tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847469903223504758.post8747779230434178962..comments2023-04-11T11:57:13.901+01:00Comments on Cardiff Naturalists Society: Tidal Lagoons in south WalesShenstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998696949225344945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4847469903223504758.post-49458330797428400312015-01-23T11:09:31.533+00:002015-01-23T11:09:31.533+00:00Hi Stephen.
Thanks for sharing.
Very interesti...Hi Stephen. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Very interesting and a lot to think about<br /><br />The Swansea project sounds a sensible scale for this new technology and in many ways I wish that project well.<br /><br />I agree with you that a massive lagoon of 20-25 km is much more problematic. in my opinion the science of understanding the impact of the smaller one should be much better understood before a huge one like that is given the go ahead. <br /><br />The Cardiff Bay barrage has had problems with water quality and needs oxygenation and whilst the proposed lagoons do have flow in and out it will no doubt be reduced and it would be interesting to know what studies have been done on that <br /><br />Also interesting re the Swansea proposal is the proposal to seed oyster beds. Of course they were destroyed in Swansea by the pollution from the copper plate industry that contaminated the sea bed amongst other things and I'm interested to know would they be dredging that pollution out from within the lagoon and what would stop copper coming back in and effecting the oysters, also What would stop it being stirred up and effecting the River Severn during construction? <br /><br />re the Cardiff plan. of course "compensation" means many things to many people and I remember the upset that the Newport Wet Lands caused to the family of the farm where land was being flooded. I personally felt that the wetlands should have been developed closer to the damage and that the people of Cardiff should have had a major wildlife reserve created with facilities such as are in the Newport site<br /><br />I do think that we as CNS should ask to be informed and consulted along the way Shenstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998696949225344945noreply@blogger.com