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Two-way wetland restoration knowledge sharing: China and UK
13/12/2018
In October 2018, ABPmer was delighted to present at the 2nd International Symposium on Coastal Resources and Environment (CORE 2018), hosted by Hohai University in Nanjing.
Taking a whole life approach to metocean data
12/12/2018
As metocean information is used throughout the lifecycle of a development, the Metocean Team at ABPmer consider it appropriate to plan this at a very early stage and to take a ‘whole life’ approach towards its acquisition, management and use.
Unsure about shape files?
12/12/2018
Are you unsure about shapefiles? Not confident with metadata? Forgotten how to buffer, snap, clip and geo-reference?
UK Duty Holder Training
11/12/2018
Harbour authorities and owners of marine facilities must have a ‘Duty Holder’ as defined within the Port Marine Safety Code. The Duty Holder is either an individual, or more typically a Board who are both individually and collectively accountable for compliance with the requirements of the Code.
Stakeholders meet to solve fisheries and seals interaction issue
11/12/2018
Fishing activity and seals share fish resources and overlap spatially, resulting in interaction and conflict. Depredation (feeding on fishermen’s catches) by seals has economic costs to the fishing industry through loss of catches and damage to fishing gear.
Viewpoint: The Value of Sectoral Marine Plans
10/12/2018
Marine planning is one of those big new ideas introduced to the UK through the Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009 designed to support integrated management of the sea.
Is there a place for drones in intertidal monitoring?
05/12/2018
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly being used to collect high resolution spatial data for a variety of marine and coastal monitoring.
UKCP18 – Five key points from a coastal perspective
28/11/2018
Earlier this week the Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced the publication of the UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18). UKCP18 represents the most up-to-date assessment of how the climate of the UK may change over the 21st century and the first major update of UK climate projections in nearly 10 years.
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