BSP Coastwatch

BSP Coastwatch

BSP Coastwatch is one of BSP common programmes. The aim of it is to raise awareness for our coastal zone as our valuable shared resource, for which we have responsibility.

Coastwatch program is suitable for students in all level. It has a common questionnaire that should be filled in once during two weeks survey time in autumn, usually in September- October. One questionnaire is for 500 m of seashore.

The questionnaire gives a possibility to look, describe and investigate different aspects on the seashore like designation and access to the area, influences from land, coverage of splash zone, plants and animas, litter etc. Water quality of inflows is also analyzed. Coast clean-up would be a good end of the survey.  Depending on the age of students the teacher can vary how deeply different questions are studied.

Every participating school will get a report in the end of year.
The survey is usually done 12. – 25.09 every year.

Protocol: CW_protocol_eng.doc (about 500 KB)

Please send questionnaires/protocols to program coordinator.

Program coordinator  Mr Peter Uhl Pedersen Birkevang 303, 3250 Gilleleje, Denmark e-mail: