A1 Submarine

The A1 Submarine is a Historic Protected Wreck and a key location for sediment and biota monitoring for the CHASM project because, being a fixed point on the seabed, it is relatively easy to access and monitor. We are extremely fortunate that the Wreck Licensee Martin Davies is a big supporter of CHASM, and has enabled a huge amount of in situ sediment data to be gathered in the vicinity of the A1 and from other local sites.

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2022 Cefas paper Janickina feisti

In recent years the Selsey fishermen have found in creasing numbers of sleepy and dead crabs among edible crab (Cancer pagarus) catch in the sea off Selsey prompting Cefas to investigate. A previously unidentified paramoebiasis, Janickina feisti, was discovered in the Selsey crabs. This resulted in extensive investigations by Dr. Kelly Bateman, Crustacean Health Theme Lead, Cefas. Following is... Read More»

2023 BLUE Sediment Workshop

CHASM, in partnership with the marine charity BLUE Marine Foundation, delivered a workshop examining marine sediment influencing Selsey and the rest of the Sussex Coast. The workshop took place on 18 May 2023 and was funded by the Rewilding Network. This was the Sussex Sediment Monitoring and Adaptive Response Workshop, which brought together the key regulators involved in... Read More»

2024 CHASM Sediment Report

This report provides an update of analysis conducted as part of the CHASM (Crustacean, Habitats and Sediment Movement) project carried out by the University of Southampton in summer 2024. It seeks to understand environmental change from a sediments perspective, and sets out to answer a series of questions using various data sources and analysis. The questions are: 1. What sediments... Read More»