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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
16
August 2017
Tuna:
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on the image for a video
by Beach
& Boat Fishing facebook
A feeding
frenzy by a school of Tuna, Thunnus
thynnus, was witnessed off Falmouth,
Cornwall.
Tuna, used to be found
in sufficient numbers to make the North Sea, especially off Scarborough,
an area famous for captures of the massive
Blue-fin
Tunny, Thunnus thynnus. In 1933 an angler caught the
British record specimen of 386 kg (851 lb) from a Whitby boat. It
is a widespread and found in all the warmer oceans but its previous occurrence
into the North Sea during the autumn was dependent on the water temperature
and other variables.
BMLSS
Tuna
14
August 2017
Swordfish:
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on the image for a video
by Chris Wheeler
A
two metre long Billfish swam by our boat one mile off shore, near
Selsey,
West Sussex. The shark like dorsal fin and long bill could be seen near
the surface as it chased the lure under the boat. The consensus said its
was a Swordfish,
Xiphias
gladius, and
it looked like one to me.
"Chris
Wheeler and I were Plaice fishing, one mile
off shore, near Selsey. We're drifting when Chris spots something at the
stern of the boat. It's a large creature, maybe 5 or 6 feet long. Instinctively
I put a cast in with insanely inappropriate tackle and attempt to draw
the fish in. Astonishingly the fish turns on my tiny lure and lights up
like a Christmas tree! As it follows the lure at speed, towards me on the
bow, we can now clearly see it's a Billfish,
and a beautiful one at that. I will never forget the electric blue back
as it glides under me. We lose sight of the fish and both of us are left
shaking with excitement, raised further when we realise that Chris has
cleverly managed to capture the fish on video."
BMLSS
Swordfish
7
July 2017
An
unusually captured Jellynose Fish,
Ijimaia
loppei,
was caught on the Porcupine
Bank, near deep water, south-west of Ireland.
Previous
First Record 2013
FORUM
NEWS
Marine Wildlife
of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Mailing Groups
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Marine
Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean
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This
is designed for quick less important chatty news items. Photographs can
be uploaded quickly which is only possible on the Yahoo Group by going
to the web page.
Images can be
uploaded to flickr.
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Lots
of marine wildlife reports from Shetland on facebook
Photographs
include undersea, sea mammals and birds.
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All
reports by Andy Horton unless the credits are given
to
other observers or reporters.
Cornish
Marine Wildlife (Ray Dennis Records) 2009
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PICTURE
GALLERY
Each
month, at least one special marine image will be published from images
sent to the BMLSS. This
can be of the seashore, undersea world or any
aspect of the marine natural world, especially the underwater life, but
not restricted to life beneath the waves. Topical inclusions may be included
instead of the most meritorious, and images will be limited to the NE Atlantic
Ocean and adjoining seas, marine and seashore species and shorescapes and
seascapes.
Cuckoo
Wrasse 
off Lundy
Photograph
by Rob Durrant
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Cuckoo
Wrasse 
Photograph
by Galway Atlantaquaria
One
of our favourite native species at the National Aquarium of Ireland, (Galway
Atlantaquaria), is the Cuckoo
Wrasse,Labrus
mixtus. Top picture is the male and on the bottom the female. Wrasse
as a family are
protogyny
hermaphrodites which in simple terms means they are all born as females
and change to males later in life. Only the biggest and most fierce becomes
the male in a group of wrasse. This family of fish are notoriously aggressive
towards other species and are found in rocky areas at depths below 10 metres.
During mating season both the male and female construct a nest from seaweeds,
the female will then lay around 1000 eggs in the nest and the male will
guard them.
British
Wrasse Gallery
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on the images for the original photographs or links to more images
flickr
MARINE
LIFE of the NE Atlantic GALLERY
Shorewatch
Biological Recording
Gallery
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Shore
Topography Series
The
name of the particular coast should be included and any other interesting
information including 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
1 Mb in size.
Queensferry
Crossing
Photograph
by Ian McCracken
The
Queensferry
Crossing has been built to replace the existing Forth Road Bridge,
the two towers of which are visible in this image. At 1.7 miles (2.7 km)
the structure is the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world
and is due to open to traffic at the end of August
2017. The new bridge will carry the M90 motorway
and the Forth Road Bridge will be used for public transport, cycling and
walking.
This
image was created from 5 separate frames, stitched together to give a wider
view.
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on the images for the original photographs or links to more images
flickr
British
Coastal Topography
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Flora
and Fauna of Coast and Estuaries
Purple
Viper's Bugloss, Echium
plantagineum
at
Nanjulian, Nanquidno
in Cornwall
Not
the common one Echium
vulgare!
Photographby
Charles
Travis on 6
July 2017
This
patch is so large it can be seen or several miles out to sea. The plant
was first recorded in Cornwall in 1856. It is well established in Jersey,
West
Penwith (Cornwall) and the Isles of Scilly, where it has been considered
native by many authors. Elsewhere it is absent or a casual. The usual Viper's
Bugloss, Echium vulgare, is
widespread and common on all English coasts.
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EVENTS
& 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.
8
June 2017
World Oceans
Day
World
Oceans Day was first declared as 8th June at the Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro in 1992.
Events
occurred all around the world in and around this day.
For
technical and resource reasons, Adur
World Oceans Day did not take place in
2017
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World
Oceans Day on facebook
Adur
World Oceans Day on facebook
United
Nations: World Oceans Day.
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For
details of the Porcupine Marine Nature History Society meetings click on
the link on the left
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send for help QUICKLY. A whale or dolphin stranding is an emergency and
the speed of response by a professional rescue team is perhaps the most
crucial factor in determining whether or not an animal can be returned
to the sea alive.
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do if you found a whale stranded on a beach?
Each year anywhere between
five and 50 whales, dolphins and porpoises are washed up on Britain's beaches.
British
Divers Marine Life Rescue, a volunteer charity, was set up in 1998
to rescue them.
BBC
News Report
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TO THE STRANDINGS PAGE
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GLAUCUS,
which is the first publication exploring the marine life of the seas surrounding
the British Isles available to the general public. In
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