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U3A Monthly Event with Sussex Underwater Project
September 26, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sussex Underwater Project
A presentation by Eric Smith and Catrine Priestley.
Eric and Catrine are a father and daughter team who run the community group Sussex Underwater. They featured in the BBC documentary “Our Lives; Our Sea Forest”, which showcased the recovery starting to happen in Sussex bay since a ban on bottom trawling came into place in 2021. Eric is now 76 years old and started diving in the bay when he was 11. He was instrumental in highlighting the damage bottom towed fishing gear was having on the ecosystem. He co-founded Sussex Underwater so that the sea was never out of sight and out of mind again.
They now share incredible films of the recovery they are starting to see in Sussex bay with over 20 thousand followers on social media, give local talks and work closely with marine conservation organisations. Their aim is to make everyone fall in love with the local marine ecosystem and push for trawler bans like this all over the UK.
Venue: Shoreham Centre: Main Hall
Cost: Members: FREE | Non-members £4 (including refreshments)