Porcupine Marine Natural History Society field meeting

During the week of 6th September 2010 The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust hosted the annual field meeting of the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society and the Conchological Society.

The week was a huge success with nearly 40 scientists and amateur naturalists from the 2 societies coming over to Scilly to contribute to our understanding of the marine environment. We had experts in various fields such as fish, molluscs and worms which meant we could identify many very small or tricky species as well as the larger and more familiar marine life.

Listen below to our podcasts where Jaclyn Pearson chats with the visiting marine biologists about the field meeting, their research and what they found.

Jaclyn interviewing porcupine members on the shore by Beccy Oliver

Dr Keith Hiscock from the Marine Biological Association Plymouth Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about why he loves to dive and his exciting finds in Scilly. 5.1MB
Dr Julia Nunn Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about bivalves and other shells. 4.4MB
Dr Roger Bamber Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about what is in his petri dish. 1.4MB
Dr Richard Warwick from Plymouth Marine Laboratory Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about an All Taxon Biodiversity Inventory for the marine life of the Isles of Scilly. 1MB
Judith Oakley Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about her love of rock pools, exciting finds and her book 'seashore safaris'. 3.6MB
Professor Hawkins Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about a repeat survey from the 1950's on marine life in Scilly. 2MB
John Lewellyn Jones Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about his first trip to Scilly and the Conchological Society. 2.5MB
Dr Andy Mackie The chair of the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society talks to Jaclyn Pearson about marine worms. 2MB
Theo Tamblin A young conchologist talks to Jaclyn Pearson about his interest.1MB
Abby Crosby from Cornwall Wildlife Trust Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about the Porcupine field trip. 1MB
Doug Herdson Doug Herdson Talks to Jaclyn Pearson about the life cycle of plaice. 2MB

Living seas

Related Links

Porcupine Marine Natural History Society

Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland website

Historic marine biology expedition held in Scilly Two years of intensive fieldwork and studies of the marine environment of the Isles of Scilly have culminated in the largest expedition of its type ever held in Scilly. The Isles of Scilly Marine Biodiversity Project, which is run by The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, hosted almost forty visiting marine biologists during a week-long field meeting during the big spring tides in September.

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