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Images of large fish trap near Rabaul Township in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 1975. The olval (Kuanau: babau) fish traps made from coconut and pandanus leaves and native plant materials. Making them was a closely guarded cultural tradition with great social value. #muSEAum #coastsinmind
Rabaul fishermen with a large fish trap, the cover of the Pacific Islands Monthly magazine, April 1975. The photo is from the Australian News and Information Bureau, Canberra.
October 29, 2026 at 8:19 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
The long reach of Kent's maritime landscape! Herne Bay Pier was once one of the longest in the UK. Designed in 1830, the pier began construction in 1831 under an Act of Parliament. #coastalhistory #muSEAum #coastsinmind
A ship docks at the pier at Herne Bay in the 1930s. Picture: Barry Mount
October 26, 2026 at 8:35 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Today, the landing stage still sits offshore, home to flocks of cormorants and other seabirds most of the year, while its partner on the shoreline draws tourists every year to buy ice creams and enjoy a day at the seaside. #coastalhistory #muSEAum #coastsinmind
Herne Bay Pier landing stage at sunset. Picture by PMontgmery
October 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Landing the catch at the slipway in #Folkestone, #Kent (early 1900s). Pictures show fish being landed and sorted on the harbour slipway near the local fish market. The fish market built on the dock was linked to a railway line to London.
#coastsinmind #coastalhistory #muSEAum
October 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
New blog released by team at the coasts in mind about research and community in the Swale estuary Kent.
Community cooperation on the Swale Estuary Coast
By Paul Montgomery and Harry Farmer
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#coastalhistory #muSEAum #CoastsInMind #Coastalhistory #whistableharbour #KentCoast
September 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Tour operators offering excursions to the SS Richard Montgomery, which sank off the Isle of Sheppey coast full of explosives, say the number of bookings is increasing ahead of its masts being removed.
More here: bbc.in/45OH6n9
#KentCoast #Archaeology #Swale #coastsinmind
Sheerness firm sees surge in bookings before SS Montgomery mast removal
Engineers will work to remove the masts from the World War Two shipwreck off the Isle of Sheppey.
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August 25, 2026 at 7:14 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Eel fishing “Eel bobbing”, Battersea on the Thames River in the 19th century, made by Henry Heath. Line (wool) fishing, often referred to as "babbing" or "bobbing," is a traditional method in which worms are threaded onto a wool or yarn bait.
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Eel Bobbing, Battersea, from a Set of Six Images of Angling. (Eel bobing, Battersea, from a set of six images of Angling (hand-coloured litho)) Henry Heath 19th century.
August 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
19th-century lithograph of recreational fishing along the banks of the Thames. Fishing has always been part of humans' approach for most likely millions of years. But the art of angling, the practise of catching fish for sport and pleasure, is supposedly a later advent. #coastsinmind
'Fishing on the Thames', Front Page of 'Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News', 28th October 1876 ('Fishing on the Thames', Front Page of 'Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News', 28th October 1876 (litho))
August 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Images of fishing & boats from the time of #NeoAssyrian Empire, #Nineveh (near modern #Mosul, #Iraq). The #Tigris & #Euphrates were a huge source of fish. Home to 50-plus fish species, such as"Masgouf" freshwater carp & "Mangar", pike barbel (Luciobarbus esocinus). #coastsinmind #coastalhistory
This relief fragment comes from a palace at the Assyrian capital of Nineveh in northern Iraq, and dates to the later years of the Assyrian empire, specifically the reign of Ashurbanipal (r. 668–627 B.C.). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322612 Gypsum wall panel relief: depicting a marsh boats and fisherman. #assyrian, 700-692 BC. #Nineveh, South-West Palace. Iraq. Palace, #Iraq. #fishing #heritage #fishweirs Today, far from home British Museum in London.
August 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
"The street" seabed boulevard of #whitstable. The Street is a raised spit of flints and gravels set in shelly sand on a hard band of London Clay, half mile. Used daily as a walking path at low tide. A site known for Roman pottery & shipping till the 20th century.
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Modern picture of the street! The Street is a raised spit of flints and gravels set in shelly sand on a hard band of London Clay, stretching out into the sea for around half a mile into the intertidal zone. Monochrome postcard showing aThe Street, Whitstable photograph of The Street at Tankerton at low tide, c. 1920. The Street, Whitstable | CiM Map https://share.google/zTnMXAESShnEmw12S
August 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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🌊 Echoes of Coastal Community; Thurs 24 Sept, 7pm

Join Harry Farmer of Coasts in Mind for an online talk exploring the archaeology, memories and local knowledge of the communities who once lived along Faversham Creek.

Details: www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/events/echoe...

#CoastsinMind #FrontBrents
August 13, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Check out our launch video!
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February 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
digging-kit.bsky.social
Meet your new friendly neighbourhood CiM team! #CoastsInMind

cim.mola.org.uk/about/team
Team | CiM
CiM sandbox website
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February 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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We’re live! CIM is coming to a coast near Merseyside, Poole, Taw-Torridge, and Swale
#loveyourcoast #CiM #CoastsInMind

cim.mola.org.uk
CiM
Mapping 100 years of coastal change through community heritage.
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February 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'm exploring how @coastsinmind.bsky.social can help address the gap between formal evidence systems and the lived realities of those most affected by coastal change.

Supported by Coast-R Network.

#CoastsInMind #ArchiveToAction #CoastR

www.ukcoastalresilience.org/project/arch..
Archive to Action: Connecting Coastal Community Insights to Policy - Coast R Network
Archive to Action explores how coastal community archives can help policymakers use local knowledge in more inclusive, resilient coastal planning.
www.ukcoastalresilience.org
July 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
drclaireharris.bsky.social
I've been supporting @coastsinmind.bsky.social Team Swale. This week we've launched the #CoastsInMind community map.

cim.mola.org.uk/map

#CoastsInMind is a MOLA project made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and #NationalLottery players.

#ForeshoreFriday 🏺🌊⚓️
A derelict Warden Point Radar Station structure lies at angle on the beach. The concrete is stained green in places from exposure in the intertidal zone. Black text on a bright blue background reads, "it took it about 20 years to work down the cliff but it's something you could sort of monitor because it was a big item." The Heritage Fund logo is in the top right corner.
October 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Curlew revival continues at nature reserve as 33 curlews were released in 2026 at #https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly54v48n0zoon the Isle of #Sheppey, #Kent.
#Ecology #naturalheritage #coastalecology
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Curlew revival continues at Elmley nature reserve in Kent
Birds from previous releases pair up and return to nest at the site on the Isle of Sheppey.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Etching from 1781 of the hive of boats and ferrys of #Sheerness, on the #IsleofSheppey, drawn when William Hogarth, English painter and engraver, was embarking on a boat up the #Thames to #London. #coastsinmind #swales #coastalhistory
William Hogarth embarking on a boat in the Thames near Sheerness, accompanied by four friends. Etching by R. Livesay after S. Scott and W. Hogarth. Samuel Scott Date: 27 Nov. 1781 Reference: 39238i
July 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
A talk by Coasts in Mind (CIM) Mola project team cim.mola.org.uk hosted by Council for British Archaeology #archaeologyuk
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#CoastsInMind #MOLA #maritimearchaeology #maritimehistory #MaritimeHeritage
July 9, 2026 at 8:39 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Picture the back streets of Folkestone, Kent, England, at the Fish Market, c1955. A coastal settlement for more 2000 years. The seaside town that sits there today belies the depth of its history and its central place in trade within the wider archipelago of the North Atlantic. #coastsinmind
The Francis Frith Collection Folkestone, the Fish Market c1955 https://www.francisfrith.com/search
June 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
A 19th century map of the Isle of #Sheppey on #Thames #swale estuary highlighting some of the pre reclamation landscape. with a diverse topography shore flats and marsh as well as waterway and low leve hills for largely formed from London Clay, sand and silts. #CoastsInMind
Satellite imagery of Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary. Source Google Earth Image taken from: Title: "Guide to Sheerness-on-Sea and the Isle of Sheppey [By A. W. M.] Third edition" Author(s): M, A. W. [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 10347.b.16. (5.)" Page: 5
June 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
The #CoastsinMind Mapping platform is now open for public donations. Sign up at lnkd.in/ea84jqnB, where our website will help you record pieces of your history in an easy and transparent way online. #KentCoast #Archaeology #Museum #Swale
May 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Very honoured to feature in the latest issue of the quarterly KAS Magazine. Beyond Low Water: Lost Villages of the North Kent Coast's Swale Estuary.2026, KAS Magazine, Issue 127 (Spring 2026), Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society. pp 36-41. #coastsinmind
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May 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Great picture of the beach at Margate 1890s from the
UK Photo And Film Archive. Showing the mobile wagon changing rooms used by bathers, following the tide down into the intertidal zone as the tide changed.
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https://www.ukphotoarchive.org.uk/p142425238/he46b1912#he46b1912
March 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
stonefishweirs.bsky.social
Stone #fishweir as one of a number of #intertidal monuments in wider #maritime #culturallandscape interwoven with human cultural tradition, melding with coastal ecology, sometimes in a single bay or estuary. 1/4 #Coastalhistory #4oceans #coastsinmind
Picture view of the intertidal stone fish weir Strangford Lough Northern Ireland. copyright P Montgomery
March 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM