About Sea2it
Our Mission
Sea2it C.I.C is a registered not-for-profit Community Interest Company dedicated to "conserving the marine and freshwater coastal environments of Northern Ireland and Ireland"
It achieves this in 4-ways:
1. Direct volunteer led environmental activities such as marine and freshwater litter collections, invasive species action, outfall safari and conservation angling and monitoring programmes
2. Upskilling and accredited training and qualifications for volunteers to enable the delivery of activities in challenge environments on and near water
3. The continual development and maintenance of a community bank of equipment to enable the delivery of activities
4. Programming of events and the delivery of activities to raise funding to sustain the organisations activities
Our Programmes
Sea2it regularly partners with other organisations across the public, private and voluntary sector to deliver projects which conserve and enhance the freshwater, marine and coastal environments. Our strength is our ability to engage directly with local communities on behalf of our partners. With volunteers ranging in age from 12 - 82, Sea2it can draw on and apply a wealth of diverse knowledge and experience which reflect the changing needs of coastal communities over many decades.
Successful partnerships and projects which Sea2t have led include:
- NIEA Water Quality Improvement Programme 2021-2023, focussing on tackling litter pollution, invasive species and the upskilling of volunteers to sustain activities
- Skate Tagging and Freshwater Litter Removal Programme 2021 in partnership with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's Landfill Community Fund administered by Ulster Wildlife
- Belfast Harbour Community Fund, helping anglers identify and report priority species to CeDAR and Ulster Wildlife's SeaDeepNI scheme
- Keep NI Beautiful and DAERA Marine Capital Fund, the recycling and refurbishment of a donated RIB to enhance capacity to remove litter from difficult to reach coastal environments
- R&A Royal Portrush Small Grants Programme marine litter collection equipment
- Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust World Heritage Site Litter Picks
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are the backbone of our organisation. Sea2it offers regular opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved and make a difference to their local freshwater, marine and coastal environments. Anyone interested in volunteering should send an expression of interest to info@sea2it.org
Where possible volunteers can avail of accredited training (subject to funding), and Sea2it is always happy to engage with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme participants to ensure that they meet their service objectives. Some limited one or two day work experience opportunities are also available.
Sea2it Projects
Outfall Safari Training, Workshops and Resources
Outfall Safari Training, Workshops and Resources
Outfall Safari Training, Workshops and Resources
Discover resources which can help you identify possible sources of pollution from surface water outfalls along rivers and report this to the pollution hotline and help NI water identify and address misconnections
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Outfall Safari Training, Workshops and Resources
Outfall Safari Training, Workshops and Resources
We host a variety of events throughout the year, including fundraisers, community outreach events, and workshops. Check out our calendar to see what's coming up.