2011, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF), Measuring the effects of aggregate dredging on key species

2011, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF), Measuring the effects of aggregate dredging on key species

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March 2011 - March 2011

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Report number: MEPF_08_P76. During marine aggregate extraction and subsequent screening significant amounts of sediment are returned to the sea, the consequences of which are twofold: an initial localised increase in Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) followed by eventual settlement of particulates with a potential to bury species and habitats. Alt...

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