……………………..was the strange journey undertaken by the MV Oldenburg to bring it to North Devon, as recounted by John Puddy of the Steamship Freshspring Trust. John, a marine engineer by profession, was agent at Lundy for 14 years, and was
………..revealed to Coastwise members what he and colleagues got right, wrong and missed completely when revisiting predictions of future states of rocky shores after 25 years and documenting how well they did. It’s extremely difficult to make predictions (especially about
……….was the subject of Professor Richard Twitchett’s talk on 29th January. Professor Twitchett’s talk to Coastwise members (and many visitors with an interest in the topic) was excellent and full of hard science. He illustrated how analysis of past
……………were covered for Coastwise members by Portsmouth University researcher Liz James, and Plymouth University MSc student Rachel Edworthy. Liz described her research on the effect of electromagnetic fields, typically surrounding subsea windfarm power cables, on crabs. The effects are mainly
……under the waves around Wembury. Paul Naylor, marine biologist, diver and author returned to North Devon to tell Coastwise members about his studies of the fascinating behaviour of some of our marine life. Paul shows, with the help of his
…………with old friend author and expert marine biologist and phographer Paul Naylor. Paul will be talking about the lives of our marine animals, with his excellent photos. Download the full Programme, top R.
……input to DWT, then national databases. Coastwise survey results forthe year were presented to Coastwise members by Debbie and Paula, with a refresher on taking appropriate identication photos – not always easy. It’s essential for the DWT verifier to have
………….for Coastwise, as summarising by the Chair, Liesje Birchenough…….starting “It is my pleasure to report on another year of Coastwise North Devon activities. We had a full programme of engaging talks, and two outings, in the Spring term with talks
……….but Algapelago’s subsea version, Blue Forest, as expounded by the Parnership Manager, Kerr Jenifer, to Coastwise members, including marine ecology students from Petroc college. This concept takes what is termed ‘aquaculture’, or growing sea life, and turns it into an
…….espcially for Devon’s nature and environment, as Kate Hind, Devon County Council’s Partnership Officer, explained to Coastwise members. The DCC Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy, currently in a consultation phase, is a wide-ranging activity with many strands and many contributors
