The impact of an annual major recreational boating event on water quality in the Solent Strait
The impact of an annual major recreational boating event on water quality in the Solent Strait
A long-term historical analysis of the impacts of recreational boating on marine surface water quality during a regatta (Cowes Week) in an internationally crucial waterway, the Solent Strait (Hampshire, UK) is presented. Water quality indicators studied included nitrogen concentration, bacterial indicators, and oxygen saturation, at three sampling sites at/near Cowes during 2001-2019. Findings include that sewage discharge from recreational boats is the key contributor to localised faecal contamination of marine surface waters, putting bathers and shellfisheries at risk. Bathing water quality monitoring and pollution warning systems should be strengthened prior to and during this type of regatta and access to bathing water areas may need to be restricted. These findings have implications for the regulation, future monitoring and management strategies for discharges from recreational boats during extended regattas. Adequate and affordable local facilities for recovering sewage wastewater from recreational boats should be provided alongside appropriate mechanisms for communication to sailors.
Pollution, Shipping, marine water quality, scrubber, shellfisheries
Xiong, Diya
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Williams, Ian
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Hudson, Malcolm
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Osborne, Patrick E.
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Zapata Restrepo, Lina
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1 January 2023
Xiong, Diya
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Williams, Ian
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Hudson, Malcolm
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Osborne, Patrick E.
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Xiong, Diya, Williams, Ian, Hudson, Malcolm, Osborne, Patrick E. and Zapata Restrepo, Lina
(2023)
The impact of an annual major recreational boating event on water quality in the Solent Strait.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 186, [114450].
(doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114450).
Abstract
A long-term historical analysis of the impacts of recreational boating on marine surface water quality during a regatta (Cowes Week) in an internationally crucial waterway, the Solent Strait (Hampshire, UK) is presented. Water quality indicators studied included nitrogen concentration, bacterial indicators, and oxygen saturation, at three sampling sites at/near Cowes during 2001-2019. Findings include that sewage discharge from recreational boats is the key contributor to localised faecal contamination of marine surface waters, putting bathers and shellfisheries at risk. Bathing water quality monitoring and pollution warning systems should be strengthened prior to and during this type of regatta and access to bathing water areas may need to be restricted. These findings have implications for the regulation, future monitoring and management strategies for discharges from recreational boats during extended regattas. Adequate and affordable local facilities for recovering sewage wastewater from recreational boats should be provided alongside appropriate mechanisms for communication to sailors.
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Accepted/In Press date: 26 November 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 December 2022
Published date: 1 January 2023
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This paper has been produced as part of the European Union project “EMERGE: Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions” (referred to as “EMERGE”). The EMERGE project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme action under grant agreement No 874990. We are grateful to colleagues from the United Kingdom Environment Agency's Water Quality Information Monitoring System for provision of data.
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This paper has been produced as part of the European Union project “EMERGE: Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions” (referred to as “EMERGE”). The EMERGE project has received funding from the European Union 's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme action under grant agreement No 874990 . We are grateful to colleagues from the United Kingdom Environment Agency's Water Quality Information Monitoring System for provision of data.
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Pollution, Shipping, marine water quality, scrubber, shellfisheries
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/473364
ISSN: 0025-326X
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