KWT Seasearch
Kent Seasearch is run by Kent Wildlife Trust as part of the national Seasearch programme, which is designed for recreational divers to help protect marine wildlife by recording information about habitats and species on their dives.
Kent Wildlife Trust organises an annual programme of training courses and Seasearch survey dives. The best way to get involved in the first place is to book on a Seasearch Observer course.
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Why
From starfish and seahorses to seals and soft corals, Kent’s seas are
packed with life. Marine habitats provide us with food, help maintain
our beaches, and protect our coast Most of the seabed around our
shores has never been surveyed. Kent Seasearch aims to find out more
about the marine wildlife of Kent. The project aims to map out the
various types of seabed found around Kent, and to identify important
sites and species around our shores.
The information
collected by Seasearch divers helps people responsible for marine
activities and marine nature conservation to develop strategies which
protect our marine wildlife.
Joining in
All you need to get involved with Kent Seasearch is:
- an interest in marine wildlife,
- diving qualification (BSAC Sports Diver, SAA Club Diver, PADI Rescue Diver or other equivalent)
- a minimum of 25 dives including 10 in UK seas, and including some in very low visibility.
No specialist knowledge is required as training is provided
There are 3 levels of Seasearch training available:
Observer - 1 day introductory course
Surveyor - 2 day more advanced course with a dive
Special Interest – a range of courses, like fish ID
Seasearch events
A programme of training courses and dives is organised in Kent each
year, beginning at the start of the main diving season in the spring.
Please contact
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to be added to the Kent Seasearch list to receive copies of the annual programme as soon as it becomes available.
On any dive
Any club can organise a Seasearch dive as part of the diving programme for the year, or you can simply take a few notes on any dive and complete a form afterwards - no matter where you are, a Seasearch record will always be valuable.
If your club organises a Seasearch dive, having attended a Seasearch course, we will try to organise for a Seasearch tutor to join the dive to provide guidance on filling out the forms, and enable you to use these as qualifying forms
