Latest Reports
Recreation and tourism
The Physical Environment
Economic Development
Renewal of Infrastructure

This page aims to give the reader an indication of the Forum's activities along with the latest research on coastal zone issues with a Firth of Clyde emphasis. It is intended for individuals to relay to the wider community the significance of their work and share their findings for the purpose of promoting strategic and integrated management of the Clyde and it's catchment.

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Latest Reports

Reports supporting the SSMEI Firth of Clyde Marine Spatial Plan
From 2006 to 2009, the SSMEI Pilot Project has pulled together existing reports and commissioned new ones to support proposed policies and action plan. These include a landscape/seascape assessment, a biodiversity review, a socioeconomic review, a seabed habitat mapping report, a local and structure plan policies summary and a key sector interactions report. Access them by clicking here.

Recreation and Tourism

Scottish Enterprise with support from the British Marine Federation commissioned a report published Feb 2010 on filling the knowledge and research gaps surrounding Scotland's sailing tourism sector. The key aim of the study was to:

'Establish the current contribution the sailing tourism sector makes to the Scottish economy and to highlight what potential there is within the sector with investment in new 'product' to grow GVA impact.'

In conclusion, the report identifies a broad framework for the future development of the sector highlighting issues that need to be addressed to ensure future success is achieved. The full report can be found at http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/about-us/research-publications/economicresearch.aspx under industies, tourism.

New government report published 31.07.09 on the potential of the sea angling industry in Scotland. It is available at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/07/31154700/0 and includes section 6.6 on "Glasgow and the West" along with a case study on the decline of sea angling in the Upper Clyde (section (7.1).

The Physical Environment

• Turning the tide on flooding - A WWF Scotland report investigating the Clyde catchment as a case study for future flooding scenarios. (1.1Mb) (22/11/02)
• Coastal Processes and Management of Scottish Estuaries. A report commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage that  provides an audit of the contemporary and Late Quaternary (last 11,000 years) coastal landforms and processes present in the Firth of Clyde region. (This is a text only version.) Contact the Authors for the full report including images. (332KB)   
• Marine Coastal Zone Management - A New Approach for Argyll and Bute. Prepared by Les Oman Associates. Published 12 June 2001. 

1. Front Page (8KB)
2. Contents Page (6KB) 
3. Main Text (157KB)
4. Tables (4KB)

• Papers from our Conference on the Ecology and Management of the Firth of Clyde 2001. 

1. Introduction (500KB)
2. Main Text (3.8MB) 
3. Conference proceedings (1.2MB)

1. Clyde Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) (110KB) List of SSSIs within the Firth of Clyde, their associated features and coverage area in hectares

• Scottish Natural Heritage Futures - Coasts and Seas - this document details national objectives for the natural heritage of coasts and seas. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a key part of SNH's Futures publications.  Click here to read the document.

Economic Development

• Clyde reBuilt: A report recently prepared by the Clyde Waterfront Working Group exploring the regeneration potential of the Clyde from Glasgow Green to Erskine Bridge. The Clyde Waterfront Working Group brings together representatives from Councils, Scottish Enterprise, local enterprise companies the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan Committee and the Scottish Executive. (1.5Mb)(1/07/2002)
• Clyde Shipyards (755KB) Task Force Report

• Climate Change: Flood Occurence Review (64KB) This study examines the likely impact of climate change on coastal flooding. It predicts that areas in the lower Clyde estuary are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

• Flooding Prediction on the Firth of Clyde (2.5MB) Paper produced by Dr Gareth Jones, Strathclyde University Geography Department, investigating future flooding scenarios on the Firth of Clyde.