Marine and Coastal

Marine & Coastal Community

The Marine & Coastal Science Community is a community of like-minded professionals looking to promote an interdisciplinary approach to marine and coastal issues to support the sustainable management of our coasts and oceans. They aim to develop tailored professional development opportunities to support researchers and professionals in the marine and coastal sector and to further advance the specialism through the promotion of their work and engagement with key stakeholders.

Upcoming Events

Coastal landfill sites: risks and solutions

Online

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 - 12:30pm to 1:15pm

In this presentation, Nick Cooper will provide an overview of the scale of the problem presented by historic coastal landfill sites, and describe the threats posed from their erosion and the method

Recent webinars

#IESTurningTheTide - Protecting vulnerable coastal communities from climate change-driven coastal change

When we imagine the Scottish Highlands, the vision we hold is one of snow-topped mountains, ancient woodlands and vast peatlands. The Highland coastline and its communities are often forgotten;...

#IESTurningTheTide — An introduction to systems thinking for tackling wicked problems

We are increasingly facing ‘wicked problems’. While traditional scientific, policy and management approaches can make useful contributions, we need something in addition to these if we want to...

Most recent journal on Marine and Coastal

Britain's Natural Capital

This edition of environmental SCIENTIST explores Britain's natural environment, how we assess its value, and the ecosystem services it provides

Marine and Coastal profile

James Massey

James is business lead for the marine science team in RPS Ireland, where he leads a team of ten in Ireland with over 50 coastal and marine scientists in Europe. His main role is environmental consultancy in marine projects and offshore energy. James act as technical advisor on issues such...

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Built Environment	Climatology and Carbon Management
Ecology and Conservation	Education and Training
Energy	Environmental Management
Forestry and Landscaping	Heritage and Archaeology
Impact Assessment	Land Condition
Marine and Coastal	Odour
Policy	Sustainability
Transport	Waste Management
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