SH.15/21
The
Board received verbal update reports from those Members who
attended the Harbour Community Forums.
The updates were given as follows:
Salcombe Kingsbridge Estuary Conservation Forum
(SKECF)
The Forum had not met since the March 2021
meeting, with the next meeting due on 2 November.
The Estuaries Officer gave an update on
various projects, including the State of the Rivers report which is
due 28 September 2021. It was confirmed
that Government will be strengthening enforcement of recreational
water craft. Electric craft use was
increasing and it was noted that this would bring with it new
management and responsibility needs.
Students from Plymouth had helped survey the dwarf sea grass beds,
and concluded that while biodiversity was much lower than that
found in sea grass beds, the contribution to Carbon lock was
exceptional and helped protect the mud flats
underneath. A new project was beginning
to look at the stream alongside the Recreation Ground in
Kingsbridge, in terms of silt management. Kingsbridge Town Council had again reported
contamination with a paint-like substance appearing in the Estuary.
The Officer requested for any information to be provided to the
Environment Agency’s incident hotline on 0800
807060.
South Devon & Channel Shellfishermen
The Board was updated that the Shellfishermen were content and had good support
from the Salcombe Harbour staff.
Although there had been no official meetings for a couple of years,
it was hoped that a meeting would be held in October.
Kingsbridge and Salcombe Marine Business
Forum
The Member for this
Forum was not at the meeting and therefore no update was
given.
Kingsbridge Estuary Boat Club (KEBC)
The Harbour Master confirmed that he has
regularly updates with the Boat Club and had informed them of the
harbour fees review.
East
Portlemouth Parish Council
The Member for this
Parish Council was not at the meeting and therefore no update was
given.