POW Case Studies

1) Wave: Brighton Marina and multiple south coast surfing beaches

• Location: South coast
• Threat: Rampion offshore wind farm reducing wave height by up to 22%
• SAS Status: Live

2) Wave: Marwick Bay includes a point break, peak and slab

• Location: West coast of Orkney
• Threat: Offshore Wave Energy Converter
• SAS status: Threat on-going

3) Wave: Fraserburgh Reef

• Location: North East Scotland (30 miles north of Aberdeen)
• Threat: Offshore windfarm cable laid across surfing reef
• SAS Status: Threat on-going

4) Wave: The Cove

• Location: East coast between Scarborough and Newcastle
• Threat: Pollution, still failing outdated minimum bathing water standards
• SAS Status: Threat on-going

5) Wave: Freshwater Bay point break Location: Isle of Wight

• Threat: Harbour wall development
• SAS Status: Early consultation stage

 6) Wave: Challaborough

• Location: nr Plymouth
• Threat: inappropriate coastal protection scheme.
• SAS Status: Campaign victory, development proposal retracted after SAS campaign actions.

7) Wave: The Bench AKA Broad Bench. A world class wave.

• Location: Kimmeridge Bay South coast.
• Threat: Restricted access by MoD
• SAS Status: On-going negotiations

8) Wave: St Agnes & St Ives

• Location: Cornwall
• Threat: Dredging
• SAS Status: On-going.

For more information on these case studies, please visit www.protectourwaves.org.uk or download the POW briefing document HERE.

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