Mooring and Anchoring
This category encompasses the following activities:
- Operational use of berths, moorings, anchorages including the presence of these structures and vessels using them. Includes consideration of vessels when berthing/berthed, mooring/moored, anchoring/anchored.
- Includes impacts from anchors and impacts of boat when at anchor or mooring.
- Does not include impacts from boats getting to and from moorings, these should be assessed in the relevant 'participation' category.
- The activity of anchoring generically and use of allocated anchorage areas where ships are permitted to anchor inside and outside harbours/ports. Includes consideration of vessels when anchoring, anchored or weighing anchor
Potential Impacts
- Abrasion/disturbance of the substrate on the surface of the seabed
- Penetration and/or disturbance of the substratum below the surface of the seabed, including abrasion
- Physical change (to another seabed type)
