Update – event finished. Funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and managed by The Rivers Trust and the Coastal Partnerships Network, the Wholescape Approach to Marine Management ‘WAMM’ project aims to support a more collaborative approach between Coastal and Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) partnerships to enhance delivery for the coastal and estuarine environment
Regional News
Wholescape Approach to Marine Management North West and South West Regional Workshop September 22nd 2020
by NW Coastal Forum on December 4, 2019
Innovative Wave Hazard Measurements Being Made at a Coast Near You – Evening Event, 27th November, Liverpool
by NW Coastal Forum on November 10, 2019
What are you up to on 27th November 6 – 8 pm? If you’re in Liverpool why not go along to the University of Liverpool and find out about the National Oceanography Centre’s WireWall project at Crosby Beach at an evening event: ‘Innovative Wave Hazard Measurements at a coast near you’. For more information and
NW Coastal Access Update
by NW Coastal Forum on November 10, 2019
Natural England has produced their October update on progress in developing the English Coast Path on the North West’s coast. There is a lot more detail in this month’s update but a brief summary of status of each section is: Stretch 1: Allonby to Whitehaven (35 km) – ‘OPEN’ Stretch 2: Whitehaven to Silecroft (51
Solway Marine Planning Animation
by NW Coastal Forum on October 3, 2019
Solway Firth Partnership has produced an animation as part of the Marine Management Organisation’s ‘Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement’ project. Kyla Orr, an experienced freelance marine ecology consultant and animator, has used graphics and voice over to create a simple, yet effective, overview of the marine planning process in the Solway Firth. This video aims to explain what
New Coastal Walk: Changing shores – The Crosby Sequence
by NW Coastal Forum on August 22, 2019
Through the coming together of science and the arts a narrated coastal walk along Crosby’s shoreline, north of Liverpool, has been created between Hall road and Waterloo train stations. This has been developed to raise awareness of shoreline change and coastal hazards. The poems capture changes in land use, coastal processes, shoreline management and observational
Get active this summer with the Turning Tide Partnership’s Active Coast!
by NW Coastal Forum on August 6, 2019
Active Coast is a summer programme of coastal activities to encourage people to make the most of the North West’s wonderful coastline, connect with nature and other people and improve their health and sense of wellbeing. Organised by members of the Turning Tides Partnership working with LOVEmyBEACH there are a wide range of organised activities
Events: Helping the UK Seafood Sector be Ready for Brexit
by NW Coastal Forum on July 22, 2019
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with Seafish and the Marine Management Organisation, is hosting a series of events across England to help seafood traders, processors and businesses prepare for Brexit by understanding the changes that lie ahead. These events are open to people and businesses involved in the processing and
Booking now closed for Across the Sands of Dee 2019, Monday 9th September, Chester
by NW Coastal Forum on July 7, 2019
Across the Sands of Dee 2019 is an exciting opportunity for people with an interest in the Dee Estuary and Liverpool Bay to gain insight into marine planning in advance of the consultation on the draft north west marine plans later this year, and to input their views into a developing National Lottery Heritage Fund
New MMO Byelaw: West of Walney MCZ Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw
by NW Coastal Forum on July 2, 2019
The Marine Management Organisation’s West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone (Specified Area) Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2018 was signed off by Defra on 4th June 2019. The Byelaw came into force on 4th July 2019. The purpose of this byelaw is to protect habitats and communities in the specified area, as stated in the
Coastal Access Update – June 2019
by NW Coastal Forum on July 2, 2019
Natural England has produced their June update on progress in developing the English Coast Path on the North West’s coast. There is a lot more detail in this month’s update but a brief summary of status of each section is: Stretch 1: Allonby to Whitehaven (35 km) – ‘OPEN’ Stretch 2: Whitehaven to Silecroft (51