Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)

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Blue Flag beach (intermittent years) is a coastal designation awarded in certain years to beaches that meet high international standards for water quality, safety, environmental management, and services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beach certification
coastal award
environmental quality designation
appliesTo beach
coastal bathing area
hasAbbreviation FEE
hasAwardingBody Foundation for Environmental Education NERFINISHED
hasCategory environmental label
hasCharacteristic awarded only in certain years
designation may lapse and be regained
hasCriterion bathing water monitoring
environmental education information
lifesaving equipment or access to emergency services
safe access and facilities
waste management
hasEffectOn local tourism attractiveness
public perception of beach quality
hasEnvironmentalRequirement control of litter and waste on the beach
protection of sensitive natural areas near the beach
hasGeographicCoverage coastal countries participating in the Blue Flag programme
hasInformationRequirement display of Blue Flag information board at the beach
public availability of water quality results
hasPurpose encourage high environmental standards at beaches
promote sustainable tourism
hasSafetyRequirement clearly marked swimming areas where appropriate
management of user conflicts between swimmers and watercraft
hasScope international
hasTemporalProperty awarded on an annual basis
status can be removed if criteria are not maintained
isBasedOn voluntary participation by beach managers
isEvaluatedBy independent inspections
water quality testing
isPartOf Blue Flag programme NERFINISHED
mayLoseStatusDueTo decline in water quality
failure to meet safety criteria
non-compliance with environmental management requirements
mayRegainStatusIf criteria are met again in a later year
requiresComplianceWith Blue Flag criteria
requiresStandard environmental management
high safety standards
high water quality
provision of services
targetsStakeholder beach users
local authorities
tourism operators

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Oxwich Bay hasAward Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)
Swansea Marina hasAward Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)
this entity surface form: Blue Flag status
Oddicombe Beach hasAward Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)
this entity surface form: Blue Flag status
Tynemouth Longsands beach hasAward Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)
this entity surface form: Blue Flag beach award
Grotto Beach regulation Blue Flag beach (intermittent years)
this entity surface form: Blue Flag safety standards