SharkLab LiVE! Shark Egg Hunt Easter2023

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SharkLab LiVE! are on the hunt for Sharks! Mermaids Purses are actually empty Shark Eggcases of globally threatened and endangered Shark Ray Skates who all live around the Isle of Wight. There are 9 species of Shark Ray Skate living around the island…out of a total of 13 species that live around the entire UK. So the island is a hotspot for Sharks, who are older than the dinosaurs, and are gentle small ones! Join SharkLab LiVE! for a 6 day Eggspedition this Easter 2023, along beautiful sandy beaches of Sandown, which is part of the Bembridge Marine Conservation Zone. During each day’s 2hr eggspedition, we will hunt for empty Shark Eggs, to help identify which Shark Pups have hatched in Sandown Bay this Spring. Data collected will help scientists to monitor the health or decline of these special sharks that live around the Isle of Wight. We’re Going On A Shark Hunt! See below all our other 6 day survey dates and locations: 4x Family friendly Shark Eggcase Hunts, suitable for all ages and abilities along the gentle sandy coastlines of Sandown, Lake and Shanklin, with promenade/foot path access alongside the beaches so that anyone with mobility or wheelchair/pushchair needs (who can’t access the beach) can also take part in the in the hunt for shark eggcases: • Thursday 6th April 2023, 14:30-16:30pm – Meet at: South East Beach Café, Hope Hill Esplanade, Shanklin – 0.5miles beach walk along Shanklin promenade, finishing at Shanklin Chine. • Saturday 8th April 2023, 15:00 – 17:00 – Meet at: Small Hope Beach Carpark, Hope Hill, Shanklin – maximum of 1.1 miles beach walk along Lake promenade, finishing at either Wight Water/Tradewinds Beach Café… OR Fins Beach Café (depending on time). • Sunday 9th April 2023, 17:30 – 19:30 – Meet at: Sandown Pier Esplanade, Sandown – 0.5 miles beach walk along Sandown Seafront, finishing at Sandown Memorial. • Tuesday 11th April 2023, 18:00-20:00 – Meet at: Yaverland Car Park, Yaverland – 0.9 miles beach walk along Sandown promenade, finishing at Sandown Monument. 2x Adult Only 18+ Shark Eggcase Surveys, as we are surveying the rocky headlands of Culver Cliffs + Luccombe these are the wilder coastline sections of Sandown Bay, beaches edged with high spectacular colorful cliffs, with no facilities nearby or paths and only accessed safely at Low Tide: • Friday 7th April 2023, 16:00 – 18:30pm – Meet at: Lazy Wave Café Near Chine Entrance Esplanade, Shanklin – 0.7 miles beach walk along Luccombe’s spectacular co

Contact Details

• Yaverland Beach, Sandown PO36 8QS, UK

  +44 01983 400767

  sharklabbsp@gmail.com

• South East Beach Cafe, Esplanade, Shanklin PO37 6BN, UK

  +44 01983 400767

  sharklabbsp@gmail.com

• Small Hope Beach, Shanklin PO37 6ET, UK

  +44 01983 400767

  sharklabbsp@gmail.com

• The Lazy Wave, 2A Esplanade, Shanklin PO37 6BN, UK

  +44 01983 400767

  sharklabbsp@gmail.com

• Sandown Beach, Pier St, Sandown PO36 8JP, UK

  +44 01983 400767

  sharklabbsp@gmail.com