sailorman
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Any reports on Balanced Seas from the Supper
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eastcoastbernie
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My summary of what seemed a very long (I was hungry) and dull (you've seen the website) presentation my two-minute summary would be:
Very bureaucratic organisation thriving on endless meetings to discuss the next meeting ...
Two species identified in our cruising area that need protecting, these being the native oyster and the sea slug. The sea slug lives up creeks in shallow brackish water and nowhere yachtsman are likely to venture. We know where the native oyster lives - Mersea quarters etc.
The only way a yachtsman can interfere with marine life is if he disturbs the sea bottom by anchoring. Therefore the only restriction that might be placed on yachtsman might be a restriction on anchoring. This might be overcome by the provision of moorings in areas where yachtsman like to anchor.
Very bureaucratic organisation thriving on endless meetings to discuss the next meeting ...
Two species identified in our cruising area that need protecting, these being the native oyster and the sea slug. The sea slug lives up creeks in shallow brackish water and nowhere yachtsman are likely to venture. We know where the native oyster lives - Mersea quarters etc.
The only way a yachtsman can interfere with marine life is if he disturbs the sea bottom by anchoring. Therefore the only restriction that might be placed on yachtsman might be a restriction on anchoring. This might be overcome by the provision of moorings in areas where yachtsman like to anchor.
AliM
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to add to Bernie's summary:
There are long and complicated manoevres between everyone concerned to get it sorted out to everyone's satisfaction. Yachts are pretty low impact, so it's only anchoring where we might be in trouble. If Balanced Seas and this team stay in charge, then their fight will mainly be with the fishermen to try to conserve areas for fish and oysters to breed, in places where fishermen and yachts are unlikely to go anyway.
For us, we might find more restrictions on anchoring where there are oyster beds - worth keeping an eye on, and making sure there are alternative provisions (eg visitors buoys) if that happens, but its pretty unlikely.
Walton backwaters seems to be totally free of any plans, surprisingly!
If the present government get more concerned with fishing interests and hijack the whole process, all bets are off.
I was very reassured, except for that proviso at the end, and when we talked to the speaker later, it appeared that it was worrying her too.
There are long and complicated manoevres between everyone concerned to get it sorted out to everyone's satisfaction. Yachts are pretty low impact, so it's only anchoring where we might be in trouble. If Balanced Seas and this team stay in charge, then their fight will mainly be with the fishermen to try to conserve areas for fish and oysters to breed, in places where fishermen and yachts are unlikely to go anyway.
For us, we might find more restrictions on anchoring where there are oyster beds - worth keeping an eye on, and making sure there are alternative provisions (eg visitors buoys) if that happens, but its pretty unlikely.
Walton backwaters seems to be totally free of any plans, surprisingly!
If the present government get more concerned with fishing interests and hijack the whole process, all bets are off.
I was very reassured, except for that proviso at the end, and when we talked to the speaker later, it appeared that it was worrying her too.
Gargleblaster
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I attended the alternate ECF Dinner last Saturday night at Paglesham Church End. One of the discussions on our table was the discovery of the Native Oyster in the Roach River and how that may affect the Crossrail/RSPB development of Wallasea. I think from what was said that the RSPB is one of the more powerful political organisations in the UK and may be able to overcome all other interest groups in having the masses of waste they want dumped on Wallasea to provide the ideal environment for the development of twitchers.