PREDICTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT OF RECOVERABILITY OF MARINE BENTHIC COMMUNITIES FOLLOWING CESSATION OF AGGREGATE DREDGING

Posted Thu, 2010-01-07 13:26 by jo

Marine Ecological Surveys Limited 2007.  Predictive framework for assessment of recoverability of marine benthic communities following cessation of aggregate dredging. Technical Report to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Project No MEPF 04/02. Marine Ecological Surveys Limited, 24a Monmouth Place, BATH, BA1 2AY. pp. 115 + electronic appendices pp. 466.
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Marine Macrofauna Genus Trait Handbook.

Posted Mon, 2010-01-04 16:52 by jo

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MESL attend Sea Change conference hosted by Natural England

Bryony Pearce, Daniel Brutto and Dr Jackie Hill of MESL recently attended the Sea Change conference hosted by Natural England at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel. This conference was held in order to stimulate debate and discussion about the aims, aspirations and successful implementation of the planned Marine Protected Area network which will be established across UK waters by 2012.  MESL was keen to attend this conference in order to provide input into the designation process and the design of the network.

MESL provide advice to Narec

MESL have recently provided advice to Narec on the development of a plan for an experimental windfarm which has been proposed for construction near Blyth, Northumbria. Narec are a cutting-edge renewables research organisation who are dedicated to accelerating the deployment and grid integration** of renewable energy*** *and low carbon generation technologies**, utilising wind, wave, tidal, solar PV and thermal power.

MESL win Environmental Award

MESL are proud to announce that they are the winners of this year’s BBWA Environmental award.  This is a new award introduced for 2009 where a company shows the greatest awareness of environmental issues.  MESL put forward their "Fish for our Future" project which raises the profile of the challenging situation relating to the over fishing of seas around the shores of Great Britain.  

MARINE ALSF SCIENCE REVIEW : AGGREGATE RESEARCH IN UK WATERS

Posted Thu, 2009-11-19 16:17 by jo

Newell, R.C. 2006.  MARINE ALSF SCIENCE REVIEW: AGGREGATE RESEARCH IN UK WATERS. Annual Research Review - Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund 2006. Technical Report for the Living Land & Seas Directorate General of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Marine Ecological Surveys Limited. BATH BA1  2AY.  52pp.
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MESL continue their expansion plans

Following MESL’s expansion into the offices adjacent to their established Bath premises, they continue to expand their research department alongside their commercial interests through an increase in staffing levels and capabilities.

The Work in Progress (WIP) Conference 4th-5th November 2009

The Work in Progress (WIP) Conference November 2009
Attended: Dr Lindsay Seiderer, Bryony Pearce, Dr Jacqueline Hill and Ross Griffin

Launch of the MESL "Fish For Our Future" Research Group

Launch of the MESL "Fish For Our Future" Research Group

Following the recent airing of the UK's first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing, the "End of the line", MESL have set up an internal research group named "Fish For Our Future". The group aims to undertake research into the sustainability of fisheries in order to identify pragmatic solutions to improve fisheries management in the UK. The group will be coordinated by Matthew Green BSc (Hons).
 

Review of nature conservation designations and the potential implications for industrial developments

Marine Ecological Surveys have recently received a number of commissions for projects relating to potential conflicts between industrial activities and the designation of sites for nature conservation purposes such as SPAs and SACs. These contracts required MESL to review the reasons for the designation of new SACs, to evaluate their legitimacy and to draw conclusions regarding the potential impacts on current industrial activities and the implications for the impacts that they might have on future activities.

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