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Building our local ship knowledge……

Shipbuilding - historic view

Peter Ferguson, an architect by training, gave very interested Coastwise members the benefit of the extensive knowledge of his real love, the history of ships and shipbuilding. Although Peter now lives in Somerset, he spent many years in Barnstaple and

coastwisend 30 January 201623 October 2024 Read more

More on MCZs…from the horses mouth

Tranche 2 - 120320 FS MCZ Bideford to Foreland Pt

The very recent announcement of DEFRA's Tranche 2 MCZs including the Foreland Point to Westward Ho! coastal strip was very welcome, and Dr Rob Enever of Natural England gave Coastwise members some insight into NE's rigorous approach to assessing backing

coastwisend 22 January 201623 October 2024 Read more

Marine Conservation Zones in N Devon Announced……..

Practical marine conservation takes a stride forward with today’s announcement from DEFRA for the second round of MCZ designations includes two sites in North Devon – Bideford to Foreland Point, a coastal strip covering North Devon’s best known beaches, from

coastwisend 18 January 201623 October 2024 Read more

Monroe’s Mighty Molluscs…….

Jim 2016 Octopus

What is one of the most diverse and widespread phylums of animals on the planet ? If you said "Molluscs", many people might not realise that they've been around for over 500m years, and include limpets, octopuses, sea slugs and

coastwisend 15 January 201623 October 2024 Read more

A Scilly way of getting between islands……

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  Mike Hunter answered the Marine Biological Association's call to "Be a Conservationist" and do some beach cleans round Falmouth. Fine, but by kayak ? Yes ! So Mike set about raising money, but a little fracas with a park

coastwisend 11 December 201523 October 2024 Read more

Native explorer…..

Rob Durrant 1

Coastwise member Rob Durrant is a North Devon native. Although he had to go away for education and work, he returned, and has made a deep study of marine creatures in the area his new mission in life. Whether on

coastwisend 5 December 201523 October 2024 Read more

The seashore’s only fun if you’re a human (or a dog) …..

John Hudson 1

The grim reality of clinging to life on the shore for animals and algae was expertly described to Coastwise members by marine biologist John Hudson. The steepness, tidal movement, wave impingement and temperature are some of the factors which affect

coastwisend 28 November 201523 October 2024 Read more

Lots of sharks, and not a lawyer in sight……

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Coastwise members enjoyed an expert, and enthusiast's, view of the world of sharks from Nicky Weeden, of Blue-O-Two diving and the Shark Trust. It's well known that sharks are one of the oldest and most successful species, the cartiligenous fishes

coastwisend 20 November 201523 October 2024 Read more

Medieval Lighhouse Keepers in North Devon…….

2015Nov - Ilfracombe

……..sounds a very dry topic until Chris Preece, returning to Coastwise after a previous talk, brought it to life and gave members a fascinating account of the origination of lighthouses and navigation aids from medieval times. Hermits and anchorites were

coastwisend 6 November 201523 October 2024 Read more

Coastwise members are impressive…..

JM 1 Mollusca Sea Slug Paula

….as if we needed reminding ! At our annual member's event, we were again reminded how knowledgeable and enthusiastic our membership is. Jim Monroe talked about Mighty Molluscs, a very diverse phylum that includes sea slugs, squids, chitons, octopuses (yes,

coastwisend 31 October 201523 October 2024 Read more
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