The Ocean and com­mu­ni­ties have rights

Seal Research Trust

St Ives Bay is a vital marine ecosys­tem and home to one of the UK’s rare grey seal pop­u­la­tions, but it is under grow­ing pres­sure from indus­tri­al activ­i­ties and pro­posed marine interventions.

This project will build long-term pro­tec­tion for the bay by gen­er­at­ing inde­pen­dent sci­en­tif­ic evi­dence on its eco­log­i­cal health. Fol­low­ing the suc­cess­ful com­mu­ni­ty cam­paign that stopped a pro­posed ocean alka­lin­i­ty enhance­ment exper­i­ment, the project will con­tin­ue vol­un­teer div­er sur­veys to map habi­tats, mon­i­tor bio­di­ver­si­ty, and track water qual­i­ty. The data will pro­vide a crit­i­cal base­line as new pres­sures emerge, includ­ing renewed min­ing activ­i­ty. By com­bin­ing com­mu­ni­ty action with rig­or­ous mon­i­tor­ing, the project aims to strength­en envi­ron­men­tal safe­guards, inform reg­u­la­tors, and sup­port last­ing pro­tec­tion for St Ives Bay’s ecosys­tems and wildlife.

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