jimi
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Why don't they just collect all the little seahorses and move them to somewhre quieter?
Stupid Question about Studland
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Rigger Mortice
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Tesco's fish counter?
oldharry
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Nice idea. Trouble is the real issue is the Eelgrass beds they live in, which are one of the best, and most thriving on the south coast, and this is what the Government conservationists really want conserved. Eelgrass is one of the best habitats around for a wide range of marine species and invertebrates, and this is what they really want to look after. Fishermen I have talked to right along the coast find them so regualrly they can not understand why they became protected, and why there is such a fuss in Studland.
And yes, I know, this is a turn round from needing to protect them from being damaged by our anchoring activity - and that view still holds, apparently. But Studland is now seen as one of the best, and needs to be kept that way.
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Twister_Ken
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What, a bit like the Highland clearances?
Ubergeekian
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Census figures for the seven crofting counties. Spot the clearances!
Argyll Caithn Invnss Ross&C Sthrld Orkney Zetlnd Total
1755 66,286 22,215 59,593 48,048 20,774 38,591 255,543
1801 81,277 22,609 72,672 56,318 23,117 24,445 22,379 302,817
1811 86,541 23,419 77,671 60,853 23,629 23,238 22,915 318,266
1821 97,316 29,181 89,961 67,762 23,840 26,979 26,145 361,184
1831 100,973 34,529 94,797 74,820 25,518 28,847 29,392 388,876
1841 97,371 36,343 97,799 78,685 24,782 30,507 30,558 396,045
1851 89,298 38,709 96,500 82,707 25,793 31,455 31,078 395,540
1861 79,724 41,111 88,888 81,406 25,246 32,395 31,670 380,442
1871 75,679 39,992 87,531 80,955 24,317 31,274 31,608 371,356
1881 76,468 38,865 90,454 78,547 23,370 32,044 29,705 369,453
1891 75,003 37,177 89,317 77,810 21,896 30,453 28,711 360,367
1901 73,642 33,870 90,104 76,450 21,440 28,699 28,166 352,371
1911 70,902 32,010 87,272 77,364 20,179 25,897 27,911 341,535
1921 76,862 28,285 82,082 70,818 17,802 24,111 25,520 325,853
1931 63,014 25,656 84,930 62,802 16,100 22,075 21,410 293,139
1951 63,631 22,710 83,480 60,508 13,670 21,255 19,352 285,786
1961 59,390 27,370 83,480 57,642 13,507 18,747 17,812 277,948
Searush
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They are actually breeding the things by the thousand & shipping them in anyway. No wonder the Pendulate Rays are so happy & well fed.
Kilter
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oldharry
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Theres a ray of hope then?
Twister_Ken
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But there may be a sting in the tail.
Andy Austin
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Anywhere 'quieter' on the South Coast than Studland would probably also be as popular a place to anchor. The eelgrass and seahorses enjoy the same sheltered conditions as anchored boat owners.
Rigger Mortice
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Should we start an "Adopt a Seahorse scheme"?
Perhaps get SHT to administer it. They could catch our adopted animal every few months and send us a photo so that we could see how it was doing.
Perhaps get SHT to administer it. They could catch our adopted animal every few months and send us a photo so that we could see how it was doing.
jimi
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There's probably too many, shall we cull them for their own good?
good job they're smaller than us if they have the same idea ;-)
good job they're smaller than us if they have the same idea ;-)
oldharry
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TOO LATE - you already can! NGM beat you to it with that one http://www.theseahorsetrust.org/adopt-a-seahorse.aspx
Seajet
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As all 4 seahorses have been adopted, how about 'Christen A Diver' ?
I reckon 'Bruce' or 'CQR' on the forehead should be a good puller in the bar...
I reckon 'Bruce' or 'CQR' on the forehead should be a good puller in the bar...
Bilgediver
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Searush
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That's not strictly true. I have asked them, but they were very stand-offish & refused to answer my very poilte questions.
strakeryrius
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That's not strictly true. I have asked them, but they were very stand-offish & refused to answer my very poilte questions.
They probably thought you were old father Neptune trying to chat them up.
Searush
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They probably thought you were old father Neptune trying to chat them up.
I doubt that they would spurn their God. They might have asked me to intervene on their behalf & get rid of the rubber clad pervs in Gimp suits that keep fondling & frightening them.
There is Scott Adams cartoon that shows a boss reprimanding his minion who had complained that he hadn't been told about something.
"I sent you thought waves, I know I sent them, so it must be that your brain just isn't receiving them correctly."
Chrissie
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The little seahorses are thriving there, I think they like living where all the boats moor, I know in gardenning I have to divide clumps of some plants in order for them to develop, I dont know enough about Ealgrass but the areas of it seem to be increasing. I hope a solution is found such as the ecological mooring bouys so that there is still a safe haven for little boats.
sea urchin
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Sshhh! Tell the fishermen to keep that quiet, or we will all be doomed, with MCZ's springing up everywhere.