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2024 Marine Futures Interns- The End

Ellena has been one of 2024's Marine Futures Interns based in the North West, and shares here her reflections on the last 6 months.

Ellena and Alice on the rooftop terrace at The Crown Estate office, with the London skyline behind them

2024 Marine Futures Interns

Ellena and Alice started their Marine Futures Internship, based with Cumbria Wildlife Trust, in June. Here's a first look at what they have been up to.

Oyster restoration in Belfast harbour 

Can nature recover in the busy Irish Sea?

Where we are standing on a wobbly pontoon in life jackets seems an unlikely place for a nature restoration project. We are in the middle of Belfast harbour, with grey cityscape all around us, the…

White, fluffy seal pup waving its flipper

Grey Seal Pup Season

The grey seal colony at South Walney Nature Reserve is growing, with several pups being born here each year since 2015. However, young seals and their mothers are incredibly vulnerable to…