🎣Calling recreational sea fishers/anglers!🎣 Catchwise is an exciting new survey of sea angling aiming to collect important insights into recreational sea fishing – both along the shore and at sea. Take part here: linktr.ee/catchwise 📸Paul Adams I Harbour Images

Never a dull moment on the shores of Chichester Harbour…

Night patrol 🌗 It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the water, and it’s no 9-5 job for our patrol team. Out on night patrol last week they responded to 3 incidents and a few infringements. #harbourlife #seapatrol

🦪Native Oyster Restoration🦪 Today is in the USA. Although the native oyster populations of Chichester Harbour have plummeted, work is underway with Solent Seascape Project to restore the Native Oyster across the region. Read more 👇 conservancy.co.uk/native-oyster-…

🟢Macroalgaeweed🟢 If you spend time on or around the water of Chichester Harbour, you will have noticed high levels of bright green macroalgae this year. We know that an excess of nutrients in the water leads to high levels of this algae... Read more 👇 conservancy.co.uk/wet-winters-ma…

#SuperSeabirdSunday - Common Terns We are delighted to report the success of our Common Tern rafts this year - with up to 48 chicks fledging from the rafts. The colony was devasted by avian flu last year, so this represents real success. 📸Paul Adams l Harbour Images

Where weather meets music - MINING CHIMET 🌩️🌩️🌩️ MINING The music on Chimet charts the progress of the two storms over the course of a week, utilising data from the Chimet beacon at the entrance to Chichester Harbour. Find out more and listen: miningsound.com

⛵⛵⛵Chichester Fed Week⛵⛵⛵ Today marks the start of the Chichester Harbour Federation Race Week, with sailors from all over the country coming to enjoy the delights of racing in this spectacular harbour. Will you be racing this year? 📸Peter Hickson

Maintenance of the navigation marks in Chichester Harbour is an important part of our role as Statutory Harbour Authority. ❓❓❓ Who knows which mark this is, and what it indicates? #navigationmark #harbourauthority Image - Paul Adams l Harbour Images

Bank Holiday Monday Plans? We'll be at the Emsworth Show with our trailer and activities - come and say hello! 👋👋👋

🪶Bird of a feather - Whimbrel or Curlew?🪶 Whimbrel look like Curlew, with down-curved bills, but they are smaller. Not much help unless you see them side by side... Another feature, as you can see in the first picture here is the pale stripe above the eye. 📸Shirley Rushmer

🟥Red List🟥 Today came the sad news that 5 more seabirds have been added to the UK Red List for Conservation Concern. Among the new additions are two regulars to Chichester Harbour - the Great Black-backed Gull and the Common Gull. #redlist

👀LOOK UP - OSPREY!👀 Yes- it's Osprey season here in Chichester Harbour. This juvenile was spotted by our ecologist last week around Thorney Deeps. Osprey's are "passage migrants" - they pass through in late summer/early autumn on their way south for the winter. #osprey

⭐We're hiring⭐ We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive Business Support Officer to provide key administrative support and help our organisation run smoothly. Find out more and apply here 👇 conservancy.co.uk/jobs/business-…