Marine Life June 7th 2019 Field trip & event at Charles Fort Kinsale
2.00pm Register and welcome on the shore below Charles Fort, Kinsale, Co Cork
2.20pm Fieldwork around low tide:
Group 1: Intertidal seaweeds with Dr Robert Wilkes EPA
Group 2: Snorkelling around the seagrass bed led by Tim Butter, Seasearch instructor
4.00pm Coffee and welcome by OPW in Charles Fort tearooms
Presentations:
4.20pm Field trip highlights and any issue feed back
4.30pm Session 1: Seaweed and Seagrass Zostera - Seaweed and seagrass stocks, importance, health and law - Dr Robert Wilkes EPA;
- Citizen Science Coastwatch survey and follow up – Karin Dubsky & Angel Duarte
- Bantry Bay and Adrigole harbour seagrass Coastwatch and Kelp group
Q and A
5.20 pm Session 2: Priority Areas Of Action
5.20 pm Priority Action Areas - Kieran Murphy LAWPRO
5.30 pm Citizen Science Project in Adrigole Harbour Priority Area - Bernie Connolly CEF
5.40 pm Sargassum removal trial Karin Dubsky and Donna Weiner
5.50 pm Launch of Seagrass report and Adrigole Harbour Project
6.00 End