The Shore Thing

Quadrat Survey

The Shore Thing is an initiative of MarLIN, the Marine Life Information Network, working with schools and volunteer recorders to collect information on the marine life of rocky shores around Britain. All the information collected will be made available online and will help to build a picture of how things are now to measure change in the future.

 

A Heritage Lottery Funded Project

News and Events

2009 has been a great year for the Shore Thing. Participants from around the country have completed 50 surveys, a new record. there have also been lots of sites surveyed the second, third and even fourth year which is exactly what we need to help us monitor change. New sites have been established in Scotland and Northern Ireland which has helped to increase the geographical range of our monitoring.

In addition to the surveys we have been looking at developing a European Monitoring Network.  In March myself, the MBA Deputy Director and 3 Shore Thing volunteers attended a workshop in Porto, Portugal to share our monitoring experiences with students from Poland, Greece and Portugal.  You can read all aboutthis exciting and inspiring trip in a special edition of the Shore Thing e-newsletter. 

Issue 5 - European Monitoring Network

Species of the Month

Over the past three years Species of the Month has featured all 22 climate change indicators used during the Shore Thing timed species search and a number of non-native species. Click here to see the full list of species and accompanying information.