10 The edge Autumn 2006 L ots of people visit the coast in holiday mood with time to expl ore an envir onment that i s ‘different’ from home. T o most of us, the nearest we can get to ‘hands-on’ with the marine environment is rock- pooling or visiting an aquarium – we cannot see or get to grips with what is below low water mark. How many people realise that the underwater ‘seascape’ is like the landscape we are famili ar with? Reefs and gu llies are like ridges and valleys, seagrass beds and kelp forests like grassy plains and woodland an d the wildlife do esn’t stop at low water mark. The coast is a valuable link between our terrestrial world and the sea. Most of u s are aware of t he need for conservation on land, but marine conservation is lagging far behind – out of sight, out of mind, perhaps. Interpreting this unfamiliar world and human impacts on it is a challenge but the plus side is that the sea is full of mystery . Who isn’t excited by the fact that we still know so little about what is under the sea? If we want pe ople to appre ciat e and understand coastal and marine wildlife, be concerned about its conservation and take some individual res ponsibility, it is important to select the best mechanisms to get our messages across. Whatever our age, we learn when t here is act ive involve ment – people retain about 10 per cent ofwhat they hear , 30 per c ent of what they read, 50 per cent of what they see and 90 per cent of what they do, so we need to get people involved. With modern technology and more traditional methods at our disposal, how can we engage people and share How can we engage peo ple and sha re the secrets of the sea? Sarah Welton looks at interpretation techniques for engaging the public in coastal and marine issues. Ship to Shore Glass bottom boat, The Fleet Observer runs trips on the Fleet Lagoon in Dorset, the largest saline lagoon in the UK, giving people an ‘up close and personal’ experience of the lagoon’s many marine and animal species. It is managed by the Fleet and Swannery Trust, and is operated on a not-for-profit basis.
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Lots of people visit the coast in
holiday mood with time to
explore an environment that is
‘different’ from home. To most of us,
the nearest we can get to ‘hands-on’
with the marine environment is rock-
pooling or visiting an aquarium – we
cannot see or get to grips with what isbelow low water mark. How many
people realise that the underwater
‘seascape’ is like the landscape we are
familiar with? Reefs and gullies are like
ridges and valleys, seagrass beds and
kelp forests like grassy plains and
woodland and the wildlife doesn’t stop
at low water mark. The coast is a
valuable link between our terrestrial
world and the sea.
Most of us are aware of the need for
conservation on land, but marine
conservation is lagging far behind –
out of sight, out of mind, perhaps.
Interpreting this unfamiliar world and
human impacts on it is a challenge
but the plus side is that the sea is full
of mystery. Who isn’t excited by the
fact that we still know so little about
what is under the sea?
If we want people to appreciate and
understand coastal and marinewildlife, be concerned about its
conservation and take some
individual responsibility, it is
important to select the best
mechanisms to get our messages
across. Whatever our age, we learn
when there is active involvement –
people retain about 10 per cent of
what they hear, 30 per cent of what
they read, 50 per cent of what they see
and 90 per cent of what they do, so weneed to get people involved.
With modern technology and more
traditional methods at our disposal,
how can we engage people and share
How can we engage people and share the secrets of the sea? Sarah Welton looks at
interpretation techniques for engaging the public in coastal and marine issues.
Ship to Shore
Glass bottom boat, The Fleet
Observer runs trips on the Fleet
Lagoon in Dorset, the largest
saline lagoon in the UK, giving
people an ‘up close and personal’
experience of the lagoon’s many
marine and animal species. It is
managed by the Fleet andSwannery Trust, and is operated