Newsbot Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Worries that the Isle of Man could be seen as an "easy target" for intensive aggregate dredging are dismissed. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6949359.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I have some concerns over this. I believe countries in Europe e.g. France and Holland don't permit this within 25km of land due to the potential damage it can do to marine life etc. whereas the UK does. Where would the aggregate go? An awful lot of UK marine aggregate is exported to (guess where?) - France and Holland. I don't see the point of issuing licences that would potentially damage marine life around the island just so someone can make a quick buck especially if the aggregate isn't used locally. Surely there is still enough available on land to suit the needs of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 As with many things this is not new. Of course there's lots of useful stuff under the sea and what you don't see can't hurt you. Synically you might thing that the ducks are getting line up nicely and its only a short time before the reaping of vast millions of income from the sea bed aggregates will begin ability assisted by the DTI who beleive everything that will be said about the benefits of seabed excavation. Those sceptics about these plans should however visit the following website, perhaps a bit more thought needs to go into this matter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/nature/hallsands.shtml BE WARNED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Why are we dragging this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Cause its important. Albert is right the Island should strive to be self sustaining, however the same goes for other countries. There's no reason to sell mineral resources that exceed our own needs especially when it has the potential to result in catestrophic destruction of our coastline. More to the point if we stop the easy supply of natural resources such as minerals then the countries and industries that use then will have to look at more imaginative ways of supplying their material demands - for instance recycling building and constructino materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Static Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Why are we dragging this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Cause its important. Albert is right the Island should strive to be self sustaining, however the same goes for other countries. There's no reason to sell mineral resources that exceed our own needs especially when it has the potential to result in catestrophic destruction of our coastline. More to the point if we stop the easy supply of natural resources such as minerals then the countries and industries that use then will have to look at more imaginative ways of supplying their material demands - for instance recycling building and constructino materials. I suspect they may be looking at the Isle of Man because it is not part of the UK or the EU and doesn't have modern legislation to deal with these matters. The same thing applies in many environmental matters here eg waste, pollution and air quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 For anyone interested in this, some more info: Reference plan: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 There's a talk on this in Port Erin tonight (Thurs 25 Oct). All welcome apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 modern legislation hahahahahahhaa. Maybe modern people running the government would make a difference, the lot we have in now are, well past their sell by date and about as clued up as a mouldy old packet of Horlicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
access55 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Why are we dragging this up? Sorry I didn't quite catch that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 There's a talk on this in Port Erin tonight (Thurs 25 Oct). All welcome apparently. Anyone go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 There's a talk on this in Port Erin tonight (Thurs 25 Oct). All welcome apparently. Anyone go? Joint project looking at aggregate dredging off Irish and Welsh Coasts. There is some information on this site www.imagin-eu.org IOM government would appear to have large 'information gaps' when it comes to what's on the sea-bed and what policies we should apply to our part of the Irish Sea. DOT owns the sea bed DTI manages minerals DAFF looks after fisheries Not sure what DLGE do - if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Received the other day - thought I share: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Why are we dragging this up? Oh! nice play on words Lonan3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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