West Bay, Dorset Tracer Pebble Study

West Bay, Dorset

This study is now complete

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May 2022

Our Tracer Pebble Research Team successfully deployed 1,200 Tracer Pebbles at West Bay in Dorset.

This was the start of a year-long project being carried out on behalf of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and Dorset Council, looking into the movement of sediment around West Bay Harbour.

Pebbles Ready for Deployment Pebbles Ready for Deployment
Pebbles are deployed at sites with similar sized material ...
Spot The Tracer Pebbles Spot The Tracer Pebbles
... they look very natural
Spot The Tracer Pebbles Spot The Tracer Pebbles
... and can be hard to spot.
Pebbles Dispersed In The Waves Pebbles Dispersed In The Waves
The pebbles then get dispersed into the waves
Sacha Deploying Pebbles Sacha Deploying Pebbles
Surveyors walk the beach using hand held antennas...
Emma Scanning For Deployed Tracers Emma Scanning For Deployed Tracers
... which locate the movement and locations of the Tracers.

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