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August 19, 2008: Confirmation of funding for the period FY2008/09 to FY2010/11
The MEPF is pleased to announce confirmation of funding at £4m pa for the period FY2008/09 to FY2010/11. The recent calls for proposals has resulted in a number of projects being commissioned to start July 2008....
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May 28, 2008: Final reports available
Final reports for the following 2007/2008 projects are now available: MAL 0020, MEPF 04/00, MEPF 07/04, MEPF 07/05, MEPF 07/06, MEPF 07/07, MEPF 07/08....
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May 22, 2008: 2007 REC Projects for the Thames & South Coast Areas
The MEPF is pleased to confirm that data records for the above projects have been uploaded onto the ALSF Marine GIS database....
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May 19, 2008: 2008 REC Co-ordinator (East Coast & Humber Regions) - Expression of Interest
Details of the call for expressions of interest in the above role are available on this website under funding opportunities...
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May 16, 2008: 2008 REC Projects (East Coast & Humber Regions)
Information is now available on the downloads page on "what to do next" for those organisations who have been notified by the MEPF to take their recent EOIs for the 2008 REC Projects (East Coast & Humber Regions) through to FULL tender stage....
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April 30, 2008: REC Data Analysis & Interpretation Projects (Thames & South Coast Regions)
Information is now available on the downloads page for those organisations who have been notified by the MEPF to take their recent EOIs for REC Data Analysis & Interpretation Projects (Thames & South Coast Regions) through to FULL tender stage....
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April 10, 2008: Small Projects - Tender Instructions & Form
Information is now available on the downloads page on "what to do next" for those organisations who have been notified by the MEPF to take their recent EOIs for small projects through to FULL tender stage....
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April 9, 2008: Final reports for the 2007 REC surveys for the Thames and South Coast regions are now available
Final reports for the 2007 REC surveys for the Thames and South Coast regions are now available on the REC Surveys 2007 web page....
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March 26, 2008: Updated 26th March 2008: Call for EOIs for Regional Environmental Characterisation Programmes for the East Coast and Humber Regions
Updated 26th March 2008: Details of the calls for proposals are available on this website under "funding opportunities"...
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March 25, 2008: Call for EOIs for Regional Environmental Characterisation Programmes for the East Coast and Humber Regions
Details of the calls for proposals are available on this website under "funding opportunities"...
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March 17, 2008: Call for EOIs for REC data analysis and interpretation.
Details of the calls for proposals are available on this website under “funding opportunities”....
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March 6, 2008: Call for proposals for projects commencing in FY2008/09.
Details of the calls for proposals for projects commencing in FY2008/09 are available on this website under “funding opportunities”....
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February 11, 2008: Defra publish consultation on the ALSF
Defra are seeking views their proposals for the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund's aims, objectives and activities, who should deliver them and how the funding should be allocated from April 2008 to March 2011....
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January 8, 2008: Marine ALSF Conference News
Defra’s Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) 2008 Technical Conference is to be held at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME), Essex, RM13 8EU on the 28th & 29th February 2008....
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December 18, 2007: New in year progress reports- December 2007
New in year progress reports- December 2007...
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October 22, 2007: Marine ALSF Work In Progress meeting report
The first joint WIP meeting combining the marine project portfolios of MEPF and English Heritage was held on 3 & 4 October 2007. Presentations covered some 25 ALSF funded marine projects due to deliver by March 2008. The 3-page summary report is availa...
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July 9, 2007: Marine Aggregate Dredging: Helping To Determine Good Practice.
The Marine Environment Protection Fund has published the findings of over 9 million pounds of research related to marine aggregate dredging. The published journal, Marine aggregate extraction. Helping to determine good practice, was based on the proce...
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July 9, 2007: Update to the South Coast Survey pdf.
The survey map has now been updated for South Coast Fisheries areas pdf...
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July 1, 2007: Regional Environmental Characterisation Surveys.
Two major Regional Environmental Characterisation Surveys are taking place this summer in the Outer Thames and Isle of Wight/South Coast regions. Further details can be found in the REC-Survey section of this site....
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June 12, 2007: Update to the South Coast Survey pdf.
To enable greater clarity, the South Coast survey map (.pdf 870kb) has been updated. (no longer valid)...
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May 25, 2007: Regional Environment Characterisation Projects Underway.
Lankelma Gardline have been appointed to conduct the broad scale Regional Environmental Characterisation study for the Thames region, and Gardline Geosurvey Limited have been appointed for the South Coast region. The attached news release details the sur...
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May 23, 2007: Call for Expressions of Interest
Further to the announcement in March of the extension of the ALSF until 31 March 2008, expressions of interest are now invited for projects of up to 6 month duration up to the value of £50k per project. Proposed project must be able to complete by 28 Feb...
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March 13, 2007: Call for Expressions of interest.
Funding and delivery arrangements for the Marine ALSF for FY2007/08 have been confirmed. The MEPF has been allocated £2.5M and English Heritage have allocated £700k for marine projects from their total fund.
EOIs are now sought for the following proj...
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March 7, 2007: FY2007/08 Marine ALSF funding announced.
Further to the 2006 pre-budget report published on 6 December, Defra have confirmed that the total value of the Marine Environment Protection Fund for FY2007/08 will be 2.5M pounds
This represents a significant increase on the funds available in...
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January 12, 2007: Update to closing date for the Projects Co-ordinator Position.
The closing date for the Projects Co-ordinator position has been extended to 12:00h on Monday 22nd January 2007. The interview date is still to be arranged....
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December 22, 2006: Latest Reports.
01/12/2006: MEPF_04/03: In Year Progress Report Dec 2006 Development of a Risk Assessment Framework
01/12/2006: MEPF_04/01: In Year Progrss Report Dec 2006 Eastern English Channel seabed habitat mapping
01/12/2006: MEPF_04/07: Interim Report Dec 20...
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December 22, 2006: Projects Co-ordinator Position.
Further to the 2006 pre-budget report published on 6 December, plans are being prepared to publish opportunities for funding of marine proposals relevant to the Marine ALSF strategic aims of: developing seabed mapping; increasing understand of aggregate ...
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December 22, 2006: Science and Information Strategy.
Following the Chancellor’s pre-budget report, Defra have confirmed that the ALSF has been extended to 31 March 2008. The theme for the marine ALSF is “research into the marine environment relevant to marine aggregate extraction”.
Full details may be f...
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June 6, 2006: Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund Technical Conference 2006.
Marine Aggregate Extraction: Helping To Determine Good Practice. September 6-8, 2006. University of Southampton, Uk.( Download Flyer. .pdf 2MB)...
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June 5, 2006: Marine ALSF Science Co-ordinator’s Annual Report.
Marine ALSF Science Co-ordinator’s Annual Report – Year 2 (FY2005/06) (.pdf 1.0MB)...
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May 7, 2006: Update on Projects.
MEPF_04/01 Eastern English Channel seabed habitat mapping. Annual Report 2005-6
MEPF_04/02 Predictive Framework for Assessment of Recoverability of Marine Benthic Communities Following Cessation of Aggregate Dredging. Annual Report 2005-6.
MEPF_04/...
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January 30, 2006: Update on Projects.
New in year progress reports for the period 1st October - 31st December 2005:
MEPF_04/01 Eastern English Channel seabed habitat mapping
MEPF_04/02 Predictive Framework for Assessment of Recoverability of Marine Benthic Communities Following Cessat...
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January 1, 2006: New in Year Progress Reports
MEPF 04/01. Eastern English Channel seabed habitat mapping In Year Progress Report. 15 June – 30 Sept 2005
MEPF 04/02. Predictive Framework for Assessment of Recoverability of Marine Benthic Communities Following Cessation of Aggregate Dredging. Septe...
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November 23, 2005: Final Report for MEPF 04/00
Final Report for MEPF 04/00 Assessment of The Rehabilitation of The Seabed Following Marine Aggregate Dredging....
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October 21, 2005: Emerging Marine strategic priorities
Over the last few months, the Marine ALSF Distributing Partners have contributed to Defra's strategic review of of the ALSF. Further information on the emerging Marine strategic priorities will be announced here soon, along with project specifications fo...
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October 1, 2005: New in Year Progress Reports
MEPF 04/01. Eastern English Channel seabed habitat mapping In Year Progress Report. 15 June – 30 Sept 2005
MEPF 04/02. Predictive Framework for Assessment of Recoverability of Marine Benthic Communities Following Cessation of Aggregate Dredging. Septe...
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August 1, 2005: ALSF Science Review Download
ALSF Science Review document available(.pdf)....
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July 1, 2005: Cefas completes first year of distribution of marine aggregate levy sustainability fund
2004 Cefas became one of four distributing bodies that deliver ALSF projects in the marine environment. Cefas contributes to the second objective of the ALSF: ‘promoting environmentally friendly extraction and transport’ in the context of the marine env...
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June 1, 2005: Technical Conference: Marine Aggregate levy Sustainability Fund: Marine Aggregate Extraction, Helping to Determine Good Practice
The progress with these projects and others funded by the Marine ALSF will be reported on at the forthcoming Technical Conference, Marine Aggregate Extraction – Helping to Determine Good Practice, to be held on 6th July 2005 in London. For further detail...
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