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Dear All Here are the details for the forthcoming ECSA local meeting. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME Thursday 15th April 2004 1100 onwards - Registration 1200 –1300 Lunch Session 1 – Chair : Dr. M. Elliott 1300 – 1310 Welcome and Introduction M. Elliott ECSA 1310 – 1340 “A review of water quality in the Wash and its major estuaries” D. Hawley, Environment Agency, Anglian Region. 1340 – 1410 “A description of the benthic infauna of the SE Wash, their seasonal variation and the environmental stresses they experience” – M. Bailey, Ecomaris Ltd., Huntingdon. 1410 – 1440 “Spatial variation in cockles and mussels in the Wash: driven by climate or stock size?” –M. Bell, CEFAS, Lowestoft. 1440 – 1510 “Spatial and temporal trends in the epibenthic assemblages of the Wash” P. Coad, Ecomaris ltd., Huntingdon. 1510 – 1540 Tea /Coffee + Poster Session Session 2 – Chair : M. Bailey 1540 – 1610 “Development of a growth model for brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) in the Wash, UK” – P. Smith, Aquatronics, Crediton, Devon. 1610 – 1640 “Factors determining fluctuations in catch rates of brown shrimps (Crangon crangon) in the Wash” - A. Lawler, CEFAS, Lowestoft. 1640 – 1700 “Reef dynamics of Sabellaria spinulosa” - V. Hendrick, Newcastle University 1715 Poster Session 1930 – 2000 Wine Reception at the le Strange Arms Hotel. 2000 Conference Dinner Friday 16th April 2004. Session 3 – Chair : To be announced 0900 – 0930 “Sedimentary environments and coastal change in the Wash- Fenland embayment between 8,000 and 2,000 years BP.” –D Brew, Posford Haskoning Ltd., Peterborough. 0930 – 1000 “Managed Realignment-the Environment Agency vision, recent developments and implications for the Wash.” – J. Rawson, Shoreline Management Group, Environment Agency, Peterborough, & L. James, RSPB, Boston. 1000 – 1030 “Recent changes on an intertidal zone: Freiston Shore, The Wash.” –A. Symonds, Southampton Oceanography Centre. 1030 – 1100 Tea/Coffee + Poster Session Session 4 – Chair : To be announced 1100 – 1130 “Coastal squeeze – will it all come out in the Wash?” –J.P. Doody, National Coastal Consultants, Brampton. 1130 – 1200 “Predicting the ecological success of Managed Retreat.” –H. Mossmann & A. Grant, CEEC UEA, Norwich. 1200 – 1230 “Wave-morphology feedbacks within an East coast marsh system – lessons from Stiffkey.” –I. Moëller, Cambridge University Coastal Research Unit. 1230 – 1330 Lunch + Poster Session + ECSA AGM for members. Session 5 – Chair : To be announced 1330 – 1400 “Condition monitoring in the context of the Wash and North Norfolk Coast European Marine Site Management Scheme.” –P. Rushmer, Wash & N. Norfolk Coast Management, King’s Lynn 1400 – 1430 “Developing an integrated monitoring programme and reporting system for the Wash & N. Norfolk Coast.” – C. Donnelly, English Nature, Grantham. 1430 – 1500 “The legal responsibilities for Fisheries Managers within the CRoW Act.” M. Mander, Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee, King’s Lynn. 1500 –1530 “Does social inclusion add value to conservation management in the Wash.” J. Howell, Brancaster, Norfolk. 1530 – 1545 Concluding Remarks Mike Elliot Tea/ Coffee + Poster Session Departure. REGISTRATION FORM The cost, to cover registration and all meals and refreshments for the two days, as described in the programme, is £130.00. It does not include accommodation, which, is at delegates own expenses. NAME………………………………………………………………………………. ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………………... TELEPHONE FAX………………………………………………………. E-MAIL I will require vegetarian meals I enclose a cheque for £130.00 (made payable to “CRABS”) (NB There is no facility for payment other than by cheque) Please send me a receipt PLEASE REPLY BY FRIDAY 2nd APRIL 2004 TO: Chris Amos, “CRABS”, 66,Docking Road, Great Bircham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6QP Tel +44(0)1485 576133, Fax +44(0)1485 578623 E-mail : [log in to unmask] The Estuarine and Coastal Studies Association’s Local Meeting, April 2004 “The Wash Re-visited” April 15th – 16th 2004 Le Strange Arms Hotel, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England. ECSA is re-visiting the Wash after 20 years. Developments in coastal ecology processes, in the Wash Estuary and along the North Norfolk coast, are determining some managerial decisions relating to this internationally important Special Area of Conservation.