Assessing the likely impact of sand wave clearance on near bed sediment transport through numerical modelling

on how the removal of sand waves impacts near bed sediment transport pathways; this leads to caution when this activity is proposed through or near a marine protected area. The aim is to use numerical models of hypothetical sand wave clearance scenarios to understand whether sand wave clearance

is likely to affect near-bed sediment transport to the extent that it becomes an environmental risk to designated sedimentary habitats.