Environmental Impact Assessments

These have been carried out by Marine Ecological Surveys worldwide, mainly in relation to major chemical industrial projects and for the leisure & tourism industry including land reclamation schemes. An increasing number of contracts have been for the marine mining and marine aggregate dredging industries.

  • Biological resource survey of the lower Humber Estuary, 2004. Client: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd.
  • Environmental Statement - Marine Aggregate Extraction Application Area 106 East (480), 2003. Client: Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd.
  • Baseline biological resource surveys of the benthic & epibenthic fauna of the lower Thames Estuary relating to the London Gateway Port Development, 2001-2003. Client: Posford Haskoning Ltd on behalf of P&O.
  • Seasonal Changes in Fish & Epibenthic Invertebrate Resources, Princes Channel, outer Thames Estuary, 2002. Client: Port of London Authority.
  • Fish & Epibenthic Invertebrate Resources, Princes Channel, outer Thames Estuary, 2002. Client: Port of London Authority.
  • Environmental Impact Assessments for marine aggregates licence applications for the following areas: - South Coast of U.K. (Isle of Wight) 1996 & 1997. South Coast of U.K. (Folkestone). 1996 & 1997. East Coast of U.K. (Norfolk). 1996 & 1997. East Coast of U.K. (Suffolk) 1996 & 1997. Tay Estuary (Scotland) 1997 & 1998. Central English Channel 1999, 2001 & 2002. Central North Sea 2000, 2001 & 2002 Clients: Coastline Surveys Limited, Stonehouse; Hanson Aggregates Marine Limited, Southampton; Oakwood Environmental, Wormley, Dredging International (UK) Ltd, RMC Marine Ltd, Westminster Gravels Ltd.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of the effect of surf-zone dredging using a novel mobile dredging platform, 2000. Client: Seacore Limited (Cornwall) and Trans Hex Limited (Cape Town) joint venture.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment for major port development, South East Madagascar, 1999. Client: QIT Madagascar Minerals Limited et Cie., Madagascar.
  • Benthic survey report for proposed dredging licence areas 465/1 & 465/2 south west of the Isle of Wight, 1999. Client: Coastline Surveys Ltd., Bridgend Farmhouse, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire GL10 2AX.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of marine aggregate mining in UK coastal waters, 1998-1999. Client: US Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed construction of slipway & replacement of part of quayside walling at Gweek Quay Boatyard, Cornwall, 1998. Client: Mr.C.W.& Mrs.P.G.Emerson, Helston.
  • Environmental Impact Assessments for coastal protection schemes, North Kent coast. Client: Canterbury City Council.
  • Environmental Impact of wastes discharge to the Humber estuary, U.K.: Expert Testimony to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Humber, 1984. Client: Tioxide Group Ltd.
  • Complete environmental resource evaluation and E.I.A for a major chemical complex on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Surveys completed 1987 - 1996. Client: Tioxide (Asia Pacific).
  • Wildlife Management Plan: Seal Sands Reclamation Scheme. Client: Cleveland County Council & Tees & Hartlepool Ports Authority.
  • Environmental Impact of mine wastes disposal, Kent Colliery. Client: British Coal Board.