The pressure is thought to be caused by the activity and the feature is considered exposed to that activity

Associated

The pressure is thought to be caused by the activity, but the feature is not considered exposed to that activity

Associated but not exposed

The pressure is not thought to be caused by the activity

Not Associated

The feature is yet to be assessed against the pressure

Not Yet Assessed

Aquaculture

Beach replenishment 

The removal of species for the purposes of research or development e.g. For medical application 

Bioprospecting

The production of energy in the marine environment (such as renewables) and the installation and maintenance of infrastructure associated with this (such as cables and pipelines)

Energy production and associated infrastructure

Removal of the seabed as part of marine activity 

Extraction

The exploitation of commercial fish stocks

Fishing

Installations occuring in the marine environment (such as oil and gas platforms and wind turbines)

Infrastructure

Activities undertaken by the defence sector

Military

Seaweed harvesting

Seismic survey

The transiting and anchoring of commercial vessels 

Shipping

Activities undertaken in the marine and coastal environment such as kayaking, sailing and surfing 

Tourism and recreation

The disposal of wastes (liquids and solids) in the marine environment

Waste disposal 

Military exercises undertaken that involve the use of the air space above the sea, e.g. Aircraft flying, air to sea or ground firing with exploding shells. 

Aerial military activity 

The extraction of sand and gravel sediments from the seabed for the aggregate industry

Aggregate extraction 

The use of beam trawls as part of a commercial fishery

Beam trawling

The installation, operation and maintenance of telecommunications cables and pipelines e.g. For oil and gas operations 

Cables and pipelines (operation and installation) 

The installation, operation and maintenance of coastal infrastructure such as ports, marinas and leisure facilities 

Coastal (ports, marinas, leisure facilities)

The installation, operation and maintenance of coastal defence/erosion measures.

Coastal defence and land claim

Hand gathering and tractor dredging in the pursuit of cockles

Cockle hand gathering & tractor dredging

The use of static fishing gears such as creels or pots 

Creeling and potting 

The use of demersal seine nets as part of a commercial fishery 

Demersal seine netting 

Dive fisheries (not including hydraulic dredging)

The disposal of dredging and quarrying spoil at sea

Dredge (capital, maintenance) & quarry (geological material) waste disposal

The dredging and extraction of seabed sediments for  e.g. Deepening a channel in a harbour or port

Dredging (capital, maintenance)

The use of drift nets as part of a commercial fishery 

Drift netting 

The operation of nuclear power stations at the coastal zone 

Energy production - (power stations, inc. nuclear)

The extraction of seabed sediments for the purposes of oil and gas exploration e.g. Well drilling

Extraction of sediment as part of oil and gas operations

The farming of finfish such as salmon, halibut, and turbot. 

Finfish culture

Hand gathering in the pursuit of oysters and mussels

Hand gathering of mussels and oysters

Hydraulic dredging in the pursuit of cockles 

Hydraulic dredging for bivalves (e.g. cockles, razor and surf clams)

The release of liquids into the marine environment undertaken as part of agricultural or industrial processes

Industrial & agricultural liquid discharges

The collection of non-bivalve species such as lugworm for bait etc.

Intertidal fishing (e.g. bait digging, but not bivalves)

The use of hooked lines as part of a commercial fishery 

Line fishing

The disposal of munitions waste at sea

Munitions (chemical & conventional) disposal

Dredging in the pursuit of mussels and oysters 

Mussels and oyster dredging

The installation, operation and maintenance of oil and gas platforms such as rigs 

Oil and gas infrastructure

The use of otter trawls as part of a commercial fishery

Otter trawling

The use of pelagic trawling/purse seining as part of a commercial fishery

Pelagic trawling & purse seining

The extraction of quarry material at or near the coastal zone 

Quarrying - at coast (terrestrial)

The pursuit of marine species for recreational purposes e.g. Rod fishing

Recreational fishing

The use of scallop dredgers as part of a commercial fishery

Scallop dredging

Military exercises using of the sea surface e.g. boats, surface explosions and surface target towing

Sea surface military activity 

Military exercises undertaken that involve the use of the seabed e.g. Installation and operation of seabed mounted equipment, seabed sampling and degaussing

Seabed surface military activity 

The use of set (fixed) nets as part of a commercial fishery

Set (fixed) net fishing

The disposal of sewage into the marine environment

Sewage disposal

The farming of shellfish such as mussels or oysters 

Shellfish culture

The transit and anchoring of commercial vessels 

The use of echo sounders underwater as part of military exercises

Sonar use for military purposes

The installation, operation and maintenance of tidal turbines 

Tidal turbine energy production

Military exercises undertaken that involve the use of the water column e.g. Submarine use and diving 

Water column military activity 

The extraction and release of water from and into the marine environment e.g. Cooling water for industrial processes

Water extraction (freshwater catchment; industrial, e.g. power station)

The installation, operation and maintenance of wave turbines 

Wave turbine energy production 

The installation, operation and maintenance of wind turbines at sea 

Wind turbine energy production

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