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Marine wildlife and fisheries of the Thames talk – Belfairs
2nd August 2019 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join the EWT team to learn more about the marine wildlife and fisheries of The Thames.
August is Essex Wildlife Trust’s Marine Month. Marine Month is a chance to celebrate and enjoy Essex’s coastal and marine wildlife – but it’s also an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges facing our seas and do our bit to safeguard them for the future.
We are pleased to be running two free marine wildlife and fisheries talks this summer.
The Thames Estuary and North Sea is thriving with wildlife – from the rare Tentacled lagoon worm that lives in intertidal mud, to flatfish that cruise the mudflats and sandbanks to Common seals that negotiate the busy estuary. Join us to get a unique insight into local marine wildlife and fisheries in the area; sustainable fishing; and marine conservation projects taking place throughout Essex.
This training is supported by EMFF funding via the North Thames Fisheries Local Action Group, which supports projects in the Thurrock – Shoeburyness area.
A bit about the speakers:
Rachel Langley is the Living Seas Coordinator at Essex Wildlife Trust and works on a range of projects including campaigning for the designation and good management of Marine Protected Areas; coordinating intertidal Shoresearch surveys; and collaborating with stakeholders to protect Native oysters, Little terns, European bass and saltmarshes. She is part of several partnerships and groups including the Essex Native Oyster Restoration Initiative, the Greater Thames Estuary Seal Working Group and the Essex Beach Nesting Birds Group.
Mick Sharp is a local recreational sea angler with a passion for the Thames estuary, its marine life and habitats. Mick has been angling since he was 10 years old and his uncle was a commercial fisherman. Mick is a former Essex IFCA Committee Member and currently serves on the Southend Pier Angling Forum, the Port of London Authority Recreational Users Forum and is Chairman of Shoeburyness Watermans Association. He also captains an angling team from Essex that fish the Annual Gravesend Experiment and is engaged with European bass conservation projects.