The Crown Estate and The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) have released two reports: the annual Area Involved report and 2022 Aggregates Review. Firstly, The Crown Estate and BMAPA have published their 24th annual Area Involved report, detailing changes in the area of seabed licensed and dredged for marine aggregates during 2021. Information […]
The importance of construction materials sourced from the sea is highlighted in a new sustainability report from the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA). The BMAPA publication sets out the latest sustainable development data (2020/21) for the marine aggregates industry across seven priority areas including resource use, climate change and energy, and the natural environment. More than […]
This publication provides a twenty-year overview of an initiative launched in 1999 as a means of reporting the dredging footprint of the UK marine aggregate industry. It reflects the commitment by members of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association and The Crown Estate to review both dredging activity and licence areas on an annual basis, […]
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, the representative body for the marine aggregate sector, and The Crown Estate have jointly published a new good practice guidance for marine aggregate extraction operations in English waters. Dredging of sand and gravel from the seabed is long established in England to secure material used as construction aggregate, for beach […]
‘Strength from the Depths’ – Ninth Annual Sustainable Development Report for the British Marine Aggregate Industry Published This report can be downloaded from the website of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association at: http://www.bmapa.org/issues/sustainability.php Summary: The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has published its ninth annual Sustainable Development report covering the year 2014. This […]