Coasts Case Studies Flashcards

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Southhampton Water:

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  • 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)
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What methods did St Lucia use to protect the reef?

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

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  • financial problems (locals relied on tourism)
  • intensified fishing (pressure on marine resources)
  • number of fish did not increase
  • open conflict and threats towards SMMA
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What methods did Lundy use to protect the reef?

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  • 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
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Was Lundy effective?

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  • 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
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What was the situation in Happisburgh?

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  • 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
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What did they do about Happisburgh?

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  • 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
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What was the situation in Sea Palling?

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  • sea wall built in 1953
  • large beach to absorb wave energy
  • by 1990 most of the sea wall was washed away
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What did they do about Sea Palling?

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  • 100000 tonnes of boulders in front of sea wall
  • 1 million cubic meters of sand brought in
  • four offshore reefs
  • second set later added
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Why was Sea Palling protected and not Happisbugh?

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

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