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Marine life at the Caithness County Show
Published: 18/07/2009 16:16
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Ambassadors - Angus Jackson, Kathleen McDougall, Robbie Mutton, Angela Squier, Martina Burtscher, Irina Foss all the Environmental Research Institute
Event - Caitness County Show
Date - 18 July 2009
STEM ambassadors from ERI (Environmental Research Institute) attended the Caithness County Show in Wick on Saturday 18 July 2009, bringing a marine theme to the agricultural show. With display tanks and touch tanks, show goers were introduced to marine life from the rocky shore including crabs, fish, limpets, winkles, whelks, sea anemones, sea hares and seaweed, first hand. There were also display materials about some related aspects of research at ERI, including the extraction of novel compounds from seaweed and the use of crab shell to remove heavy metals from waste water. Sharing a tent with North Highland College and the Caithness Young Farmers, there was lots of activity throughout the day and overall a very successful event – despite the wet weather! We're hoping for sunshine in Thurso for the show in 2010!
NB crab shell display materials provided by Ian Rae
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