Monty Halls

Dartmouth Explorer Monty Halls Unveils Remarkable Coastal Conservation Efforts in the South West: A Revolution in Marine Conservation

Dartmouth-based explorer and broadcaster Monty Halls has recently returned from his Generation Sea Change project, exploring the response of coastal communities in the South West to marine environmental challenges.

His voyage - shortly to be broadcast in a series of eight films - revealed that the initiatives and projects created by people in Devon and Cornwall lead the UK, and in...

Monty Halls to host Community Supported Fishery Conference

BBC presenter and marine biologist Monty Halls will take to the stage as part of Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival in a bid to introduce and inspire a new model of sustainable fishing.

Monty will challenge members of the industry to create Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) – in which local fisherman distribute a small percentage of their catch straight to the local community, with the...

Treasures from 18th century ship wreck in Mount Edgcumbe collection

Monty Halls, TV presenter, marine biologist, travel writer and diver, will host the launch of the Metta Catharina Exhibition at Mount Edgcumbe House.

The Metta Catharina, a Danish brigantine en route from St Petersburg in Russia to Genoa in Northern Italy was caught by a fierce storm in the English Channel in December 1786. She found shelter from the South Westerly’s just off Mount...