SCOPAC Research – current projects
The Southern Coastal Group (SCG) assists in the successful delivery of SCOPAC’s Research programme. Between 1986-2024 SCG and SCOPAC worked together to commission approximately £1.8 million worth of valuable research to the benefit of its members.
Since the merger of SCG and SCOPAC in 2020, our boundary extent is Portland Bill in Dorset to Selsey Bill in Lyme Regis. Where appropriate, research may reflect the original SCOPAC boundary, which extended from Lyme Regis to Shoreham on Sea.
Aggregate dredging in the SCOPAC region
An update on the re-licensing of aggregate extraction areas in the South Coast
Regional Numeric Model
Dr Matthew Wadey, BCP Council and Alex Hillawi, Coastal Partners
SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study scoping
Samantha Cope, Coastal Partners
Suitability of remote sensing for Coastal Monitoring
‘Utilisation of RCMP data to understand coastal processes’ project. Awarded 2020/21
Acoustic Tags
Sacha Neill, Coastal Partners
Reducing regional flood and erosion risk from wave action on the Channel Coast
Channel Coast Observatory and HR Wallingford
Scanning of historical aerial photography
Environment Agency
“The SCG and SCOPAC research provides a mechanism for local and region-wide issues to be investigated, that may not ordinarily be undertaken by a single Local Authority. The knowledge shared not only benefits officers and members but can lead to much larger research projects being commissioned by central government.”
Dr Samantha Cope, Coastal Partners