A Yorkshire Coast Research Strategy has been developed to support the group’s work, alongside a portfolio of potential projects. Working collaboratively in this way helps to reduce duplication and highlights where skills can be shared across the network.
Marine Litter Data – Task and Finish Group
This focussed task and finish group is identifying how we can ensure that this data is accessed, interpreted and applied to local decision-making processes. Incorporating this information into policies, strategies and other projects will support environmental improvements in the long-term, and provide feedback to the volunteers collecting data.
Find out more about the Yorkshire Coast Marine Litter Coalition.
Intertidal Surveys – Task and Finish Group
This task and finish group will start with the basics – building up a good level of baseline data about Yorkshire’s intertidal areas and filling knowledge gaps around species distribution. Supported by the National Trust and other partners, this group will build a robust methodology for the surveys and identify priority areas to be explored, with the aim of carrying out the work in 2022.
Find out morePotential Projects
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Topic Potential Research Status Sandeel stocks and movements in the North Sea (literature review) How have sandeel stocks in the North Sea changed over time (quantity and extent)? How does this impact seabirds and marine mammals? How is this linked with wider activities and environmental changes? Not active Flamborough Front How does the Flamborough Front tidal system impact Yorkshire coast species movements? Will climate change have a significant impact on this? Not active Urban Gulls What are the differences between urban and cliff-dwelling herring gulls in population extent/density and productivity? How can this inform future management and support positive engagement with communities? Not active Long-term changes in environmental variables at sea, as a result of climate change How is the sea-surface temperature changing overtime, both inshore and offshore? How is salinity changing? Are there changes in sediment transport and turbidity? Not locally active Cetecean Mapping Project to monitor and map cetacean presence, distribution and behaviour along the Yorkshire coast Active – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Elasmobranch Monitoring What is the extent/distribution/behaviours etc. of elasmobranch species on the Yorkshire coast? Finfish Nursery and Spawning Grounds How can we improve understanding of finfish nursery/juvenile and spawning areas Blue carbon – sequestration Map and quantify carbon sequestration services from marine habitats; how can this information be used to inform policy and decision-making? Partially Active – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust -
Topic Potential Research Status Flamborough Head No Take Zone Habitat surveys to ground-truth existing data and support additional data collection Partially Active – YMNP Diet studies of auk species (Seabird Monitoring Programme) Comprehensive studies of auk diet during breeding season within F&FC SPA Partially Active – RSPB Flamborough Head SAC Reef Extent Updated map of chalk reef extent within Flamborough Head SAC and potential pressures on habitat Partially Active – NEIFCA and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Holderness Inshore MCZ Habitat Mapping Confirm extent/distribution of peat and clay features within Holderness Inshore MCZ Not Active Seagrass Restoration on Spurn Assessing the effectiveness of restoring seagrass on Spurn Point, in terms of long-term extent/distribution and species colonisation/wider ecosystem services Active – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust MOTUS – Bird Migration at Flamborough Install equipment to monitor migratory birds tagged with Motus technology in Europe, and build capacity for local tagging on passerines and seabirds Partially Active – University of Hull Plastics in Seabird Nests What impact does plastic pollution have on the seabirds nesting within F&FC SPA? How are birds using plastic in nests? What is the rate of entanglement? Partially Active – YMNP Holderness Inshore MCZ Habitat Mapping Mapping of circalittoral rock features (high/moderate energy) Not Active -
Topic Potential Research Status Impacts of recreational activities Monitoring the frequency, type and extent of recreational activities on sensitive habitats and species Active – YMNP Shipwrecks of the Yorkshire Coast Raising awareness of important shipwrecks on Yorkshire coast. How do the shipwrecks of the Yorkshire coast support tourism and nature, through acting as artificial reefs? Not Active Microplastics in sediments To what extent are microplastics present in Yorkshire’s coastal sediments? What are the impacts of this on the ecosystem and food chain? Partially Active – SBC Ecological Enhancements How can ecological enhancements be used to ‘green’ hard sea defences and other concrete structures along the coast? How does this improve species diversity and WFD status? Active – YMNP and Environment Agency Yorkshire’s Traditional Fishing Cobles How the sea has shaped communities and fishing practices for generations, and the importance of maintaining that knowledge to inform future marine management Not Active Yorkshire’s Whaling History Exploring the uncomfortable past of whaling, to inform future marine management and understanding of human influences on environment Not Active Human impacts on shellfish Simulation of human presence/influence on shellfish species (lab-based) Active – Yorkshire Marine Research Centre Capturing traditional fishing knowledge How can traditional fisheries knowledge help to inform future marine management? Not Active
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The YMNP works with an ever-growing network of partners to identify key knowledge gaps, develop new projects, support existing activities, and enable innovative progress.
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