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Seashore Safaris
Botany Bay Walpole Bay Margate Main Sands Minnis Bay Joss Bay Stone Bay Dumpton Gap Ramsgate Western Undercliff Ramsgate Eastcliff St Mildred’s West Bay
Seashore Safaris 2019 Feedback by Greg Bessant Seashore Safaris - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Seashore Safaris 2019 Feedback by Greg Bessant Seashore Safaris - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Seashore Safaris 2019 Feedback by Greg Bessant Seashore Safaris Minnis Bay West Bay St Mildreds Ramsgate Eastcliff Ramsgate Western Undercliff Walpole Bay Stone Bay Joss Bay Botany Bay Dumpton Gap Margate Main Sands Seashore Safaris
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Seashore Safaris 2019
- People at the Seashore Safaris were
registered at the ‘Dry Table’, read through a Health and Safety briefing and then went out to the rockpools
- The finds were brought back to the
‘Wet Table’ where our experts identified the creatures and gave some more information about the finds.
- Participants were asked to complete
a comments card to provide feedback.
- This year a role system was put in
place for volunteers so we could swop around to get experience. This seemed to work well with Tony
- r Laura allocating the roles each
morning.
- The new media role was very
important in getting information out about the Seashore Safaris and a new Instagram site was started.
- After each Safari there was a
sociable debrief over drinks and cake!
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Number of people coming along to the Seashore Safaris in 2019 (2018, 2017)
- Minnis Bay 16 (47,60)
- West Bay 35 (31,46)
- St Mildred’s 64 (58,106)
- Margate Main Sands 80 (99,96)
- Walpole Bay 87 (n/a, 65)
- Botany Bay 96 (78,108)
- Joss Bay 18 (70,65)
- Stone Bay 40 (80, 61)
- Dumpton Gap 109 (108,66)
- Ramsgate Eastcliff 74 (n/a 46)
- Ramsgate Western Under Cliff 105
(n/a, 65)
- Red shows a reduction in numbers and green an
increase.
- Great to see increases in numbers on 8 of the
Seashore Safaris.
- The numbers at Minnis Bay and Joss Bay were
- disappointing. This may be due an early start at
Minnis Bay, 8am! We later found out a water quality warning had been issued incorrectly for Joss Bay.
- The volunteers and participants had a great time
with of the 98% of people completing a feedback card saying they had enjoyed it very much and 2% said they had enjoyed it.
- Lots of amazing marine creatures were found and
these finds are shown in the next slides.
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Some very special finds…
Common/ European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
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Some very special finds…
Pipefish (Subfamily: Syngnathinae) Stalked Jellyfish (Order: Stauromedusae) Highest numbers of Stalked Jellyfish this year!!!
Ramsgate Eastcliff
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Invasive species
Wireweed (Sargassum muticum) Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas) Brush-Clawed Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus takanoi)
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Reducing in number??
Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
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These common creatures and seaweeds were found on every Bay
Shore crab (Carinus maenas) Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) Common brittle star (Ophiothrix fragilis) Common Prawn (Palaemon serratus) Long-clawed porcelain crab (Pisidia longicornis) Chiton (Lepidochitona cinereal) Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) Ragworm (Family: Nereididae) Common Limpet (Patella vulgate) Beautiful eyelash (Genus:Calliblepharis) Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
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Some creatures found on five or more Bays
Netted Dog Whelk (Tritia reticulata) Piddock (Family: Pholadidae) Hermit Crab (Superfamily: Paguroidea) Broad-Clawed Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles) Slipper Limpet (Crepidula fornicate) Finger Bryozoan (Phylum: Bryozoa) Sand Mason Worm (Lanice conchilega) Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber) Barnacles (Infraclass: Cirripedia) Green Sea Urchin (Psammechinus miliaris) Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus) Sea Mat (Phylum: Bryozoa) Sea Spider (Order:Pantopoda)
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Some rarer creatures found on 4 or less Bays
Scale Worm Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) Oyster Drill (Urosalpinx cinereal) Cockles/ Clams (Class: Bivalvia) Hairy Crab (Pilumnus hirtellus) Skate/ Ray egg case Catshark egg case Chameleon Prawn (Hippolyte varians) Common Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Pennants Swimming Crab (Portumnus latipes) Five-bearded Rockling (Ciliata mustela) Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) Strawberry Anemone (Actinia fragacea) Common Spider Crab (Maja brachydactyla)
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