Coasts Case Studies

Question 1

Southhampton Water:

Answer 1

• largest oil refinery in the UK
• one of the largest chemical plants in Europe
• 800 hectare nature reserve
• world famous sailing resort
• large marines
• major port (sheltered deep-water habour, ideal for shipping routes to Middle East and USA)

Question 2

What methods did St Lucia use to protect the reef?

Answer 2

• educational and friendly approach
• local people responsible for establishment
• considered tourism, conservation and fishery
• restricted fishing, yaytching and recreational areas

Question 3

Was St Lucia effective?

Answer 3

• financial problems (locals relied on tourism)
• intensified fishing (pressure on marine resources)
• number of fish did not increase
• open conflict and threats towards SMMA

Question 4

What methods did Lundy use to protect the reef?

Answer 4

• voluntary ban on suction dredging for scallops
• eventually banned all dredging and twarling in whole reserve and potting in parts
• conflict between divers and commerical people
• MAFF stepped in and put zones in place
  1) spear-fishing banned
  2) twarling banned
  3) potting banned

Question 5

Was Lundy effective?

Answer 5

• sea life flourished
• governemnt would like to see similar reserves in rest of the UK
• success due to long-term funding and public support
• 10,000s of types of plants and animals

Question 6

What was the situation in Happisburgh?

Answer 6

• coastline shifting 40ft per year
• only a few meters above sea level
• revetments used to protect the coast, however were damaged
• offshore breakwaters not working properly
• sea wall the only thing protecting the land but was 50 years old

Question 7

What did they do about Happisburgh?

Answer 7

• managed retreat on the wall
• homes, buildings, farms, forests, roads etc will be destroyed
• rock band built as tempory measure
• locals trying to raise money

Question 8

What was the situation in Sea Palling?

Answer 8

• sea wall built in 1953
• large beach to absorb wave energy
• by 1990 most of the sea wall was washed away

Question 9

What did they do about Sea Palling?

Answer 9

• 100000 tonnes of boulders in front of sea wall
• 1 million cubic meters of sand brought in
• four offshore reefs
• second set later added

Question 10

Why was Sea Palling protected and not Happisbugh?

Answer 10

Sea Palling has the Norfolk Broads National Park, a famous wetland area that attracts a million tourists each year.