Marine sand and gravel: planning, data, evidence & licencing
This free EMSAGG event will look at the importance of data sets and evidence to protect environmental and other interests in granting extraction licences for sand and gravel.
Background
Marine sand and gravel continues to make an important contribution to the development of European economies, with demand expanding for numerous end uses. Planning to meet future demand, by ensuring long-term resources are available and responsibly managed, is an important factor towards achieving sustainable development at a European level.
Competing activities can impact on the seabed and mapping sea beds, collating relating data and sea bed optimisation can help to assess and plan for sustainable management of our sea beds.
Approaches to planning and licencing has been a key theme within EMSAGG’s programme and this EMSAGG seminar will explore approaches particularly in Scotland, England and Wales, as well as the use of available data for marine activities and habitat protection. It will also discuss sea bed optimisation in the context of marine aggregate dredging.
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG), established in 1998 by European professionals, is an independent body which draws together stakeholders from across industry, including dredging organisations, European Government departments and agencies, regulators, economists, resource planners, environmental bodies and academic as well as research bodies. EMSAGG provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and learning across Europe.
Why attend?
- hear from projects across Europe which are maximizing data sets and sources for marine activity planning
- discuss the use of sea bed optimisation in the UK and Europe
- understand how data and sea bed mapping are used for dredging licencing in the UK
- network with colleagues from across UK and Europe
Programme
10.00 Chairman’s Introduction
Cees Laban, Marine Information Service and Deltares
10.10 Marine planning evidence base & licences in Scotland
Martyn Cox, Marine Scotland
10.35 Marine planning evidence base & licences in England
Craig Loughlin, Marine Management Organisation
11:00 Sea bed optimisation & marine data exchange
Nick Everington, Crown Estate
11:25 Coffee break
11:40 EMODnet & seabed mapping
Sophie Green, British Geological Survey
12.05 The importance of evidence and data in finding common ground
Stuart Lowe, Marine Space Ltd.
12:25 Discussion session / Q&A
13:00 Close
When
18 November 2016
10.00 - 13.00
Where
British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South,
Edinburgh, EH14 4AP
Fees
FREE to attend (Limited places available)
Booking
If you are having problems registering for this event online please contact Patrick Williams on 020 7549 3300 or email [email protected]