• Minimise the demand for primary aggregates.
• Promote environmentally friendly extraction and transport.
• Reduce the effect of local aggregate extraction.

2009

Call for Tenders (Dec 09) Decreasing the environmental impacts of dredger operations – Phase 1 Scoping Study (18 December 2009)

Call for tenders: Decreasing the environmental impacts of dredger operations – Phase 1 Scoping Study

Launch of the Thames REC WEBGIS (4 December 2009)

The Marine ALSF Steering Group are pleased to announce the launch of the Outer Thames WEBGIS.

Call for tenders REC Dissemination and Birds review projects (3 November 2009)

Details of the project specifications and tender forms for the above projects are available on this website under "funding opportunities". Please note short tender deadline of 5pm Wed 25 Nov 2009.

Final Report available for MEPF 08-P77 (2 November 2009)

The final report for the following 2008/2009 project is now available: MEPF 08/P77 Quantifying and Valuing the Impacts of Marine Aggregate Extraction on Ecosystem Goods and Services (PML)

Humber & East Coast REC Projects – Geophysical Survey Data (1 October 2009)

The geophysical survey data, acquired during surveys conducted in FY08/09, together with the survey operations reports for the Humber & East Coast REC projects is now available at www.marinealsf.org.uk website.

Final reports available (17 September 2009)

Final reports for 2008/2009 projects are now available: MEPF 08/P18, MEPF 08/P21 (report previously available, but now with MALSF covers), MEPF 08/P25, and MEPF 08/P70.

Outer Thames Estuary REC Final Report (7 August 2009)

The first REC study to report in this Round 3 of the Marine ALSF, the Outer Thames Estuary, is now complete and the final report is available to download from this website

Lowestoft Airshow (23 July 2009)

The Marine ALSF will have a stand at the Lowestoft Airshow on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 July 2009.

Call for proposals for projects commencing in FY2009/10 (5 June 2009)

Details of the calls for proposals for projects commencing in FY2009/10 are available on this website under "funding opportunities".

Provision of Marine Science Co-ordination Services (MALSF) - Tender (2 February 2009)

Details of the call for tenders for the above project are available on this website

Funding opportunities closed (21 January 2009)

The commissioning cycle for FY2008/09 is now considered closed.