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Divers out on the shore as part of a BSAC Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	View across rocks at Batten Bay towards Plymouth Hoe. Copyright Marine Biological Association of the UK	Top of stairs at Batten Bay showing flags and banner for seashore safari Copyright MarLIN	The "lab" looking from the bottom of the shore towards the top. Copyright MarLIN
Guy Baker leading an introductory classroom session. Copyright Judith Oakley	Guy Baker introduces a group to the Shore Thing protocol. Copyright Judith Oakley	Walking to the shore at Gorah Rocks. Copyright Judith Oakley	An introduction to the survey on the shore. Copyright Judith Oakley
Setting up for a transect. Copyright Judith Oakley	Identifying species in a quadrat on the mid shore. Copyright Judith Oakley	Typical species seen in a mid shore quadrat. Copyright Judith Oakley	Taking a bearing. Copyright Judith Oakley
Investigating a quadrat. Copyright Guy Baker	Survey groups at Gorah Rocks. Copyright Guy Baker	Group surveying Gorah Rocks. Copyright Guy Baker	View of the survey shore at Wembury Point. Copyright Guy Baker
Setting up for a transect. Copyright Guy Baker	One of the enthusiastic 'A' level groups. Copyright Guy Baker	Investigating a quadrat on the lower shore. Copyright Guy Baker	Undertaking a timed species search in an overhang habitat. Copyright Guy Baker
A rockpool habitat timed species search. Copyright Guy Baker	Undertaking a timed species search in a rockpool habitat. Copyright Guy Baker	Group of people rockpooling at Batten Bay, Plymouth. Copyright MarLIN	Searching the shore at Firestone Bay, Plymouth. Copyright MarLIN
Group of people rockpooling at Batten Bay, Plymouth. Copyright MarLIN	The MarLIN team showing their findings from the day's seashore safari. Copyright MarLIN	Examining rockpool life in the Beach Lab at Firestone Bay, Plymouth. Copyright MarLIN	A spotted cowrie Trivia monacha. Copyright MarLIN
A long clawed porcelain crab Pisidia longicornis. Copyright MarLIN	A shore crab Carcinus maenas in a rockpool. Copyright MarLIN	A tube formed from mucus mixed with sand and shell fragments to protect the worm inside. Copyright MarLIN	Fish identification as part of a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Searching the shore on a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Divers searching the shore during a BSAC Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Divers preparing to enter the water during a BSAC Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Searching under boulders on a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Searching the shore on a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Searching the shore as part of a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Laboratory analysis of the marine life found on the shore during a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Using microscopes to analyse marine life found on the shore during a BSAC Divers Marine Life ID Course. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Using a quadrat to conduct a species search for the Shore Thing project. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Using transect lines and quadrats to conduct species searches on the rocky shore. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Making pet limpets during a Seashore Safari on Low Tide Day 2005. Copyright Jack Sewell	Using the beach lab to get a close up view of rockpool creatures. Copyright Guy Baker
Marine Biological Association staff showing school children some examples of rockpool creatures during National Science Week 2005. Copyright Jack Sewell	Marine Biological Association staff showing examples of rockpool creatures to visiting school children during National Science Week 2005. Copyright Jack Sewell	School children looking at the marine-themed displays during National Science Week 2004. Copyright Guy Baker	Staff at the Marine Biological Association show marine creatures to school children during National Science Week 2004. Copyright Guy Baker
Professor Steve Hawkins of the Marine Biological Association explains how starfish move during National Science Week 2004. Copyright Guy Baker	Staff from MarLIN use the beach lab to give visitors a close up view of rockpool creatures. Copyright MarLIN	Rockpooling at Hannafore Point, Looe. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Searching under boulders in rockpools at Hannafore Point. Copyright Keith Hiscock
Using MarLIN ID guide to help identify seashore species. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Searching under boulders, Hannafore Point. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Searching for rockpool creatures. Copyright Keith Hiscock	Guy Baker leading a Snorkel Safari. Copyright MarLIN
Family playing 'Winners and Losers' game. Copyright MarLIN	The snorkelling group looking at one of our exciting finds. Copyright MarLIN	Children from Belarus on a Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN	When the Safari flags are flying expect to find interested children lurking in the rockpools. Copyright MarLIN
Children from West Park Primary with their beach sculpture. Copyright MarLIN	Milly Hatton-Brown preparing a team of alien detectives for the survey. Copyright MarLIN	Found! Wireweed at Jennycliff during the 'Alien Invaders and Climate Indicators' survey 2007. Copyright MarLIN	Alien detectives filling in their survey forms at Jennycliff Copyright MarLIN
Lipson primary school pupils playing the camauflage crabs game on a Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN	Members of the MarLIN team with Lipson Primary School Pupils showing their prize T-Shirts. Copyright MarLIN	Team create a crafty crab on the Seashore Safari with children from Belarus. Copyright MarLIN	Children from Belarus on Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN
Callington Community College students taking part in a beach clean as part of the Immersion Project. Copyright MarLIN	The MBA team paddles its way to 3rd place during the World Ocean Day celebrations in Plymouth. Copyright MarLIN	MarLIN's Guy Baker showing the volunteers the kelp at Mount Batten during the volunteer training day. Copyright MarLIN	MarLIN's 2007 volunteer team on their initial training day at Mount Batten. Copyright MarLIN
One of MarLIN's 2007 volunteers rockpooling with a group of Marlborough Primary School pupils. Copyright MarLIN	Two MarLIN volunteers on a public Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN	Rockpooling at Mount Batten on a public Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN	Bex Seeley wows her audience at the beach lab during a public Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN
MarLIN's Jayne Evans making shell mobiles at the Wembury Marine Festival 2007. Copyright MarLIN	One of many painted faces at Wembury Marine Festival! Copyright MarLIN	The MarLIN team face painting at Wembury Marine Festival. Copyright MarLIN	MarLIN's Guy Baker manning the shore lab at Wembury Marine Festival. Copyright MarLIN
Face painting in practice for Wembury Marine Festival. Copyright MarLIN	Fiona Crouch showing new volunteers the ins and outs of the Shore Thing Project. Copyright MarLIN	Sammy posed with his 'Draw on the Shore' competition entry "Tatty Mang the Great White Shark". Copyright MarLIN	Team Oak with their hammerhead shark sculpture. 'Draw on the Shore' competition September 2007. Copyright MarLIN
The Carter Clan with their entry "Fudge the Sea monster" - Runners up in our 'Draw on the Shore' competition. Copyright MarLIN	The winning entry to our 'Draw on the Shore' competition - we liked the use of leaves for fish scales and thought the girls worked well as a team. Copyright MarLIN	A very pretty stripey fish sculpture made by Poppy: "because I like fishes" Copyright MarLIN	A bottlenose dolphin complete with real bottle found on the beach. Made by team Maxilos for our 'Draw on the Shore' competition. Copyright MarLIN
A cushion starfish sculpture inspired by one found during the Seashore Safari. Copyright MarLIN	A sculpture of an edible crab by team Crustacean at the Draw on the Shore competition. Copyright MarLIN	Cleaning the beach to make Mount Batten a safer "Breathing Place" for everyone to enjoy Copyright MarLIN	Snorkel Safari 2009. The MarLIN team prepare the snorkelling gear. Copyright Plantlife
Snorkel Safari 2009. A game of 'true or false' to warm up the snorkellers. Copyright Plantlife	Snorkel Safari 2009. All smiles on leaving the water. Copyright Plantlife	Snorkel Safari 2009. The view North with the rock ledge on the left of the picture. Copyright MarLIN	Snorkel Safari 2009. A closer look at the seabed. Copyright MarLIN
Snorkel Safari 2009. Through the hoop. Copyright MarLIN	Snorkel Safari 2009. In-water checks before the group head off. Copyright Yorkshire Wildlife Trust	Snorkel Safari 2009. A pre-dive talk for the snorkel safari. Copyright MarLIN	Snorkel Safari 2009. Ken Snailham from East Cornwall Divers can be seen on the rib in the background. East Cornwall Divers kindly supplied boat cover to help us run this event. Copyright MarLIN
Snorkel Safari 2009. A snorkeller examines an invasive seaweed called wireweed (Sargassum muticum). Copyright MarLIN	Life around the turbines COWRIE workshop school participants. Copyright Darwin Centre	Life around the turbines COWRIE workshop species game. Copyright Darwin Centre