2004 Royal Haskoning Ltd Fal Estuary maerl and associated infauna core and grab survey

Survey to provide further information on the effects of maerl extraction on the cSAC. In July 2003, FHC commissioned a survey of the maerl beds in an effort to determine the effects of maerl extraction on the Fal and Helford candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC). See dataset surveyCode MM_0155. The results of the survey were reported in Posford Haskoning (2004). FHC subsequently undertook an appropriate assessment of the extraction licenses and renewed the annual extraction licences in January 2004. In order to monitor the effects of extraction FHC have carried out a monitoring survey of the maerl beds in summer 2004. This report presents the results of the monitoring survey.