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MARINE WILDLIFE
NEWS
Reports
of marine wildlife from all around the British Isles, with pollution incidents
and conservation initiatives as they affect the flora and fauna of the
NE Atlantic Ocean.
2
January 2002
An
empty fuel tanker "Willy" becomes stranded on rocks off Kingsand, near
Plymouth, Devon. This is a small 3000 tonne cargo vessel with 100 tonnes
of fuel oil. Leaking fuel poses a threat to a Site of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI) off the coast at Cawsand. However, the main concern is
that the ship will explode if the fuel vapours are ignited.
BBC
News Report
26
December 2001
As
weather turns colder with nights below zero ° C, scores of dead Triggerfish,
Balistes
capriscus, have been washed up dead on the Cornish coast.
4 December
2001
The
carcass of a young 1.78 metre long female White-beaked
Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris, was discovered on the
small beach area west of Crovie, in the outer Moray Firth, north-east Scotland.
The young dolphin showed signs of injury to its jaw consistent with being
attacked. Although this species of dolphin is regularly seen off Stonehaven
and Aberdeen, it has only been recorded once in the last five years in
the outer Moray.
1 December
2001
A
large 3.5 metre Pilot Whale, Globicephala
melas, stranded on the Hannafore Beach at Looe, Cornwall, after first
being discovered floating in the sea the day before. This is just
one of several reports of dead whales seen around Cornwall during the month
of November.
 29
November 2001
A
Full Moon and spring tides, the second Full Moon
in the month is known as a Blue Moon. |
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The
British Marine Life Study Society web pages are available for permanent
reference on the CD-ROM.
The
Homepage can now be accessed by typing in:
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cannot be accessed directly through this domain.
This
URL access was faulty during the last month, but it has now been restored.
Please
send any reports of missing links and images to: Glaucus@hotmail.com
DIARY
In
chronological order, the most recent events are at the top of the page.
Events open to the public, free or for a nominal charge only are included.
Most Seminars need to be booked in advance
BIOSIS
Conference Calendar for Zoology
(Major
Link of all biological conferences around the world)
Southampton
Oceanography Centre
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Marine
Life Talks 2002
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Southampton
Oceanography Centre
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| 3rd
January |
Dorset
marine life - Ken Collins |
| 7th
February |
Rocky
shores - Roger Herbert |
| 7th
March |
Experiments
with salt water - Ken Collins |
| 4th
April |
Artificial
reefs - Antony Jensen |
| 2nd
May |
Biscay
whales & dolphins - Andy Williams |
| 6th
June |
Human
history underwater - Nick Flemming |
National
Science Week 2002
Oceans
Deep to Mountains High
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Southampton
Oceanography Centre
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| 7
March (Thursday) |
Experiments
with salt water
Dr
Ken Collins, School of Ocean and Earth Science |
| 8
March (Friday) |
Electromagnetics
and the ocean floor
Professor
Martin Sinha, School of Ocean and Earth Science |
| 11
March (Monday) |
Some
like it lukewarm: the private life of animals at Deepsea Vents
Dr
Jon Copley, School of Ocean and Earth Science |
| 12
March (Tuesday) |
Oceans
and Climate
Steve
Hall, James Rennell Division |
| 13
March (Wednesday) |
From
Rennell to robots revisited
Professor
Gwyn Griffiths, Ocean Engineering Division |
| 14
March (Thursday) |
The
bustling life on a coral reef
Dr
Alexander Mustard, George Deacon Division |
| 15
March (Friday) |
The
Mid Palaeozoic: climatic extremes and life crises
Dr
John Marshall, School of Ocean and Earth Science |
All
welcome, entry by free ticket only. Children under 12 must be
accompanied
by a responsible adult. Please send s.a.e. to:
Daphne Woods at SOES, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14
3ZH.
Stating
the DATE, TITLE of the TALK, and NUMBER of tickets required. Entrance to
Southampton Oceanography Centre is through Dock Gate 4, please ask for
a map if required. Free parking on site, wheelchair access and facilities
for those with disabilities.
For
further information contact Daphne on 023 8059 5075 or
email
dw1@soc.soton.ac.uk
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| 9
March (Saturday) |
4:00
pm Volvo Ocean Adventure: science, education and yacht racing
Dr
Simon Boxall, School of Ocean and Earth Science |
Diary Page (Link)
FORUM
MARINE
WILDLIFE
of
the NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN
EFORUM
PAGE (LINK TO)
Forum for discussion
about the marine life of the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the
North Sea, English Channel and all the seas around the British Isles including
Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France,
Spain and Portugal. 
This
page can be used by members to report finds, ask questions, queries over
identification, concerns about environmental issues etc. This eForum is
participated in by members of many groups studying the marine environment.
Go to menu bar above and click on Database and then on Marine Life Organisations
to find a list of web sites. Photographs and
illustrations are best uploaded to the Document Vault and should not exceed
75K in size (*.JPG).
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GATEWAY:
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The
British Marine Life Study Society Web Site has been included as an Encyclopaedia
Britannica Recommended Site and included on the BBC
On-line Internet Guide.
There
are more entries on the GATEWAY pages of the BMLSS
Web Site. The logos for the various organisations have been removed to
reduce the size of this file.
Quick
reference links:
PUBLICATIONS
NEW BOOK
Creatures of the
Deep
by
Erich Hoyt
Firefly
Books 2001
ISBN
1-55209-340-9
BMLSS:
Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)
PHOTOGRAPHS
This
is a simple project or request to members and readers of this Bulletin.
It is to take pictures of the coast when you are next down on the shore.
Even
general views have value, but ideally we would like photographs of the
shore showing the type of rock, topography and rock pools, dominant fauna,
and information that cannot be described adequately by words on the Report
Cards.
South-east
coast of Ile D'Ouessant (Ushant) and Ile De Molene
Grey
Seal, Halichoerus grypus, feeding close to the shore at this site.
Photograph
by Nicolas Jouault (Jersey)
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The
name of the particular coast should be included and the grid reference,
if known. Print photographs can be included in Exhibitions
and on the BMLSS Web Sites and electronic publications. Electronic images
in *.JPG format can also be considered for the web site. They should not
exceed 100K in size.
 Click
on the album for more links (On-line link)
Shore
Topography Portfolio
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