Coastal Zone Assessment
and Planning Experience
Coastal Zone Assessment and Planning Experience
Coastal zones are focal points where large number of social and economic activities and their impacts are concentrated. This trend is only increasing as a result of the rise in population and the continued increase in the number of people wanting to live near the shore. However, there are questions are to how far can this growth be sustained without exceeding the carrying capacity of the coastal zone.
HydroQualASA has assisted local coastal authorities in assessing the status of the coastal zones through in-depth analysis of not only the physical, chemical and biological/ecological data but also the economic and social components of the coastal zone leading to recommendations for mitigation measures that balance the protection of natural resources with the economic drive for prosperous growth.
Completely self-sufficient, our buoys are powered by solar energy
Our monitoring systems are used to inform a number of critical services and applications:
- Monitoring coastal processes to inform coastal zone management
- Tide forecasting
- Forecast modeling for wind and waves
- Tracking shamals
- Implementing an early warning system for large wave events to improve beach user safety
- Monitoring coastal development
- Early warning system for algal blooms
- Establishing a wide scale ambient dataset
- Aiding development of our understanding of the unique dynamics of the regional marine environment
