Conservation and research atSkegness Aquarium
Here at Skegness Aquarium we actively participate in and promote stewardship of the natural environment as part of our mission of conservation. Our efforts combine scientific research and animal rescue, rehabilitation and release programmes that give much needed support to animals in distress or imminent danger, and ecosystems that are faced with both natural and man-made threats. These efforts include supporting the management of, and learning about our own Lincolnshire coastline.
Our conservation work
Beach cleans
We organise monthly litter picks on Skegness beach to help reduce the amount of plastic pollution and other harmful litter from entering UK waters. These beach cleans are in association with the Marine Conservation Society and Keep Britain Tidy’s BeachCare programme. Litter is removed from the beach and recorded, and the data is submitted to MCS and KBT. For more information and to join us on our next litter pick, view our upcoming events.
Shark conservation
We partner with Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation to offer our Shark Educational Dive experiences. Participants can learn about shark conservation and the importance of protecting sharks and their natural habitats.
Green living roof
Skegness Aquarium has a green roof that is surveyed annually to assess the percentage plant cover of the roof area. Having a living roof improves the building’s insulation, and provides valuable habitats for insects and other wildlife.
Educational events
We have a dedicated programme of events incorporating our interactive wet lab conservation experiences. These form the basis of our educational visits in Skegness Aquarium.
Research programmes
Here at the aquarium, we continuously contribute to field studies, both assessing and advancing the health of our local ecosystems, while helping to educate the public on the critical conservation issues facing our local and international marine life, through workshops, exhibits and interactive experiences within the aquarium.
We also work to implement important breeding programmes and observational studies of those animals and fish within our care, documenting and reporting the results where appropriate and using our data to create informative workshops for our educational visits.
Captive breeding programmes
We have carried out various captive breeding projects, including Black Beauty Stick Insects, Violet-winged Grass Hoppers, Dart Frogs and Coral Cat Sharks.
Nature’s SAFE
Skegness Aquarium submits samples to Nature's SAFE, a wildlife cryo-biobank preserving live cells and cell tissues from animals at risk of extinction
Reducing our carbon footprint
At Skegness Aquarium, we are passionate about the environment! We’ve taken steps to reduce our energy consumption, lowering our carbon emissions for our local community, including investing in LED lights. This will make a huge difference to the environment and this is just the start of our sustainable journey.
To help us invest in these energy saving measures we had support from Smart Energy Greater Lincolnshire. Through this we received a grant of £4,841.55 to enable us to make these fantastic changes.
The £8.5 million Smart Energy programme has been part funded by the European Regional Development fund. This is enabling small to medium businesses across the Greater Lincolnshire area invest in energy saving technology.
