Podcast 2, 1st April 2021 - 25 years ago, the Sea Empress Disaster led to thousands of tonnes of crude oil being spilled onto the beautiful coast of Pembrokeshire. It emphasised the need for better coastal zone management, and improved communication and mutual understanding between the people and businesses who operate very different kinds of industries in a beautiful and fragile coastal environment - in our case a coastal National Park that also hosts a major hydrocarbons port.
In this podcast, Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum CEO Steve Hall interviews PCF Board Chair Nick Ainger, who at the time of Sea Empress was the local Member of Parliament, about the circumstances that led to the formation of PCF. We explore how things have progressed over the decades since then, and briefly look at the challenges Pembrokeshire now faces while Wales and the rest of the UK are still under coronavirus restrictions, meaning that many tourists who might normally holiday abroad will now come to the Welsh coast instead.
We welcome them and the much-needed business they'll bring, at the same time recognising that large numbers congregating in the same spots brings challenges.
We recommend that listeners view our timeline at www.pembrokeshirecoastalforum.org.uk/timeline to learn about the history of PCF.
PCF home page is at www.pembrokeshirecoastalforum.org.uk
Also with a walrus in the news visiting Pembrokeshire, a friendly reminder to follow the advice of the Pembrokeshire Marine Code when interacting with coastal wildlife - see www.pembrokeshiremarinecode.org.uk
We'll be back in a few weeks with Podcast 3, please subscribe, rate and review and contact Steve Hall if you'd like to be featured in a future episode.
Our thanks to Emily Boddy for podcast theme music and background sounds, © ℗ 2021 Emily Boddy. All rights reserved.