Areas of research
- Sediment dynamics and morphology, with particular focus on climatic change
- Coastal surveying techniques (Photogrammetric UAVs and Terrestrial Laser Scanner)
- Ecological engineering to improve coastal biodiversity and resilience
Coastal Engineering
Environmental Assessment and Analysis
Marine Benthic ecology
Open Water Ecology
Areas of research
- Water Pollution
- Ecosystem Health and Management
- Coastal Water Quality
Areas of research
- Coastal Surveys
- Off-shore Environments
- Conservation Issues
Areas of research
- Biocoustic monitoring
- Environmental impacts of marine renewable energy devices on marine mammals and seabirds
- Animal movement, energy costs to diving seabirds
- Effects of oceanography on foraging behaviours of marine mammals and seabirds
Research and Development Projects
(As of August 2019)
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Project Title
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Project Partner
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Status
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SEACAMS Lead
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SEACAMS Team
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Porthcawl Harbourside Acoustic Monitoring
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Porthcawl Harbourside CIC
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Complete
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Chiara Bertelli
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Open Water | |
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Marine survey data analysis software development
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Titan Environment Surveys
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Complete
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Chris Lowe
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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Product development of micro-bubble barriers for coastal silt management and fish protection
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Frog Environmental Ltd
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Complete
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Ruth Callaway
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Marine Benthic Ecology | |
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Distribution and identification of fish of conservation importance using hydro-acoustics
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Complete
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Chris Lowe
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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Ecological engineering to improve coastal biodiversity and resilience
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Complete
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John Griffin
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis |
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Monitoring of intertidal morphodynamics in Swansea Bay
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Complete
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Iain Fairley
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Coastal Engineering | |
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Modelling sediment transport around Swansea Bay and the sandbank systems of the Bristol Channel
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Complete
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Jose Horillo-Caraballo
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Coastal Engineering | |
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Assessing the distribution of diving birds in relation to current strength and renewable energy devices
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Marine Environmental Pembrokeshire
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Complete
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Emily Shepard
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Open Water | |
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Use of the experimental wave tank for testing equipment
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WaveTricity
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Complete
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Jose Horrillo-Caraballo
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Coastal Engineering | |
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Review of baseline data requirements for marine mammals at a tidal energy site
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Nova Innovations
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Complete
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Hanna Nuuttila
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Open Water | |
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Developing new products from shellfish waste - Shell waste as soil conditioners or filtration media
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Quay Fresh and Frozen Foods Ltd
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Complete
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Kam Tang
Chiara Bertelli
Anouska Mendzil
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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Developing new products from shellfish waste - waste shells as replacement microbeads
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Quay Fresh and Frozen Foods Ltd
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Complete
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Kam Tang
Chiara Bertelli
Anouska Mendzil
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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Evaluating the use of static acoustic, UAVs and underwater cameras to assess the functionality of the Bardsey tidal site to cetaceans
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Nova Innovations
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Complete
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Hanna Nuuttila
Anouska Mendzil
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Open Water | |
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Estimates of wave climate at a potential wave energy test site around Milford Haven
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Bombora; Marine Energy Wales
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Complete
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Iain Fairley
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Coastal Engineering | |
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15
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Floating and fixed artificial reefs as biodiversity enhancements in coastal waters
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Ongoing
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Ruth Callaway
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Marine Benthic Ecology |
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16
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Biodiversity enhancement of tidal lagoons using seagrass restoration
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Tidal Lagoon Power
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Ongoing
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Richard Unsworth
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Marine Benthic Ecology |
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Assessing the impact of tidal energy devices on grey seals movements and energy expenditure
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Marine Environmental Wales
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Ongoing
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Luca Borger
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Open Water | |
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High resolution assessment of Pembrokeshire wave energy resources
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WaveHub
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Ongoing
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Iain Fairley
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Coastal Engineering | |
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19
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Developing new methods for identifying herring spawn on the sea bed; assisting with site selection for tidal turbine trials in Milford Haven
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Port of Milford Haven
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Ongoing
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David Clarke
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Open Water |
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Trialling eDNA data collection for small cetaceans in Welsh waters affected by MRE developments
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Sea Watch Foundation;
Gower Coast Adventures; Sea Trust; Manx Whale and Dolphin
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Ongoing
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Chiara Bertelli
Anouska Mendzil
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Open Water | |
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Assessing the distribution and diving behaviour of seabirds in relation to tidal conditions and marine energy installations
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Marine Energy Wales
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Ongoing
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Emma-Louise Cole
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Open Water | |
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Biofouling community on a wave energy device
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Bombora
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Ongoing
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Bettina Walter
Ruth Callaway
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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23
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Effectiveness of bubble screens on controlling fish ingress and attenuating sound
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Pembroke Power Station; Frog Environmental
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Ongoing
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David Clarke
Nick Fleming
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis |
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24
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Using genetics to discriminate components of herring catch in PPS intake
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Pembroke Power Station
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Ongoing
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David Clarke
Mike Gwilliam
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis |
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Tidal resources in the Milford Haven META
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Marine Energy Wales
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Ongoing
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Jose Horrillo Caraballo
Iain Fairley
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Coastal Engineering | |
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26
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Assessing biochemical and bioactive properties in marine compounds
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Pembrokeshire Seaweeds
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Ongoing
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Bettina Walter
Kam Tang
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis |
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Biology of marine concretes
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WaveTricity
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Ongoing
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John Griffin
Matt Perkins
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Environmental Assessment and Analysis | |
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Developing a towed array for acoustic fish tracking; applying to Shad
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Salar Environmental Services Ltd
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Ongoing
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David Clarke
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Open Water | |
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29
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Use of UAV to map intertidal grain size
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DMANDS
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Completed |
Iain Fairley
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Coastal Engineering |
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30
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Trials of cetacean deterrent devices around MRE installations
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Celtic Deep; Nova Innovations
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Ongoing
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Chiara Bertelli
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Open Water |
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Investigating the diving behaviour of seabirds in relation to tidal conditions using animal attached technologies
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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Ongoing
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Emily Shepard
Emma-Louise Cole
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Open Water | |
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32
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From formaldehyde to Thiel fixation: Adapting methods from human anatomy
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Coastal Assessment; Liaison; Monitoring (CALM) Ltd
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Ongoing
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Ruth Callaway
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Marine Benthic Ecology |
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33
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Improving marine restoration methods for enhancing the blue
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WWF; Project Seagrass
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Ongoing
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Richard Unsworth
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Marine Benthic Ecology |
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Assisting with site selection for a community tidal turbine project: Assessing the drivers for cetacean, seal and seabird abundance and distribution at a tidal energy site
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Transition Bro Gwaun
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Ongoing
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Hanna Nuuttila
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Open Water | |
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35
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Improving baited video methods for assessing fish around marine renewable structures
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Ocean Ecology;
Marine Energy Wales;
Bombora
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Ongoing
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Richard Unsworth
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Marine Benthic Ecology |
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Developing protocols for data collection, handling and analysis protocols for baseline monitoring at a tidal energy site
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Sea Trust
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Ongoing
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Hanna Nuuttila
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Open Water | |
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Use of wave energy platform for opportunistic environmental monitoring
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Marine Power Systems Ltd
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New
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Bettina Walter
Hanna Nuuttila
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Open Water | |
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38
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Investigating the potential of indigenous jellyfish species
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Jellagen Pty Ltd
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Completed |
Nick Fleming
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Open Water |
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39
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Design of towed deployment survey system
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Titan Environmental Survey Ltd
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New
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Chris Lowe
Iain Fairley
Ian Masters
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Coastal Engineering |
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40
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Acoustic tracking of Sea Trout in Swansea Bay. A pilot study
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Pontardawe and Swansea Angling Society Ltd
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New
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David Clarke
Chris Lowe
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Open Water |
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Measuring disturbance effects of UAVs on grey seals
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Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum
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Completed |
Chiara Bertelli
Anouska Mendzil
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Open Water |
SEACAMS2 is part funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO), part of the Welsh Government, under the Convergence Programme for West Wales and the Valleys