Coastal

Big Seaweed Search
Type: Survey
Location: UK wide
Season/duration: year round
Time needed: 1 hour
Experience needed: none
Description: Help monitor seaweed and how it is adapting to a changing climate through lists and photos

The Great Eggcase Hunt
Type: Survey
Location: global
Season/duration: all year
Time needed: no time restrictions
Experience needed: none
Description: Eggcases (sometimes called "mermaids purses") washed onto our shores are a useful way for scientists to monitor the shark and rays in our waters. Take some time to look for eggcases (most often found in seaweed along the strandline), or if you happen to come across an eggcase by chance, take a photo and record your findings on the Shark Trust website. Be careful to make sure the eggcase is empty, if you find a live embryo put the eggcase back in the sea or a deep rockpool (more info on what to do on the Shark Trust website).

The Great Nurdle Hunt
Type: Survey
Location: global
Season/duration: all year with a specific awareness event in October
Time needed: no time restrictions (time spent should be recorded)
Experience needed: none
Description: You have probably come across nurdles before, small plastic pellets about the size of a lentil, melted down to make nearly all plastic products. Spilt nurdles litter beaches and coastlines worldwide and are a huge problem for wildlife. By collecting nurdles and submitting your findings to the great nurdle hunt you can help to document and tackle the issue. Wear gloves and make sure you know what to do with the nurdles you collect, they cannot be recycled and must be binned securely to make sure they don't end up back in the ocean.