Living Seawalls Tour

Join a tour of the Living Seawalls Fairy Bower installation located in Manly to learn how innovative habitat panels developed from 20 years of research are revitalising marine ecosystems impacted by human development. 

Professor Melanie Bishop will be leading the tour where you’ll explore the installation up close during low-tide. Professor Bishop is the Living Seawalls Co-Lead, a marine ecologist at Macquarie University and former NSW Scientist of the Year. She will share how Living Seawalls are repairing urban coastal ecosystems across the world, by providing habitat for snails, crabs, oysters, mussels and seaweeds.

Living Seawalls were finalists for the 2021 Earthshot Prize, a prestigious environmental award established by the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The location is a 15 minute walk from the Manly ferry wharf. The meeting place is Fairy Bower Beach, intersection of Marine Parade (coastal walkway) and Bower Lane, Manly.

Important information:

• To see the installation up-close, you may want to step into shallow water (although not required as you can peer over). If stepping into water, wearing shorts or pants that can roll up is recommended.
• The tour is recommended for people over 12 years of age.
• In the chance of heavy winds or rain, the tour maybe rescheduled.

Proceeds from tickets will go towards the Sydney Institute of Marine Science - Living Seawalls flagship program.

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