Marine Environment

As a responsible Harbour Authority, we apply best practice to ensure we minimise our impact on the environment and operate efficiently. We aim to mitigate potential environmental issues and ‘work with nature’ to deliver sustainable nature-based solutions to climate change impacts across some of our ports.

Peel Ports are progressive and proactive towards their marine environmental responsibilities. We achieve this through innovation, support, and the identification of cost-effective initiatives that deliver environmental improvements.

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Who we work with

As part of our statutory duties and approach to responsible business, we work with a number of external stakeholders to deliver sustainable solutions and environmental benefits. Stakeholders include:

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Clyde Marine Planning Partnership
Environment Agency
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA)
Marine Management Organisation
Marine Scotland
Natural England
NatureScot
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
The Angling Trust
The Crown Estate

At a national level, we participate in the development of regional Marine Plans in both England and Scotland regularly liaising with regulatory bodies to ensure that the final plan policies are proportional with regards to social, economic and environmental activities.

Biosecurity

Peel Ports are excited to invite nominations for the 2024 Group Marine Environmental Award. This Award recognises extraordinary efforts by organisations and individuals to protect and enhance the aquatic environments across Peel Ports Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) areas.

Biosecurity

Beneficial re-use of dredged material

Our Group Marine team regularly investigates opportunities for beneficial re-use of dredge material and have established local Sediment Stakeholder Groups in Liverpool and Clyde to discuss and deliver sustainable solutions.

Dredged Materials

Climate Change

Climate change is a growing business risk to the functionality of transport networks, including ports. The Marine Team are looking at possible climate change adaptation strategies in response to the latest climate change scenarios.

Climate Change

Species Protection

Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) pose a potential risk to the environment and our port operations. To help to minimise this risk and protect local environments from Invasive Non-Native Species, the Marine Team has developed several guidance documents to assist with the formulation of port-specific marine biosecurity plans.

Species Protection

Dredging

As a Statutory Harbour Authority we have a duty to maintain safe navigational access into our Ports, this is achieved through maintenance dredging.

Dredging