Marine Mission for World Wetlands Day 2025

Celebrate World Wetlands Day 2025 with Geopark Partner, Jersey Marine Conservation's evening and schools event.

Infographic for Marine Mission 2025 with an photo of a seahorse.

Geopark Partner, Jersey Marine Conservation’s celebration for World Wetland Day this year will be bigger than ever before with a series of free talks on Sunday 2 February 2025 and a schools event on the Monday 3 February 2025.

This will all take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Hotel, St Helier.

There will also be a welcoming exhibition in the Foyer that will include a chance to meet the speak find out about our associated organisations.

Speakers & Topic

  • Andrew Michell – A year as the Chairman of the Jersey Ramsar Advisory Group
  • Kevin McIlwee – Key Marine Conservation projects of 2024
  • Amy Hall – Bats of Les Écréhous & Les Minquiers
  • Freddie Watson – Blue Marine Foundation and Marine Protection
  • Grace Bailey – Underwater Photography Highlights of 2024
  • Paul Chambers – Geology and the aspiring Jersey Island Geopark
  • Tamsin Raine – Ocean Culture Life and the Story Tellers
  • Alex Purdie – Puffins & Seabird Colonies and the Alderney Wildlife Trust
  • Beccy Macdonald-Loft – Seahorses of the UK and Marine Conservation Education

Q&A with all speakers plus above plus Professor Jamie Stevens Biosciences, University of Exeter, Dr Sean Dettman and Bob Tompkins.

 

Exhibitors

  • Action For Wildlife
  • Alderney Wildlife Trust
  • Beccy MacDonald-Loft, Seahorses of the UK
  • Bob Tompkins, Neolithic Archaeology
  • Blue Marine Foundation
  • British Divers Marine Life Rescue
  • Grace Bailey Photography
  • aspiring Jersey Island Geopark
  • Jersey International Centre Of Advanced Studies
  • Jersey Marine Conservation
  • Jersey National Park
  • Ocean Culture Life
  • Plastics Free
  • Ports of Jersey
  • Société Jersiaise Bat Group
  • Government of Jersey Marine Resources

 

Schools will get the opportunity on the Monday to engage in the work of numerous conservation organisations and will get the chance to drive the Ports of Jersey & JMC ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicle), test their geology knowledge with Jersey’s Geopark expert, complete the Blue Marine Foundation species quiz and learn about seal & dolphin rescue from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, operate the Plastic Free Jersey ‘Nurdleator’ plus much more.

 

Sponsored by Aztec Group Jersey, JT Social Fund, Team Ports @ Ports of Jersey and Radisson Blue Hotel.