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Issue 33: Offshore wind and net zero, natural saltmarshes, marine policy natural capital approaches

Read the latest issue of the ABPmer E-zine, including: offshore wind and meeting the challenge of net zero; the curious case of the unnatural saltmarsh; review of natural capital approaches for UK marine policy


The latest ABPmer E-zine is now available, delivering our latest insights, training courses and other stories.

In this issue:

  • Offshore wind: meeting the challenge of net zero
  • The curious case of the unnatural saltmarsh
  • Review of natural capital approaches for UK marine policy
  • Potential impacts of plastic on marine protected species and habitats
  • Seabed ecology: what type of survey do I need?
  • The Brexit deal and UK fisheries: has reality matched the rhetoric?
  • Conducting a PMSC audit: best practice
  • Prospects for restorative aquaculture in Scotland

Read these stories and more in the ABPmer E-zine, Issue 33.

Past issues

Explore more issues of our E-zine below, or view our full archive.

Issue 32

  • White Paper: The Blue Carbon value of managed realignments
  • The Taiwan Strait: overcoming the challenges for offshore wind development
  • Briefing Note: What makes a good Marine Safety Management System?
  • Floating offshore wind development and consenting process - risks and opportunities
  • ABPmer becomes Official Tidal Modelling Supplier of SailGP
  • Guidance: Restoring estuarine and coastal habitats with dredged material
  • Report: Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales

Read Issue 32

Issue 31

  • Solving the problem of derelict vessels
  • Restoring the UK's native oyster
  • SEASTATES: enhanced metocean information available for Northeast Asia
  • What will the BWM Convention regulations mean for the maritime sector?
  • The links between invasive non-native species and climate change
  • Consenting decisions: is it time we adapted to uncertainty?
  • White Paper: Brexit - thoughts on fisheries from a UK perspective

Read Issue 31

Issue 30

In this issue:

  • Planning for offshore wind in Scottish waters
  • The importance and value of blue carbon in Welsh seas
  • White Paper: Delivering Net Gain - more than just a metric is needed
  • 3D visuals: communicating estate redevelopment potential
  • Marine ecological survey calendar
  • Dedicated survey services website launch
  • Making landfall: the view from the shore

Read Issue 30


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Allfleets Marsh managed realignment

The curious case of the unnatural saltmarsh

It is now commonplace to compare restored habitats against so-called 'natural' ones; but what are the implications of this curious phrase?

Read article Starfish

Seabed ecology: What type of survey do I need?

Discover the different types of seabed ecological survey, and which survey is the best fit for your project.

Read article Sea Empress disaster

Conducting a PMSC internal audit: best practice

Recommended by the PMSC, annual internal audits provide assurance that an MSMS is fit for purpose. How can organisations ensure their audits are effective?

Read article
Chris Pearce

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