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EUMARSAND: RESEARCH OBJECTIVES


Overview of marine aggregate usage and legislation.
Assessment of the methods used for the prospecting of marine aggregate resources.
Assessment of the effects of dredging.
Near-field modelling of the physical impacts of offshore sand and gravel mining.
Improvement in the understanding of 'bed regeneration' processes.
Far-field modelling of the effects of dredging on adjacent coastlines.

   
   
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