SharkStuff in 2016 – What a Year!
18th December 2016 | by Georgia French2016 has been as incredible year for SharkStuff, and not least because we officially become a Small Charity! Here's a whistle-stop tour in pictures of some of our achievements and activities.
We were delighted to attend the very first national UK shark festival – SharkFest. Hosted by Fin Fighters in Bristol, the day was jam packed with over 40 stalls from organisations around the world, and visitors from across the UK and Europe! We loved talking to the public about Dorset’s sharks and rays.
We got some lovely educational and promotional materials made by some equally lovely people.
We built our first Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) unit, and deployed it across a range of locations along the Dorset coast in search of sharks and rays.
We’ve loved building a relationship with Dorset Wildlife Trust and had an absolutely cracking time surveying for sharks with them, onboard Swanage Sea Fishing‘s San Gina II. We caught and measured several tope, including this beautiful female!
We welcomed onboard Trustee and Treasurer, Andrew Roberts and were delighted to add Alexis Drayson to the Social Media team.
Our eggcase hunts have continued with some great findings, all uploaded to the Shark Trusts Great Eggcase Hunt portal.
Our two merchandise campaigns have gone down a treat, delighting our customers and helping to fund some of our work.