Ideas for Marine Citizen Science Conservation Events

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  Organise a Monthly Beach or River Clean / 

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  Adopt your local stream, river, lake or beach and become its 'Protector'! Get to know it: what birds, water, shore or sea-life live there; how can you help to make it heal and thrive? First: Remove all plastics +microplastics and pop in any landfill bin to instantly stop it reaching the sea!
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  Pick Up 8! Micro Plastics Beach Challenge – 8 beaches in 8 days / 

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  Everyone is invited to join the Largest…no Smallest…Hide and Seek Game ever! Pick 8 streams, rivers, lakes or beaches, or a mix, then walk along for a leisurely hour or 2, each day, for 8 days picking up microplastics as you go. Pop in a landfill bin and wash hands. Enjoy your surroundings!
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  World Whale + Dolphin Day - 23rd July every year / 

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  World Whale and Dolphin Day is celebrated globally every year on July 23. Established in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC), it honours marine mammals, commemorates the historic ban on commercial whaling, raises awareness about ongoing threats like plastic pollution, noise pollution.
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  World Ocean Day - 8th June every year! / 

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  Drum for our Oceans! World Ocean Day is celebrated annually on June 8th each year, to honour, protect, and conserve our global ocean. Established to raise awareness about the ocean's vital role in our lives and the environment, it features events such as beach clean-ups conservation initiatives.
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  World Dolphin Day 12th September each year / 

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  Celebrate World Dolphin Day! Organising a Dolphin Spotting Day if you are near the sea - grab some binoculars and upload your sightings to the Sea Watch Foundation via their app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.bangor.seawatcher&hl=en_GB&pli=1
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  Great Shark Ray Eggcase Hunt - All year round! / 

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  Great Eggcase Hunt organised by The Sharks Trust Become a citizen scientist and help us learn more about sharks, skates and rays by finding and recording eggcases. All you need to know on how to search for, identify+record your eggcase finds, please visit: https://www.sharktrust.org/greateggcasehunt