Beach Group - Rustington
WHAT DOES THE GROUP DO?:
Keeping the beach clean is vital for the welfare of all sea and coast creatures, to prevent them from being harmed by plastics and nets etc., but that is only one function of the group.
We will also monitor the numbers of Undulate Ray Egg Cases to highlight their welfare to the Sharks Trust in Plymouth. This involves collecting all the egg cases, identifying the type and sending results to the Sharks Trust.
Rustington Beach is famous for having the most Undulate Rays living out to sea, yards from our beach. We hope to educate the public on the following:
| 1. | The cruelty of dredging the sea depths and the short sightedness of scraping miles of sea bottom, hunting one specific fish and having a by-catch of thousands. |
| 2. | The importance of cherishing all forms of life. |
| 3. | The opportunity to recycle debris where we can. |
| 4. | Co-operation with other voluntary groups who care for the sea. |
| 5. | Highlighting the harm that ghost fishing does (discarded nets and pots continuing to trap fish - forever). |
| 6. | Spreading the word about corporate pollution, e.g. Microbeads and the Five Gyres |
Each member can choose a part of Rustington Beach, say one or two breakwaters wide,
to care for and clean whenever they are able. This gives freedom to the members and can keep the beaches clean. Members can partake in beach cleaning, or collecting egg cases or anything else we may be involved in, as often or as seldom as they want.
We give talks when asked.
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THE GROUP IS AIMED AT:
No skills are needed to join the group.
MEETINGS:
Every other Tuesday we tackle cleaning the beach together, and once a month we meet in Woodlands for a catch up.
VENUE:
Rustington beach which is from the Littlehampton border sign on Sea Road to the boundary of East Preston beach.
For the monthly meeting, the Roger Barwick room at the woodlands Centre the last Thursday of every month.
COSTS:
None
EQUIPMENT NEEDED:
Members can choose to wear what they like, and they may prefer to wear gloves and boots and use a "Helping Hand".
GROUP LEADERS:
Ange Rawlings and John Richardson
MEMBERS wishing to join the group or find out more information should click here Ange and John, to email the Group Leaders. Please remember to include your membership number in the NAME field on the message screen.
NON-members should click HERE to contact the Groups Coordinator.