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Solstice / Equinox                       Coastal Clean-up                         Shallow waters

            David Pittaway explained that the        21 September marked the day of           Prof Janine Adams (SARChI Chair in
            significance of the dates for the        the International Coastal Clean-up,      Shallow water systems) shared her

            pilgrimages relates to the               begun 30 years ago. We joined the        extensive, expert knowledge of the
            solstice/equinox, reminding us of        clean-up efforts from the Beacon         complex ecosystem that

            bigger patterns of nature that we        towards Flat Rock Beach, hosted by       characterises the Swartkops Estuary
            miss in myopic everyday ‘reality.’       the Sustainable Seas Trust.              in an on site tour and talk.



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