Hi Ally,
I have not! thank you very much, this could be very useful, especially those biodegradable zip ties! they are consistently found on beach cleans as i'm sure you know.
@Lloyd (Sea Trust) - Not a question, but a comment. Some really shocking images here of marine litter and its effect on wildlife. It highlights the scale and seriousness of the problem, keep up the good work in helping to resolve it!
Hi David,
Yeah, it hard to see it right on your doorstep! we often see images of exotic animals suffering in this way and it becomes easy to think it doesn't happen here, but unfortunately, its not the case. Thank you very much David!
Hi Lloyd in Wales already have the Clean Seas Wales partnership, speak to Peter Davies as he chairs it and Marine Conservation Society has 30 years of data on sources of litter which is available
Lloyd: On a local scale – what was the response of the businesses you went? did you have much convincing to do? Were attitudes changed?Have there been any other knock on effects in behaviour from them or indeed their customers?
Hi Helen,
(Answered in Q&A as well) The response in general was great, once they realised we were there to help and work along side them and not just tell them off they responded brilliantly. there was some convincing but in general attitudes did seem to change, some more than others. It's hard to know of any knock on effect directly but we have had interest from members of the public who had their own ideas and projects on local plastic pollution issues which we helped as much as we could and was great to see.
Thanks, Lloyd.
Hi Lloyd great work! Is there scope to look terrestrially as well - building on working with fishermen to looking at farmers and the plastic they use in their farming practices - could be a great link between MAS and Terrestrial AS?
Thank you very much, yes, working with farmers we have always had on the to do list but this event has really highlighted its importance to us and the work we are doing at the moment is likely to really help us transition nicely into working with the farming industry.
Thanks,
Lloyd
Dim problem, thank you very much. Through the project my work has only really evolved Goodwick & Fishguard but through volunteering with Surfers Against Sewage we definitely see some "hot spots" but these do vary depending on time of year and environmental factors. So say we have had our prevailing winds of SW for a week or so, you'd expect to find the more exposed Westerly beaches e.g. Freshwarer West to be the worst affected areas. Hope that answers your question.
Thanks,
Lloyd - further to Helen's question did you have any further engagement from the Young Farmers in looking at biodegradable feed bags or silage wrappings
Unfortunately not, after the current work on biodegradable polymers I feel we will be better equipped to contact them again with a more defined plan. I think the farming industry and Marine environment are heavily connected and would both benefit highly with improved resource management.
Hi Lloyd, Nice talk. Have you come across this company? https://www.bese-products.com/biodegradable-products/
Hi Ally, I have not! thank you very much, this could be very useful, especially those biodegradable zip ties! they are consistently found on beach cleans as i'm sure you know.
Thanks, LLoyd
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David Gold:
@Lloyd (Sea Trust) - Not a question, but a comment. Some really shocking images here of marine litter and its effect on wildlife. It highlights the scale and seriousness of the problem, keep up the good work in helping to resolve it!
Hi David, Yeah, it hard to see it right on your doorstep! we often see images of exotic animals suffering in this way and it becomes easy to think it doesn't happen here, but unfortunately, its not the case. Thank you very much David!
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Gill Bell:
Hi Lloyd in Wales already have the Clean Seas Wales partnership, speak to Peter Davies as he chairs it and Marine Conservation Society has 30 years of data on sources of litter which is available
Hi Gill, I know Peter Davies, a great man doing some amazing work, he's so up to date and somehow knows everything that's going on. Thank you!
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Helen Haider:
Lloyd: On a local scale – what was the response of the businesses you went? did you have much convincing to do? Were attitudes changed?Have there been any other knock on effects in behaviour from them or indeed their customers?
Hi Helen, (Answered in Q&A as well) The response in general was great, once they realised we were there to help and work along side them and not just tell them off they responded brilliantly. there was some convincing but in general attitudes did seem to change, some more than others. It's hard to know of any knock on effect directly but we have had interest from members of the public who had their own ideas and projects on local plastic pollution issues which we helped as much as we could and was great to see. Thanks, Lloyd.
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Harriet Robinson:
Hi Lloyd great work! Is there scope to look terrestrially as well - building on working with fishermen to looking at farmers and the plastic they use in their farming practices - could be a great link between MAS and Terrestrial AS?
Hi Harriet,
Thank you very much, yes, working with farmers we have always had on the to do list but this event has really highlighted its importance to us and the work we are doing at the moment is likely to really help us transition nicely into working with the farming industry. Thanks, Lloyd
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Paul Harries:
Diolch Lloyd, congratulations on your project, have you been able to identify any "hot spots" for plastic pollution in the Pembrokeshire area.
Hi Paul,
Dim problem, thank you very much. Through the project my work has only really evolved Goodwick & Fishguard but through volunteering with Surfers Against Sewage we definitely see some "hot spots" but these do vary depending on time of year and environmental factors. So say we have had our prevailing winds of SW for a week or so, you'd expect to find the more exposed Westerly beaches e.g. Freshwarer West to be the worst affected areas. Hope that answers your question. Thanks,
Lloyd
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Rowland Sharp:
Lloyd - further to Helen's question did you have any further engagement from the Young Farmers in looking at biodegradable feed bags or silage wrappings
Hi Rowland,
Unfortunately not, after the current work on biodegradable polymers I feel we will be better equipped to contact them again with a more defined plan. I think the farming industry and Marine environment are heavily connected and would both benefit highly with improved resource management.
Thanks,
Lloyd