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Title: Major coastal engineering works : monitoring and management of environmental impacts and risks : a case study from the Central Mediterranean (Malta)
Authors: Axiak, Victor
Borg, Joseph A.
Ellul, Michelle
Guillaumier, Ruth
Vella, Alfred J.
Keywords: Coastal zone management -- Malta
Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Malta
Coastal engineering -- Malta
Marine habitat conservation -- Malta
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC)
Citation: Axiak, V., Borg, J. A., Ellul, M., Guillaumier, R., & Vella, A. (2012). Major coastal engineering works : monitoring and management of environmental impacts and risks : a case study from the Central Mediterranean (Malta). International Conference Marine and Coastal Ecosystems (MarCoastEcos 2012), Tirana. 293-301.
Abstract: Coastal tourism and related developments of the past decades have significantly altered parts of the Mediterranean coastline. These include major coastal engineering works and alterations such as marina developments which lead not only to habitat loss but also to risks of degradation of water and sediment quality and of benthic communities. Being the smallest island-state in the region with the highest population density, Malta is an ideal case-study to assess such impacts.The paper presents data from a long-term compliance marine monitoring programmerelated to the development and operation of a major marina in Malta, involving major excavation works to develop a new marina basin able to hold 130 berths, complete with breakwater and other facilities. The monitoring programme(1996 to 2003)aimed at identifying and managing associated risks to the marine environment (including Posidonea oceanica meadows).For management purposes, a set of environmental objectives and quality standards were initially set for various water and sediment parameters and then subsequent monitoring of these parameters served as surveillance against risks of environmental deterioration. The paper provides useful information on the dynamics and trends in water and sediment quality resulting from such major coastal engineering works, and on how such trends may be related to associated changes (and possible recovery) of P. oceanica meadows.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18368
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