cwt's work to monitor and conserve cornwall's megafauna
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Abigail Crosby, Marine Conservation Officer, Cornwall Wildlife TrustTRANSCRIPT
South West
Marine
Ecosystems
4th April 2014
Abigail Crosby
Marine Conservation Officer
Cornwall Wildlife Trust Seaquest Southwest
CWT’s work to monitor and conserve
Cornwall’s marine megafauna
•Established in 1962
•Marine Stranding Network – 20 years
•Pinger investigations since 2009
•Fisheries management
•MPA development
Seaquest Southwest • A marine recording project
utilising public sightings to further
our understanding of marine life
around our coastline.
Seaquest Southwest aims to;
•engage people in,
•collect data about,
•and use that information for the better
understanding and conservation of,
marine and coastal wildlife in the south
west.
Seaquest Basking
Shark Project 2008 - 2012
• Provide data on inshore
cetacean populations and
cetacean bycatch around
Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly.
• Test bycatch mitigation
measures with inshore
netters and promote
responsible fishing practices.
• Develop management
strategies around Cornwall
and the Isles of Scilly to
protect cetaceans and their
ecosystem.
Seaquest Netsafe 2009 - 2012
Seaquest Southwest today
• Public events – sea watches, evening talks, boat trips, socials
• Volunteer recruitment, training and support – Volunteer programme, Seaquest
Sundays
• Annual Seaquest conference - celebrating citizen marine recording
• Twice yearly newsletters
• Annual report
• Annual Seaquest Roadshow
• Facebook site and website
• Data shared with partners
• 741 one-off marine wildlife sightings.
• Number of volunteers trained 110.
• 73 Seaquest surveys were conducted by trained volunteers resulting in 164 ¾ hours
• 15 public sea watches with over 200 people attending.
• 5 evening talks and socials
• Seaquest Road-show engaged with over 600 members of the public in 5 days.
• Seaquest Marine Recorders Conference held at Newquay College to an audience of
over 50 volunteers
Seaquest Southwest summary of
2013 and what to beat in 2014!
Thank you for your attention
Merci pour votre attention
Towards a common, coherent and efficient response to cross-border challenges
Vers une réponse commune, cohérente et efficace aux défis transfrontaliers PANACHE
Abby Crosby
Cornwall Wildlife Trust