Aggregate extraction
We advise the relevant regulator about environmental
implications of aggregate extraction. Underpinning that, we help
ensure that the environmental and fisheries implications of
proposed sand and gravel/marine mineral extraction operations are
suitably addressed.
Applications would usually be accompanied by an environmental
impact assessment (EIA). Guidance can be found in the following
document:
As part of the assessment of applications to the Marine
Management Organisation and the Welsh Assembly Government, we will
check the following criteria:
- designated shellfish bivalve production areas
- fishing activities and fish resources
- benthic ecology
- coastal processes
- sediment contamination
- navigational issues
- designated conservation areas
Our experts can also give advice on:
- survey design and methodologies - to ensure a robust approach
is adopted to support conclusions and assessments of impact
- applications - to ensure all conclusions and assessments
of impact have a scientifically adequate and robust evidence
base
- monitoring programmes -to ensure predicted impacts are suitably
monitored, and appropriate and proportional mitigation is
enacted.
For more about how we can help you, please email marineaggregates@cefas.co.uk.
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