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Volume 3 The
second issue for 1999 was sent out on 24 March 1999. The Bearded
Seal was the feature on the front cover, with all the other marine
wildlife news. Other features include Predatory Sharks, On Rocky Shores,
the Moon Jellyfish and the National Aquarium (at Plymouth) and Records
of Marine Life.
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TORPEDO
36
June
1999
Electronic News Service ISSN 1464-8156
Biodiversity:
Moral & Aesthetic Reasons
"The moral and aesthetic reasons for conserving biodiversity are less tangible but of great importance. We conserve species and habitats because they are beautiful or because they otherwise enrich our lives. The culture of a nation is closely allied to its landscapes and wildlife. The moral argument adds to this perspective the view that we should hand on to the next generation an environment no less rich than the one we ourselves inherited. We believe that a culture which encourages respect for wildlife and landscapes is preferable to one that does not".
Biodiversity: the UK Action Plan
(January 1994)
ISBN
0-10-124282-4
BMLSS
Biodiversity
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The second Shorewatch Newsletter for 1999 was
sent out to members on 24 March 1999.
The third Shorewatch Newsletter has been delayed
because of a computer printer breakdown.
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
1999
Wembury
Bay Rockpool Rambles
Contact
Wembury Marine Centre Tel: 01752 862538
Leaflet from Devon Wildlife Trust Tel: 01392 279244.
8 June 1999
150 other Heads of States signed the Convention on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro. They did so to express a shared belief that action must be taken to halt the worldwide loss of animal and plant species and genetic resources.
At the same Earth Summit Convention, they chose 8th June each year as World Oceans Day. Events will occur all around the world at this time of the year. The Adur representation to raise public awareness about the oceans includes the Exhibition organised by the British Marine Life Study Society.
BMLSS Exhibition & Official Links
It is open exhibition and anybody is entitled to contribute artwork, photographs and factual information on marine life.
EMails
to:
EMail
Glaucus@hotmail.com and marked "World Oceans Day 99" in
the title of the message.
Biodiversity
for the Aquarist & Rockpooler
19-21 July 1999
MarLIN Conference
Using
Marine Biological Information in the Electronic Age
MarLIN
Marine Life Information Network (British Isles)
VISITORS CENTRE
Coastal
Visitors Centre
Salisbury
Gardens
Dudley
Road
Ventnor
Isle
of Wight
PO38
1EJ
Tel:
01983 855400
EMail:
coastcent@iwight.gov.uk
The
Centre covers many aspects of the coastal zone, which include coastal flora
and fauna, marine and inter-tidal archaeology, coastal defence and particularly
coastal instability issues.
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.
20 May 1999
The first Dolphins of the year were seen off Rottingdean, east of Brighton, Sussex. A pod of 4 were seen from the promenade swimming west towards Brighton.May 1999
Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, swarming in thousands in Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. This jellyfish is common and widespread throughout the oceans of the world and is common all around the coast of Britain. It would not deserve a special comment if they had been recorded regularly at this location before - they had been for about 4 years, but not in so many numbers. It seems a good year of all species of jellyfish around Britain with records of the venomous Lions' Mane Jellyfish, Cyanae capillata from Scotland in larger numbers this year.May 1999
Sea Hares, Aplysia punctata, have been reported in large numbers from just off the Dorset coast (Jane Lilley), near Portland harbour on the Dorset coast (Bob Alexander) and Saline Bay in Guernsey, Channel Islands (Richard Lord). All reports of this genus of molluscs are of interest. It will not be until next month that we will know if it is a year of abundance for this sea hare that dies after spawning on the shore and in shallow water.16 May 1999
A pod of 5 Killer Whales, Orcinus orca, were observed about 5 miles south of Sumburgh head, the most southerly point of the Shetland Isles.
Shetland Wildlife News Web Site7 May 1999
A small (about 3 metres long) baleen whale (suborder Mysticeti)
was washed up dead under the cliff near Kimmeridge, Dorset. The species has not been identified. Although dolphins have been known to be stranded on Dorset shores, whale strandings are very rare this far up the English Channel. The whale was stranded about a couple of miles to the east of Kimmeridge Beach. This isolated part of the beach is only accessible without wading at low spring tides. The whale can be seen from the top of the cliff.Report by Kim Taylor (Guildford)
4 May 1999
A 2779 gram (2.779 kg.) female Eagle Ray, Myliobatis aquila, was caught by trawl in 15 metres of water at about 2000 hours on Schole bank, off Guernsey, Channel Islands, English Channel. The bank is composed of broken shell and sand.
The Eagle Ray was caught with blonde rays, brill and a few lesser spotted dogfish.
The Eagle Ray had a wing span of 585 mm and a total length of 956 mm. The body length (tip of snout to origin of tail) was 330 mm.
The stomach and spiral valve contained two small squat lobsters, one hermit crab, and pieces of scallop shell. The liver weighed 150 grams and the ray weighed 2384 grams gutted.
The Eagle Ray is a summer migrant to the English Channel.Report by Richard Lord (Guernsey)April 1999
EMail:fishinfo@guernsey.net
A Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus was seen hauled out on rocks in County Mayo, Ireland for six hours. Lying within 100 metres of the busy coastal road and spotted as a "rock that moved", the resting walrus finally disappeared at dusk. There have been several walrus sightings at sea off County Donegal in recent winters, and a couple of walruses were reported to have been seen by surfers in Killala Bay in December. A dead walrus was found in County Kerry in January 1995.
The Walrus is an Arctic species and is rarely seen even off Scotland and the Shetland Isles.
August 1997
The World Record Bluemouth Rockfish, Helicolenus dactylopterus, was caught by Fredrik Meyer (Sweden) outside Trondheim from the island Hitra, off the Norwegian coast. It weighed 1495 grams. The Bluemouth is rather common in deep Norwegian waters. In the south of Norway, outside Langesund there have been several catches.Addition to an earlier Report:
17 April 1999
1000+ protestors lined the chalk cliffs at Telscombe Cliffs, near Brighton, Sussex, at plans by Southern Water to build a huge sewage works that would destroy a valuable chalk cliff-edge wildlife site and threaten the prominent 30 metres high chalk cliffs a designated SSSI site because of its national geological importance.
Friends of the Earth SSSI Navigator
http://www.foe.co.uk/wildplaces/intros/intro2.html
Use this URL to find the SSSIs throughout Britain
Subsequent research seems to indicate that some sort of sea defence work will be necessary to protect the cliffs and that the impeded view from the sea of the sewage works would not be appreciably more. Ecological change will occur to the chalk wave-cut platform, but this will not necessarily be detrimental. AH.
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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Aquaria with seaweed and animals
from the Norwegian coastHello Andy Horton.
(I hope you understand my spellings. I guarantee you that my aquarium knowlege is a great deal better than my English knowlege)
I have visited your web:
wetthumb.htmI am delighted to finely have found a person that has an aquarium with animals from a Temperate Zone. I have only found tropical stuff.
I like to present to you this picture of my aquarium with seaweed's and animals from the Norwegian coast.
We have succeeded with seaweed in a closed aquarium system. Do you have any experience, or do you have knowlege of others with seaweed in the aquarium?
My tank holds 260 litres of sea water.
Are you able to get me in contact with people that shear our interest.
This was many questions, but I really would appreciate an answer from you.
Monicha Landøy
EMail: monlan@online.no
POPULAR PUBLICATIONS
No special inclusions this month.
NEW BOOKS
None received.
BOOK REVIEWS
None reviewed this month
COURSES
2 year part time certificate in Higher Education in Marine Biology commencing September 1999 at Nottingham University.
Meeting on Thursdays 19.00 to 22.00.
Assessment is by course work. The course carries 120 University credits (Level 1) which is the equivalent to the 1st year of a degree. There are no formal entry requirements, just an interest in the subject. The course modules will cover:
Life on the seashore
Life in the sea
The diversity of life
The animal kingdom
The ecology of the sea
Marine ecosystems
Exploitation and conservation of the marine environment.
The contact for a leaflet, details, etc is Heather
Blackburn on 0115 951 3734,
ce-ugs@nottingham.ac.uk
or try URL= http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cont-ed.
The fees are quite high since the government removed subsidies but reducable for low income earners.
Regards
Andy Colls
EMail:andy@collsj.freeserve.co.uk
FEATURED SPECIES
Sue Daly produces a Creature Feature every month on her web site.
We had orginally planned to bring this service to our members.
However, as Sue is already producing this series, I have decided to devote
my energies to producing other information.
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Featured Species Trial DataBase: Starry Clover, Trifolium stellatum
PHOTOGRAPHS
The BMLSS will be presenting the Annual Photographic Exhibition to celebrate WORLD OCEANS DAY on 8 June 1999.
Print photographs should be sent in to Glaucus
House from March 1999. They could also be used on the BMLSS web sites.
However, if you have a large selection of your
own photographs, I would suggest that you should arrange your own exhibitions
at a Local Library or similar venue. We will help to advertise the event.
World Oceans Day: Details of the BMLSS Exhibitions:
Marine Conservation
Society World Oceans Day page
Click on
the title above
SEASHORE 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. 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. Transparency photographs are the best choice of film
but these cannot be transferred to the web pages at the present time, but
these will be suitable in the future.
Nottingham Catchfly (a plant of shingle and waste ground)
Photograph by David Wood (Shoreham Beach)
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The British
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BIOSIS
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For young scientists. Some services are free, others require a subscription |
| Aquarium Net | Internet Publication for aquarists with extensive marine coverage. Very Good. |
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| Fishing News Homepage | Recommended, especially for books. |
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Contains information
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| Seaweb | Links and News Bulletins |
| ENN (Environmental) News *** | News and campaigns |
| Planet Ark (Reuters) | News |
| Sea Mammal Research Unit | Update on seal populations,
diets,
telemetry etc. |
| Profusion Search Method | One of the best Search
methods for
environment and serious information. Multiple Search Engines. |
| Capt.
Tom's Guide to New England
Sharks, USA |
Really useful stuff on shark recognition. |
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| DIVER MAGAZINE |
| BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB |
SPONSORS ARE INVITED FOR THE BMLSS WEB SITE FOR 1999
THE MINIMUM STARTING FUNDS REQUIRED FOR THE
PLANNED BMLSS 2000 SITE IS £375 PER YEAR
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