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FolloWING the positive response to the three events organised in recent weeks, Clean Coasts were delighted to host two events as part of the Clean Coasts Roadshow series, which had a strong focus on biodiversity.

on April 1, Clean Coasts were joined by volunteers from local community groups, including the Donabate Clean Coasts group, among others, for a coastal walk and a chat about local marine biodiversity on Donabate beach.

Participants were then asked to identify some species during the walk. The biodiversity talk was followed by a beach clean, that volunteers undertook enthusiastically despite the heavy showers. overall, two full bags of marine litter were removed, with the most common litter items being cotton bud sticks and small pieces of plastic.

on April 2, Clean Coasts teamed up with Dave Wall from the National Biodiversity Data Centre in Monkstown and Salthill for an Explore Your Shore! biodiversity workshop.

Participant were shown how they can be involved in a citizen science project, by helping collecting information about species they encounter on our shore and submitting information to the National Biodiversity data Centre. The workshop, focused on the identification of shells and seaweed, and after a talk ad demonstration from Dave, participants were asked to put