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Marine and Coastal Evidence Conference 2024
Environment Platform Wales, NRW and Welsh Government hosted a Marine Evidence conference from 27-29 February in Bangor. Themes discussed included: Industry and Infrastructure, Tidal Energy & Other Industries, Blue Carbon and Salt Marsh, Monitoring, Status and Baselines, Seagrass Restoration & Water Quality.
An inaugural meeting was held on 19/09/2024 following the 2024 Marine and Coastal Evidence Conference.
| Microplastic pollution and solution(s): a journey from agricultural soils to the deep ocean | Winnie Courtene-Jones | Bangor University |
| Biosecurity for Wales, protecting seabird islands from non-native invasive species | Sarah-Kay Purdon | RSPB |
| Polders Saltmarsh Restoration: Rhymney Great Wharf Project | Lily Pauls; Iain Fairley | Natural Resources Wales |
| Ocean Literacy | Ffion Mitchell-Langford | Marine Conservation Society |
| Revealing South Wales’ Stunning Sea Life – An Underwater Exploration | Matt Green | Seasearch |
| Marine mammals and codes of conduct | Dr Jeanette Reis |
| Welsh Marine and Fisheries Evidence: The interplay between politics, policy and protection | Rebecca Cioffi; Kirsten Ramsay | Natural Resources Wales |
| Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre | Gwyn Nelson | Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre |