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TORPEDO
29
November
1998
Electronic News Service ISSN 1464-8156
1998
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
Kent Marine Group Diary
8 November (Sunday). Seasalter. Meet at Blue Anchor Corner
TR 082 650.
8.30 AM. Mud flats and clay shore, tiles and mussel beds.
All enthusiasts welcome.
(BMLSS file: Black 67)
Devon Wildlife Trust
Wembury Bay Rockpool Rambles
Contact Wembury Marine Centre Tel:
01752 862538
Leaflet from Devon Wildlife Trust Tel: 01392 279244.
6 -7-8 November 1998
Marine
Conservation Society
Annual Conference
David Bellamy will launch the Marine Conservation Society's Annual Conference on the marine environment.
at Boldrewood Conference Centre, University of Southampton
Full programme of speakers for Saturday & Sunday.
Contact: MCS Tel: 01989 566017 Fax: 567815 EMail: mcsuk@mcmail.com
Speakers include: Sue Daly, Sarah Fowler, Ken Collins, Chris Wood, Elizabeth
Wood, Bob Earll, Robert Irving,
20 - 21 November
ECOHEALTH
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ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
River Ocean Research (RORE)
Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton
Friday 20th November FUTURE SEAS
Saturday 21 November A Sense of Place
Sunday 22 November
FIELD TRIP: GUIDED WALK THROUGH HOPE GAP
Take this opportunity to explore this beautiful natural habitat,
where the Cuckmere river flows into the sea, with local enthusiasts.
Free.
Small charge for the first two days.
RORE AT 113-117 QUEENS ROAD, BRIGHTON BN1 3XG
Tel: 01273 234032 EMail
rore@gn.apc.org
River Ocean Research & Education
(Brighton)
- 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.
- October 1998
- A large Common Octopus, Octopus vulgaris, was brought into Plymouth Aquarium. It was believed to have been caught off the extreme south-west of Cornwall. The Common Octopus has been rare in British seas for about 35 years, apparently since the cold winter of 1963.
- The Looe boats brought in a Squid measuring over 2 metres from the beak to the tail, excluding the tentacles. The species was not identified. (Jon Makeham Report).
- September 1998
- September 1998
A Spanish Mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of 468 grams (16.5 oz) was caught from the shore on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, by Neil Montgomery. Spanish Mackerel are rare this far north, and there is no entry in the Scottish records for this fish. (Scottish Angler sources)
Out of 10 Rabbit-fish, Chimaera monstrosa, caught by a trawler off Looe, one remained alive long enough for it to be housed in Looe Aquarium. The Rabbit-fish usually lives in water deeper than 300 metres, where it is abundant. This is the first report I have received of this fish in a British aquarium. (Jon Makeham Report).
Pic of Rabbit-fish.
FORUM
The Marine Life Forum is for observations and discussion items. The information of interest of other readers should be EMailed to: EMail Glaucus@hotmail.com and marked "Forum" in the title of the message.
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Request for Information:
Stalked Jellyfish (British species) by Jon Makeham
EMail to BMLSS please.
POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
- Andy Horton's Shore Watch column in the Aquarist & Pondkeeper magazine:
The Aquarium Eco-system.
The West Briton weekly newspaper, environmental column by Richard Shimell.
Seaquest reports on Cornish marine wildlife.
Cornish WWT Tel: 01872 273939.
NEW BOOKS
None notified this month.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Living Sea
Sea Life Along the Norwegian Coast
Text by Stein Mortensen
Photographs by Per Eide
ISBN English edition: 82-908-2334-7
KOM Forlag as
Vågeveien 10
N-6500 Kristiansund
Norway
Phone: +47 71 67 83 00
Fax: +47 71 67 83 60
Readers of my Christmas Booklists for the last two years will be familiar with my reviews of general books on the marine life around Britain including the book by Amanda Young with photographs by Paul Kay and Linda Pitkin's excellent book reviewed last year.
Books now need to be more specialised or deal with other parts of the
sea to contribute anything new. The Norwegian seas are particularly interesting
and share many species with the Scottish seas, and this book includes excellent
photographs of species, although present in British seas, have rarely been
captured on film. Examples include the King Crab Lithodes, The Tadpole
Fish, Rabbit-fish, Spider Crab Hyas, Herring eggs, and underwater
vistas of sea anemones and soft corals.
Rabbit-fish photograph in the book
Readers interesting in Norwegian marine wildlife can find the work of
other photographers on the Norwegian recommended *** site.
Norwegian
Marine ***.
A New Series as part of the TORPEDO initiative is now planned for 1999. This will feature a selected species of fish, crab, molluscs, sea anemone or some other invertebrate every month. If you wish to receive this service please indicate.
Torpedo EMail: Glaucus@hotmail.com
Originally, this service was planned for 1998. Try the following web pages:
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