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Categories of operations which
may cause deterioration or disturbance to
interest features of sub-features
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Processes (with examples of
maritime activity)
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| Physical loss of
interest feature or sub-feature |
Removal (e.g. land
claim, harvesting)
Smothering (e.g. disposal of dredged material)
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| Physical damage to
interest feature or sub-feature |
Siltation (e.g. dredging)
Abrasion (e.g. fishing trawls, direct human
contact)
Selective extraction (e.g. aggregate dredging)
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| Non-physical disturbance
to interest feature or sub-feature |
Noise (e.g. cargo
handling)
Visual presence (e.g. recreational activity)
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| Toxic contamination
of interest feature or sub-feature |
Introduction of synthetic
compounds (e.g. TBT)
Introduction of non-synthetic (e.g. heavy
metals)
Introduction of radio-nuclides.
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| Non-toxic contamination
of interest feature or sub-feature |
Nutrient enrichment
(e.g. waste-water discharge)
Organic enrichment (e.g. waste-water discharge)
Changes in suspended sediment and turbidity
(e.g. dredging)
Changes in salinity (e.g. water abstraction)
Changes to thermal regime
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| Biological disturbance
to interest feature or sub-feature |
Introduction of microbial
pathogens (e.g. industrial and waste water outfalls)
Introduction of non-native species and translocation
(e.g. ballast water exchange)
Selective extraction of species (e.g. commercial
and recreational fisheries)
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