SCOPAC Research – current projects
The Southern Coastal Group assists in the successful delivery of SCOPAC’s Research programme. Between 1986-2018 SCOPAC and the SCG have worked together to commission approximately £1.3 million worth of valuable research to the benefit of its members.

Healthy Estuaries project 2020
Jo Brooksbank, Natural England

Tracer Pebbles Study, Preston Beach
Dave Picksley, Environment Agency and Sacha Neill, Coastal Partners

The evolution of Kirk Arrow Spit, Selsey
‘Utilisation of RCMP data to understand coastal processes’ initiative. Award for 2019/20

Langstone Harbour entrance coastal process study
Alex Hillawi, Coastal Partners

SurgeWatch: a user-friendly database of coastal flooding for the UK
University of Southampton

Digitising the Poole Harbour tide gauge
Dr Ivan Haigh, University of Southampton

Scanning of historical aerial photography
Environment Agency

Reducing regional flood and erosion risk from wave action on the Channel Coast
Channel Coast Observatory and HR Wallingford