The consortium includes members who have been carrying out research, consultancy and advice since the 1970s. They are members of many regional, national and international bodies and so collectively have a reach far beyond the local area.
Although based in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, the consortium has worked in many estuarine and coastal areas elsewhere in the UK, in continental Europe and worldwide. It has carried out commissions for industry, non-governmental organisations, statutory bodies and government organisations as well as the European Union.
The International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists Ltd is registered as Limited Company at Companies House London (Company number: 12055807). Dr Mike Elliott is the Director of the Company and the coordinator of the consortium. While he can be the point of contact for IECS Ltd, this website also gives the contact details of consortium members for direct contact.
Mike still has links to the University as a part-time Research Professor and so projects can be carried out jointly with the University and involving its laboratory facilities as necessary. For projects and commissions that require to be carried through the University of Hull as a Charitable Body then contact Mike through the University. See here for more information.
The Legacy
Several of the Associates of the consortium previously worked for the former Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies at the University of Hull, UK.
As one of the longest-established institutes of its kind worldwide, the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies was a truly multi-disciplinary pure and applied research and consultancy institute for estuarine, coastal and marine science and management.