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Typical Projects |
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| A. SITE ASSESSMENTS. | ||
| Environmental appraisal of proposed wind farm site:
North Sea - Triton Knoll, 2003. Client: National Wind Power Limited. |
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| Environmental appraisal of proposed cable landings
(Thames Estuary-Shingles & Greater Dowsing), 2003. Client: National Wind Power Limited. |
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| Site assessment & Terms of Reference for Minerals
Mining Project: Madagascar (1999). Client: Rio Tinto Fer et Titane Inc. Canada. |
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| Site assessment & Management Plan for Resort
Complex. (1997). Client: Department of Planning, Government of Bermuda. |
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| Site assessment & management plan for resort
development, Guiana Island, Antigua. (1997) Client: The Hon. Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Government of Antigua & Barbuda. |
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| Site assessment & management plan for resort
complex, Gozo, Malta. (1994 - 1997) Client: Landbase Inc. and W.A.Montenaro Gauci, Malta. |
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| Site assessment & management plan for resort
complex, St.Vincent & the Grenadines. (1993 - 1996) Client: Union Island Resorts Ltd & Lee Evans de Moubray Ltd, UK. |
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| Site assessment & environmental management plan for
Langkawi Island, Malaysia. (1993) Client: Prime Minister's Office & Department of the Environment, Malaysia. |
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| Site assessment for major industrial complexes in Tamil
Nadu & Kerala State, India. (1987); Queensland, West Australia, South
Australia and Tasmania. (1990); Arkansas and Louisiana, U.S.A and Quebec,
Canada. (1991) Client: Tioxide Group Ltd. |
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| B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS. | ||
| Biological resource survey of the lower Humber Estuary,
2004. Client: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. |
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| Environmental Statement - Marine Aggregate Extraction
Application Area 106 East (480), 2003. Client: Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd. |
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| 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. |
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| Seasonal Changes in Fish & Epibenthic Invertebrate
Resources, Princes Channel, outer Thames Estuary, 2002. Client: Port of London Authority. |
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| Fish & Epibenthic Invertebrate Resources, Princes
Channel, outer Thames Estuary, 2002. Client: Port of London Authority. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Environmental Impact Assessment for major port
development, South East Madagascar, 1999. Client: QIT Madagascar Minerals Limited et Cie., Madagascar. |
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| 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. |
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| Environmental Impact Assessment of marine aggregate
mining in UK coastal waters, 1998-1999. Client: US Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service. |
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| 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. |
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| Environmental Impact Assessments for coastal protection
schemes, North Kent coast. Client: Canterbury City Council. |
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| 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. |
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| 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). |
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| Wildlife Management Plan: Seal Sands Reclamation
Scheme. Client: Cleveland County Council & Tees & Hartlepool Ports Authority. |
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| Environmental Impact of mine wastes disposal, Kent
Colliery. Client: British Coal Board. |
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| C. ECO-AUDIT AND MONITORING PROGRAMMES. | ||
| Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd. has carried out numerous eco-audit and environmental impact monitoring programmes over the past 29 years for major projects worldwide. These have typically involved a series of up to 10 surveys per year, each requiring a full evaluation of the impact of coastal development projects on community structure, fisheries and wildlife resources. The results are confidential to clients, but have been summarised in some cases in the international literature by our staff in collaboration with clients. | ||
| Dr.Newell is a Member of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) Science Audit Team (SAT) to report on the quality of science provided by the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Laboratories. | ||
| D. PROVISION OF EXPERT TESTIMONY. | ||
| Dr.Newell provided expert testimony during 1999 at a Public Inquiry on behalf of East Sussex County Council in connection with the impacts of waste discharge on marine resources of the south coast of the UK. | ||
| We were also engaged by Enichem UK Ltd in 2001 to provide expert advice on the benthic and intertidal biology of the area adjacent to the Enichem site in relation to the Dibden Bay Public Inquiry. | ||
| Most recently, Dr. Newell provided expert testimony on the benthic and epibenthic biological resources of the lower Thames Estuary & the potential impact of the proposed London Gateway Port Project. MESL also prepared the baseline benthic & epibenthic biological programme for this development. These data were used in the preparation of the Environmental Statement. Details of the PI Programme and documentation are available on the Planning Inspectorate website:- http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/gateway/inquiry/outline.htm | ||