The SFB Beach is a environmental system which includes the intertidal zone as well as the dune system. Due to the severe erosion currently being experienced at St Francis the dune system is not carrying out the role a healthy dune system needs to play. This breaks the force of the waves and allows the wave energy to dissipate naturally on the shore.

In addition, there are a wide variety of large and small living organisms that live on the beach and it is important to ensure that any actions take account of their continued well-being. This will ensure that the beach environment remains healthy and self-sustaining.

The SFB Beach Trust believe that the Beach Project needs to be a fully integrated effort to link the Estuary, the Beach and the Reefs if it is to succeed. In this regard we include the report produced by the SAB Institute for Environmental and Coastal Management at NMMU (previously UPE) dated July, 2002.

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