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Seashore Safaris 2019 Feedback by Greg Bessant

Seashore Safaris Minnis Bay West Bay St Mildred’s Ramsgate Eastcliff Ramsgate Western Undercliff Walpole Bay Stone Bay Joss Bay Botany Bay Dumpton Gap Margate Main Sands

Seashore Safaris 2019 • People at the Seashore Safaris were • This year a role system was put in registered at the ‘Dry Table’, read place for volunteers so we could through a Health and Safety briefing swop around to get experience. and then went out to the rockpools This seemed to work well with Tony or Laura allocating the roles each • The finds were brought back to the morning. ‘Wet Table’ where our experts • The new media role was very identified the creatures and gave some more information about the important in getting information out finds. about the Seashore Safaris and a new Instagram site was started. • Participants were asked to complete • After each Safari there was a a comments card to provide feedback. sociable debrief over drinks and cake!

Number of people coming along to the Seashore Safaris in 2019 (2018, 2017) • Red shows a reduction in numbers and green an • Minnis Bay 16 (47,60) increase. • West Bay 35 (31,46) • Great to see increases in numbers on 8 of the Seashore Safaris. • St Mildred’s 64 (58,106) • The numbers at Minnis Bay and Joss Bay were • Margate Main Sands 80 (99,96) disappointing. This may be due an early start at • Walpole Bay 87 (n/a, 65) Minnis Bay, 8am! We later found out a water quality warning had been issued incorrectly for • Botany Bay 96 (78,108) Joss Bay. • Joss Bay 18 (70,65) • The volunteers and participants had a great time • Stone Bay 40 (80, 61) with of the 98% of people completing a feedback card saying they had enjoyed it very much • Dumpton Gap 109 (108,66) and 2% said they had enjoyed it. • Ramsgate Eastcliff 74 (n/a 46) • Lots of amazing marine creatures were found and • Ramsgate Western Under Cliff 105 these finds are shown in the next slides. (n/a, 65)

Some very special finds… Common/ European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

Some very special finds… Pipefish (Subfamily: Syngnathinae) Stalked Jellyfish (Order: Stauromedusae) Highest numbers of Stalked Jellyfish this year!!! Ramsgate Eastcliff

Invasive species Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas) Wireweed (Sargassum muticum) Brush-Clawed Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus takanoi)

Reducing in number?? Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)

These common creatures and seaweeds were found on every Bay Shore crab (Carinus maenas) Long-clawed porcelain crab (Pisidia longicornis) Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) Common Prawn (Palaemon serratus) Common brittle star (Ophiothrix fragilis) Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina) Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) Beautiful eyelash (Genus:Calliblepharis ) Ragworm (Family: Nereididae) Common Limpet (Patella vulgate) Chiton (Lepidochitona cinereal )

Some creatures found on five or more Bays Netted Dog Whelk (Tritia reticulata) Broad-Clawed Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles) Slipper Limpet (Crepidula fornicate) Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) Sand Mason Worm (Lanice conchilega ) Finger Bryozoan (Phylum: Bryozoa) Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus) Piddock (Family: Pholadidae) Barnacles (Infraclass: Cirripedia) Hermit Crab (Superfamily: Paguroidea) Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber) Sea Spider (Order:Pantopoda) Sea Mat (Phylum: Bryozoa) Green Sea Urchin (Psammechinus miliaris)

Some rarer creatures found on 4 or less Bays Strawberry Anemone (Actinia fragacea) Scale Worm Skate/ Ray egg case Common Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Chameleon Prawn (Hippolyte varians) Catshark egg case Hairy Crab (Pilumnus hirtellus) Flat Periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) Oyster Drill (Urosalpinx cinereal) Five-bearded Rockling (Ciliata mustela) Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) Cockles/ Clams (Class: Bivalvia) Pennants Swimming Crab (Portumnus latipes) Common Spider Crab (Maja brachydactyla)

Thank you to Tony and Laura and all the volunteers who made this year another great success . Special thanks to - Mandy Jarvis, Lester Hovenden, Thomas Kennedy, Natasha Wolfe and girls, Toby Humby and Ellie, Chris Fulcher and Gill, Julie Perrin and Ryan, Carole Yearsley, Tina Hubbard, Tony Sykes + grandsons, Emily Bolton, Laura Sawyer, Sam, Ellie & Greg Bessant.