……is the objective of new venture Algapelago (www.algapelago.com), which is aiming to turn Bideford Bay into a productive seaweed farm. Seaweed is increasingly becoming recognised as a major resource, not just for its contents, used for food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics,
………in one way or another, as Jack Middleton of the Southwest Rivers Trust told Coastwise members. The Trust, which has an office at Launceston, but with many staff working from elsewhere, has groups for river management, land management, evidence and
….not at all ! In fact it's Professor Malcolm Hart's title of a very interesting talk on his work about how these cephalopods (Artist's impression R, 2nd from top) from approximately 160MYA have been found and are being related to
……………by volunteer Martin Corfe to reveal local artist V C Boyle's paintings and writings. Martin has trawled North Devon Maritime Museum's archives to find all existing items of the Bideford-born artist's work. Martin has been digitising the work as there
……as the title for IlfracombeHarbour Master Captain Georgina Carlo-Paat MBE, who impressed her Coastwise audience with her determination to get to the peak of her chosen profession in the merchanr fleet. She has worked her way up the industry from
……was the question that old Coastwise friend Dr Keith Hiscock MBE, still at the heart of marine biology at the Marine Biological Association, posed to members. He was reflecting on a year of unusual weather in 2022 and how it
…..on a cold day in a warm Education Room. The last event of 2022 for Coastwise was a popular and fully-subscribed photography workshop, held at the new (ish) Northam Burrows Visitor Centre, with local professional photographer Dave Green (https://www.davegreenphoto.co.uk/). Dave
…..and All at Sea was the intriguing title of Rupert Kirkwood's talk to Coastwise members. Rupert, a retired vet is a dedicated kayaker, and has undertaken long trips, including the whole of the marine equivalent of the SW Coastal Path,
…..form an important part of the local economy, as Lauren Parkhouse of the Devon and Severn IFCA told Coastwise members – see the talk on the YouTube link below. The Inland Fisheries Conservation Authority is part of an overall marine
…….left by it's footprints, as the team, led by the Coordinator Joe Newberry, explained to Coastwise members. The Finding Nature's Footprints project, funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, has an ambitious scope covering a wide range of activities including
