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Now published: CJS Focus on Marine & Coastal Environments in association with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)
Our first look at this section of the sector runs to 16
pages in total. Marine Conservation
Society (MCS) lead with an
article on marine pollution, they describe some of this year’s initiatives to
try and tackle the problem including beach cleans and the Plastic Challenge in
June. The article also details some of the recent published scientific studies
in to marine plastic litter. Bass Rock is home to the largest Northern gannet
colony in the world; Maggie Sheddan from the Scottish Seabird Centre explains why it is the perfect habitat and
a bit about the lives of the gannets on the rock. Paul Naylor takes photos of
marine species and environments in a bid to highlight British marine life, hear
about the work he does as part of marinephoto.co.uk.
Dorset Wildlife Trust talks about
Studland Bay’s seagrass meadows, the species they support and how important the
threatened habitat is. Seawatch
Foundation has been involved in marine mammal monitoring for over 40 years;
they describe how important monitoring is to conservation efforts and how to
get involved. Steart Marshes is a recent wetland creation by the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust; Marks
Simpson details its creation, the issues encountered and the already evident
benefits reaped from this newly created habitat, and the management of a coast
path is something South West Coast Path
National Trail Partnership know all about, they write about some of the
issues encountered. This edition also includes adverts for projects, websites, services
and training. Read it here