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May 19
Four NGOs, One Aim: Save Our Seas
On Wednesday 13th May representatives from The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, WWF and the Marine Conservation Society gathered in Westminister to lobby MPs. Their message, strengethen the Marine and Coastal Access Bill and ensure it's fit for purpose.
Jul 02
Rare sightings off the Yorkshire coast
Bottlenose dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Yorkshire, within the Whitby area.
Aug 06
Bioblitz at Gibraltor Point
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust bioblitz Gibraltor Point nature reserve!
Aug 21
Starlet sea anemones rediscovered!
Starlet sea anemone refound at Norfolk Wildlife Trusts Cley Marshes.
Sep 11
The Wildlife Trusts welcome protection for North Sea wildlife
The Wildlife Trusts welcome news of the launch of Net Gain, the North Sea Marine Conservation Zone Project (MCZ).
Sep 28
Durhams Coastline - Diving Delights!
Divers exploring beneath the waves off Durham’s Heritage Coast have uncovered a great environmental success story.
Oct 05
New Seasearch survey site reveals rich marine life off the Holderness Coast
Divers from the Seasearch North East team embarked on a virgin dive in the waters north of Spurn point.
Nov 12
Secrets of the sea emerge - as new marine legislation celebrated
Two sponge species – one previously unknown to science1 and one new to the UK2 – have been discovered during a diving expedition in UK waters.
Nov 12
Riding the Wave - The Wildlife Trusts, welcome a Marine and Coastal Access ACT!
As a result of our combined effort we have, after over ten years of campaigning secured a Marine and Coastal Access Act!
Jan 18
The Wildlife Trust welcome the North Sea MCZ project
The Wildlife Trusts last week welcomed the start of an exciting and new process to designate Marine Protected Areas within the North Sea.
Jan 19
Living Seas vision launched
Today The Wildlife Trusts launch their vision for Living Seas, ones in which wildlife thrives, recovers from past declines and where people feel inspired about their local marine life.
Jan 26
Seasearch NE Reports now available!
Seasearch North Sea 2009 survey reports are now available.
Feb 03
Achieving Living Seas
Want to learn more about The Wildlife Trusts vision of Living Seas? Then take a look at our new factsheet.....
Feb 12
North Sea Stakeholders Attend MCZ Meeting
North Sea conservationists and sea users were yesterday given the chance to express their thoughts on the process of designating Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ’s) in the North Sea at a large group meeting in Hull.
Mar 02
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Launches Shoresearch
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust launches a new and exciting project to record the animals, plants and habitats along the beautiful Yorkshire coastline, and they need your help!
Mar 09
Eco-Warriors work the sands of Filey
Volunteers from marine Eco-Action spent a sunny Sunday afternoon beach cleaning at Filey. Armed with bright green bags and litter pickers the group swept through a section of beach retrieving objects such as trainers and peculiar plastics.
Mar 09
North Sea Wildlife Launches Facebook Group
The Wildlife Trusts North Sea Marine Protected Areas project launches a new Facebook group
Mar 11
Ministerial statement Announced
Marine Protected Area announcement welcomed by The Wildlife Trusts.
Mar 25
Making Living Seas a reality
The Wildlife Trust’s are set to play a key role in the process of establishing Marine Conservation Zone’s (MCZ’s) in the North Sea.
May 04
Sun Shines During Sewerby Shoresearch
33 species recorded as Shoresearchers survey Sewerby, Nr. Flamborough.
May 10
Profound decline in UK fish stocks
Over-fishing means UK trawlers have to work 17 times as hard for the same fish catch as 120 years ago, a study shows.
May 20
New North Sea Booklets
Ever wanted to know what's below the waves of the North Sea? Well here's your chance to find out!
Jun 16
Video released of Grey Seal rehabilitation
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) and the RSPCA have released a moving video that documents the rehabilitation of a young seal pup, ‘Full Circle’, found suffering from horrific neck injuries.
Jun 21
The Wildlife Trusts welcome the launch of a new interactive MCZ map
The Wildlife Trust's welcome the launch of a new, interactive map by the Marine Conservation Zone Project.
Jun 28
Yorkshire's Living Sea a highlight of RSWT Director's Conference
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust recently hosted the Royal Society of Wildlife Trust’s annual Directors conference, with Living Seas high on the agenda
Jul 18
Seasearch Boat Dive - Sunday 18th July
Take part in a Seasearch dive out of Bridlington South Harbour
Jul 28
The Wildlife Trusts CELEBRATE National Marine Week
Get outside and learn about your local marine life with The Wildlife Trusts.
Jul 30
Marine Conservation Project needs your help
Are you a diver or a wildlife ethusiast then the Marine Conservation Project needs your help to collect valuable North Sea data.
Aug 04
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Wild Wednesday: National Marine Week Celebration
Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust at the seaside as we celebrate National Marine Week at the Whistlestop Centre in Matlock Bath.
Aug 04
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Potteric By The Sea
Celebrate Marine Week and find out more about the fantastic marine life around the Yorkshire coast.
Aug 04
Celebrate National Marine Week with a Durham Wildlife Trust Shark Event
Come and learn more about British Sharks as Durham Wildlife Trust celebrates National Marine Week
Aug 06
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Undersea Explorers
Bringing the North Sea to Hull! – Join us in the pool for marine themed fun and games and learn more about life under Yorkshire's Living Sea!
Aug 06
Wash Week 2010 Launch
Join the partners of The Wash Estuary Strategy Group and the winners of The Wash Photographic Competition at this evening event launching Wash Week 2010
Aug 07
Seasearch Boat Dive - Saturday 7th August
Take part in a Seasearch run dive out of Bridlington South Harbour
Aug 07
The Wash Bird Watching Cruise
Join the local South Lincs RSPB Group sailing down the Witham into The Wash and up the Welland with Maritime Leisure. Search out all the special wildlife that The Wash has to offer including seals and many types of birds.
Aug 08
Wash Week - A Celebration of Hunstanton Cliffs
Exhibition of photographs, rocks and fossils related to the Hunstanton Cliffs and associated activities during the last 100 years.
Aug 09
Finding Fins - Whale Watching out of Whitby
Help research your local whale, dolphin and porpoise populations aboard the Specksioneer
Aug 09
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Marine Mondays - Marine Litter
Join us for our family friendly Marine Monday event at South Landing Flamborough. We will be giving this special beach a clean and learning more about how litter affects marine animals.
Aug 09
Wash and Dry - A Joint Illustrated Talk by The Wash Estuary Project and The Wash and North Norfolk Coast European Marine Site
Learn about The Wash and how it has developed since the last ice age into the internationally important wildlife site it is today.
Aug 10
Rock Pool Ramble
See sea creatures on a rock pool ramble. Event is suitable for families. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear.
Aug 10
Norfolk Wildlife Trust - West Runton Rocks
Join Norfolk Wildlife Trust to discover the secret lives of rockpools
Aug 10
Sea Birds and Muddy Beasts
See the sea birds in Wells harbour and search for muddy beasts on Wells Beach. Investigate the predators and prey of the seashore.
Aug 10
Fish Buffet followed by a Presentation by Eastern Sea Fisheries Joint Committee - Recent Developments in Inshore Fisheries Management
The talk will be an informative, illustrated presentation on aspects of the Eastern Sea Fisheries work relevant to The Wash and North Norfolk Coast.
Aug 10
Wash Week - The Snettisham RSPB Wader Spectacular
Snettisham is fortunate enough to be host to one of the best bird spectacles in Europe.
Aug 10
Special Fossil Identification Day
Join Cindy Howells from the National Museum of Wales. She is a specialist on the life of James Frederick Jackson, the boy geologist, who wrote the definitive work on “The Rocks of Hunstanton and its Neighbourhood” that was first published in 1910.
Aug 11
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Mud Magic
Join us for Yorkshire’s muddiest family event to discover the weird and wonderful creatures that make the Humber Estuary their home.
Aug 11
Royal Air Force on The Wash!
Come along to this open day and learn about life on an Air Weapons Range. There will be a short presentation covering aspects of the Range, such as targets, users and conservation followed by a visit along the sea bank to the Air Traffic Control Tower.
Aug 11
Rock Pool Ramble
See sea creatures on a rock pool ramble. Event is suitable for families. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear.
Aug 12
Underwater World of The Wash and North Norfolk Coast
Join Helen Nott as she presents a slide show of the underwater world of The Wash and North Norfolk Coast.
Aug 12
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Kids Gang - Sea Shore Safari
Head down to the beach at Gibraltor Point for a safari
Aug 12
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust High Tide Watch Guided Walk - 12th August
The unusually high tides at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Gibraltor Point push the wading birds further inland providing the ideal opportunity to get a better view of them
Aug 12
Family Fossil Hunting Along Hunstanton Beach
Event is suitable for families. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. A Natural England and Hunstanton Civic Society event.
Aug 12
Seashore Safari!
Head down to the beach for a safari searching for the hidden gems of the shore.
Aug 12
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Family Shoresearch
Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as we undertakea Family Shoresearch survey at Dane’s Dyke, Flamborough.
Aug 13
Norfolk Wildlife Trust - Living Seas Landscape Art
Create a sculpture to represent marine wildlife of the North Sea
Aug 13
Norfolk Wildlife Trust - West Runton Rocks!
Join Norfolk Wildlife Trust to discover the secret lives of rockpools........
Aug 13
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Seawatching Day
As part of Whale and Dolphin Watch week the marine team invite you to join them on a seawatch in search of passing marine mammals.
Aug 14
Tidal Wave!
View the wave from along the river bank at Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen, Norfolk or from the bridge next to the Cock Public House.
Aug 15
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust - Wonders of the Wash
Join Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust at Gibraltor Point for our annual extravaganza to celebrate all that the wash estuary has to offer
Aug 15
Wonders of the Wash
An annual extravaganza to celebrate all that The Wash has to offer. Activities all day, including sea dipping, beach art, arts and crafts and lots more.
Aug 15
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Shoresearch
Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as we undertake a Shoresearch survey at the beautiful Jackson’s Bay
Aug 16
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Marine Monday - Scavenger Hunt
Join us for our family friendly Marine Monday event at Fraisthorpe. There will be a prize for the person/team who finds the most items from our Seashore Scavenger Sheet.
Aug 17
Increase in 'warm water' dolphins off North East coast
Warmer seas could be responsible for a change in the type of dolphins spotted off the coast of the North East of England, a survey has suggested.
Aug 17
'Seas of Life' - A series of free public lectures on our oceans, their future and their biodiversity
Join the debate. All welcome. Free admission. Booking is not necessary. The lectures will be held in Birkbeck College, University of London, London, WC1
Aug 19
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Kids Gang - The Great Egg Hunt
In recent years species of skate and ray around the British coast have declined rapidly. Join us at Gibraltor Point to find out more
Aug 22
Seasearch Boat Dive - Sunday 22nd August
Take part in a Seasearch run dive out of Grimsby Harbour
Aug 23
The Wildlife Trusts welcome new UK Marine Protected Areas
But urges Government not to lose sight of deadline for a wider network
Aug 23
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Marine Monday - Fossils
Join us for our family friendly Marine Monday event at Spurn. We will be searching for fossils and learning more about this fascinating reserve.
Aug 23
From breast stroke to brush strokes for marine wildlife
Artist wins special grant to dive with The WIldlife Trusts
Aug 27
Special Marine Week E-newsletter
Our special Marine Week E-newsletter is now available to download
Aug 30
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Marine Monday - Big Seaweed Search
Join us for our family friendly Marine Monday event at Thornwick Bay. We will be carrying out a Big Seaweed Search and learning more about our fascinating algae.
Sep 03
Shoresearch Newsletter Issue 1
Now available to download is Issue 1 of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Shoresearch Newsletter
Sep 03
Earthquake Recorded in North Sea
An earthquake has been detected in the North Sea about 155 miles (250km) east of Aberdeen.
Sep 03
Join In And Help Turn The Tide Against Marine Litter
Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as we take part in the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual Beachwatch Big Weekend litter survey and clean up.
Sep 04
Seasearch Observer Course - St Abbs, Berwickshire 4th-5th September
Want to learn more about how you can contribute to marine surveys whilst out on a dive? Then come along to this two day Seasearch Observer Course.
Sep 10
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust High Tide Watch Guided Walk - 10th September
The unusually high tides at Gibraltor Point push the wading birds further inland providing the ideal opportunity to get a better view of them
Sep 10
Big Sea Survey Bioblitz at Durham Wildlife Trust's Blackhall Rocks Reserve
Join Durham Wildlife Trust and Dove Marine Laboratary for the Big Sea Survey Bioblitz at our spectacular Blackhall Rocks Reserve.
Sep 18
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Coastal Clean Up!
Join us at Gibraltor Point as we take part in the Marine Conservation Society's Beachwatch Big Weekend survey to clean up our coast!
Oct 09
Seasearch North East Marine Life Identification Course - 9th to 10th October 2010
Would you like to find out about the fascinating wildlife of Yorkshire's rocky shores? Then join Seasearch North East for a two-day practical course on Marine Life Identification.