Halesworth & District U3A presents: Hidden Treasures of our Secret Sea by Rob Spray
Halesworth & District U3A presents: Hidden Treasures of our Secret Sea by Rob Spray
Although the North Sea does not have much rugged, rocky coast that people associate with abundant flora and fauna, offshore there are plenty of places for fascinating animals to hide.
Rob from Seasearch will describe some of the amazing wildlife which lives unnoticed just off our own coast. When not promoting marine life on land he and his partner Dawn coordinate the Marine Conservation Society’s Seasearch project in East Anglia. Seasearch is a nationwide project asking amateur divers to survey for wildlife on their dives – the only practical way to get first hand reports from any significant proportion of our nation’s long coastline.
The Wildlife Trusts all support Seasearch and the data gathered is supplied to the National Biodiversity Network where anyone can view it. Rob and Dawn have online galleries which are the largest resource of marine images from the region.
Hopefully this talk will pique your interest to find out more, and get involved. In the sea pollutants spread for miles, dredging spoil and the wholesale removal of aggregates can smother huge areas and unsustainable fishing destabilises the food chain. The sea needs our support and protection. We have the chance to save our seas for the future – and know the risks of not doing so.
Please note U3A talks now start at 2PM and are free to members, for non-members tickets are available at £4 in advance or on the door. All welcome.