Assessing the likely impact of sand wave clearance on near bed sediment transport through numerical modelling
- Natural Resources Wales
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06c903
Description
Contribution to the evidence needed to proportionally assess applications for cable routing where sand wave clearance through active sand wave fields is proposed. There is a current lack of information and
understanding on how the removal of sand waves impacts near bed sediment transport
pathways; this leads to caution when this activity is proposed through or near a marine
protected area. The aim is to use numerical models of hypothetical sand wave clearance
scenarios to understand whether sand wave clearance is likely to affect near-bed
sediment transport to the extent that it becomes an environmental risk to designated sedimentary habitats.
Notices
UK7: Contract details notice
- Notice identifier
- 2026/S 000-065379
- Published
- 10 July 2026, 8:37pm