Impacts of Dredging Falmouth Habour

Impacts of Dredging Falmouth Habour

1. Environmental

   • Release of seabed sediment reducing water quality with contaminants (TBT+Metals)
   • Shoreline erosion accretion
   • Small scale change to wave and tide flows
     • Impcacs on sediment transport
   • Soil quality reduced due to interference of contaminated soils
     • Human, water and ecological impacts
     • Impacts to fish oysters, bass, prawn nuserys within the estury

2. Effects on the Human Environment

   • Air quality
   • Noise - contruction and new bigger cruise ships
   • Traffic increase on A39 'requires detailed assessment'
   • Navigation and Recreation
     • Increased boat traffic along the Carrick Roads
     • Increased traffic discourages boat users
   • Archaeology
     • Disturb wrecks and prehistoric landsurfaces
   • Socio-economic opportunities for labourers
     • Jobs for tourism
     • Passenger spending
     • Increased revenue

3. Wildlife? Ecology

   • Fishermen
   • Destroy Fish Beds? rare algae and fish nurseries
   • Oyster Farms
   • SO2 release by larger boats
   • 4 hectares of maerl habitat lost
     • Faunal community loss
       • impacts of bird species

4. Economics

   • Sustainable Development
   • 20,000 passengers already visit port
   • Backed by George Osborne
   • Jobs threatened without dredging
   • £15 million defense contract
   • Boost eceonmy in one of Uk's most deprived areas
   • Increased access for larger ships
     • Boat building/repairs
     • Tourism Cruise ships
   • 800 initial jobs created
   • £100m port development following degreging

5. Social

   • New developments (roads, housing, retail parks) in greenfield sites
     • Loss of natural beauty and cultural identity
     • Does Falmouth have the capacity to expand?
   • Expansion of University, impacts to locals and idenitty
   • Reduced tranquility
   • Loss of local identity
   • Loss of socila capital
   • Increased house prices and cost of living