Just met up with an old friend! Natural History Museum The Nautilus Project

Project to restore indigenous seagrass across Gibraltar’s seabed chronicle.gi/project-to-res…

Injured grey seal found at Naval Base chronicle.gi/injured-grey-s…

We're ready to board the plane and start our adventure to Gibraltar. 2 weeks of work experience with The Nautilus Project . Thank you to Turing Scheme UK Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form 🐬🐠🦞🦀🐙🐳🐋

We're off for day 1 of work experience ... 'I am a young The Nautilus Project marine biologist' Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK 🐠🐬🐢

First session ... introduction ... orientation and outdoor learning 🐢🐠 Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form The Nautilus Project Turing Scheme UK

What a first day... outdoor learning about sealife to testing our confidence in the water with kayaking. Looking forward to tomorrow interacting with the marine life through snorkeling 🦀🐠 Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form TuringScheme The Nautilus Project

Day 2... a brisk walk downhill to the 'office' for the day #protectingcoastlines #marineconservation Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form The Nautilus Project Turing Scheme UK

What a great morning session... meeting and greeting the marine life involved in the lab studies #marineconservation #marinebiologyworkexperience Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK The Nautilus Project

An afternoon spent rock pooling looking for more marine life ready to research. Finished with a lovely cooked tea courtesy of the students #workexperience #marineconservation Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form The Nautilus Project Turing Scheme UK 🐠🐙🦀🦑🪸🐚🪼

Day 3 ... beach clean looking for macro plastics before moving onto microplastics. #marineconservation Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Hard at work Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

80 kg of waste collected in an hour 😱 then moved on to microplastic sifting Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Now, examining and classifying collected microplastics in the lab #marineconservation #workexperience Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

More lab work from Day 3 Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Day 4 and earlier start, ready to work #marineconservation #workexperience #makingadifference 🪼🪸🦀🐙🐠@Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Bio blasting at Sandy Bay. Using our new knowledge of marine life to log different species #marineconservation #workexperience Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

So, after a long day of coastal monitoring yesterday, Day 7 is a visit to the Top of the Rock via cable car 🚡 We're going to learn about vertebrates 🐒 Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Day 8...presentations in the teaching laboratory. Their confidence and skills are growing all thanks to their experiences The Nautilus Project and still 2 days to go Thornleigh Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK

Day 9... studying sustainable fishing methods Thornleigh The Nautilus Project Thornleigh Sixth Form Turing Scheme UK