The UK needs new sources of aggregates if we are to sustain our current lifestyles and provide for the needs of future generations.

Marine sand and gravel is an important part of a mix that also includes land-based aggregates plus ever increasing use of recycled and secondary materials.

With its existing dredging licences now depleted, the marine aggregate industry has developed new licences in the deeper waters of the eastern English Channel. The aim of this website is to keep all interested stakeholders up to date with progress in the permission and development stages and to provide access to environmental data.

OUR PROPOSALS
Why do ECA members need to extract aggregate from the eastern English Channel? And how are we proposing to satisfy that need? more...
LIBRARY
NEW The library has recently been updated with the first Regional Monitoring Review (RMR I).  The RMR I is a review of the first five years of dredging and monitoring and provides the first opportunity to compare the predictions of the REA with the results of monitoring. more...
NEWS
NEW The ECA has issued a briefing note following the fifth annual meeting of the East Channel Environmental Network. The purpose of the meeting was to present the findings of regional environmental monitoring and invite comment and discussion over dredging operations and future plans. more