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Wales Best of the West – Episode 2 – Porthdinllaen

Published 4 years agoon February 17, 2022

Wales Best of the West (Cymru Gorau’r Gorllewin) is a bilingual online series that takes viewers on a journey from North to South Wales to discover four favourite shore dives.

In this episode, we explore Porthdinllaen.

Heading East from Porth Ysgaden along Pen Llŷn we discover what’s found amongst the seagrass (Zostera marina) meadow in-front of the beach within the small historical fishing town of Porthdinllaen. Amongst the meadow , we share the many benefits that seagrass provide known as ecosystem services. Services include their ability to capture and store carbon dioxide, production of oxygen, coastal protection and their importance as a nursery area for many fish of which many are commercially important such as cod (Gadus morhua) and plaice (Pleurnectess platessa). For the episode we linked messaging to the Seagrass charity ‘Project Seagrass’ which is the only charity dedicated to advancing the conservation of seagrass through education, influence, research and action. To uncover more secrets of seagrass we dived the site with some neew techniques that provided a whole new view of the habitat.

Link to Welsh version: https://youtu.be/GGcKix63dl8

JD Scuba

Jake grew up on Pen Llŷn, North Wales and from a young age, the underwater world and marine life have played a major role in his life. He's a marine biologist and an underwater videographer who aims to share the range of marine life and habitats found beneath the waves. Giovana trained as a professional dancer/actress/singer in London. She is also a personal trainer, scuba diver and L1 skydiver. Currently training to become a Stunt / SPACT performer within the film industry. Jake and Giovana enjoy traveling and being in the water where they share the trips and experiences on their YouTube channel: Scuba Bucket List.