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North East Kent Coastal Research Conference
This biennial event took place with support from Pfizer Limited
on Tuesday 25 November at the Pfizer Social Club,
Richborough, nr Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ.
The conference included the latest scientific research around
the NE Kent coast and marine environment
Presentations include:
- Marine Protected Areas MAPs - the Eastern Channel 'Marine
conservation Zones' project
- The Pegwell Bay - chalk erosion project
- Effects of Spartina clearance in Pegwell Bay
- Green algae around Thanet - friend or foe!
- Reviewing biotopes in Botany Bay
- Problems with shellfish production in NE Kent
- Pacific oyster distribution within the inter-tidal zone
- The Charm2 project - towards an 'ecosystem approach to managing
the local marine area'
- Metals concerntrated within the sediments of Pegwell Bay
- An open group 'conversation with the sea' led by a scientist
and fisherman - about the state of our fisheries
This conference is coordinated by the North East Kent Scientific
Coastal Advisory Group with support from Pfizer Limited.
The conference presentations and discussion will be compiled
within a Natural England Research Report during 2009.
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Kent Coast Conference poster (pdf 205KB)
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