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The 1999 issue of Glaucus with 52 information filled pages has now been sent out to members.
 
 
 
 

The new Premier Membership for the year 2000 also entitles the member to the Official BMLSS CD-ROM (available Spring 2000), which will contain the BMLSS web pages and more information about marine life, together with a selection of other exclusive marine life information, electronic back copies of BMLSS publications, and the full version of TORPEDO Electronic News Bulletin sent to them every month by Email, as well as the other BMLSS Electronic Information Services. The CD-ROM will also contain useful shareware and freeware programs, and should be at least as good value as a computer magazine CD-ROM for the second aspect alone.
 
 

Premier	Membership	Subscriptions
New Member	£28.00
Renewal	£25.00

Allow at least 15 minutes for downloads.

'A Scientific and Societal Agenda'
12-14 January, 2000
Gulf Shores, Alabama

http://www.thundrs.com/jellyfish/call_for_papers.htm

Wembury Bay  Rockpool Rambles
Contact  Wembury Marine Centre  Tel:  01752 862538

Leaflet from Devon Wildlife Trust  Tel:  01392 279244.

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.

Husavik

The Whale Watch capital in Iceland is based at Husavik.  Sights include Blue Whales, Humpbacks, Orca, Minkes and Sei Whales, dolphins, porpoises, plus Northern Bottle-nosed Whales.

The page for whale and dolphin spotting around Britain has not been prepared yet.  If you are interested in marine wildlife, including marine mammals, and are planning a holiday in the UK, especially Scotland, it is work clicking on the image "SeaProbe" and having a look at the page:

Also

New Quay Dolphin Monitoring Group, Cardigan Bay, Wales
http://www.ceinewydd.co.uk/

Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales of the Moray Firth
http://www.highlanderweb.co.uk/dolphins.htm

Cornwall:
Dolphins are reported from the south coast of Cornwall regularly during the summer. The Lizard peninsula is a good vantage point. 

Shetland Isles:
Sumburgh Head, the southernmost trip is a regular spot for spotting whales and dolphins as is the ferry to the islands.

Minimising disturbance to cetaceans from recreation at sea
http://www.wildlife-countryside.detr.gov.uk/whales/rec.htm

Minimising disturbance to Cetaceans from Whale watching operations
http://www.wildlife-countryside.detr.gov.uk/whales/whale.htm
 

 
10 November 1999
A juvenile male Thresher Shark, Alopius vulpinus, was landed in Guernsey. It was caught in gill nets about one mile south of Guernsey, Channel Islands, in about 20 metres of water. It measured 175 cm in total length, of which the long forked caudal or tail fin is about this length. 
More Information on Thresher Sharks
A Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus, was caught by the same fisherman.
Seahorses in British seas

Reports by Richard Lord (Guernsey).

EMail:fishinfo@guernsey.net

26 October 1999
The Public Enquiry about the new Portobello Sewage Works planned for the chalk platform at Telscombe Cliffs, east of Brighton, Sussex begins. East Sussex CC are opposing the plans put forward by Scottish Power (formerly Southern Water) that threatens to damage the SSSI chalk cliffs exposed to the sea.
The Sewage works are required to comply with the EU Directive on secondary treatment of sewage for large towns like Brighton. 
More News on the Plans

 BMLSS Report Forms

Onchidoris bilamellata
Photograph by Andy Horton

The nudibranchs have been identified on 
Jim Anderson's Scottish Nudibranch pages
http://members.aol.com/jander4454/scotnud1.html

• Australasian Nudibranch Newsletter
• The information is on Wayne Ellis's nudibranch web site:
• http://www.ozemail.com.au/~glaskin/nudis_.htm
•  
• December 1999
• Andy Horton's Shore Watch column in the Aquarist & Pondkeeper magazine:

julian cladecott and melanie salmon 

 

© Living Earth Foundation 1999 
Published by  Ellipsis 
ISBN  1 899858 79 2 
http://www.ellipsis.com
 
 

The British Marine Life Study Society web site has reviews of the best marine life books.
URL =  bookhunt.htm.

A full list of MNCR and other JNCC Marine Reports is available from the Marine Information 
Officer, JNCC (address below), or at JNCC*s website 
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/marine. 

Selected polychaete families and their feeding mechanisms  by Barrie G M Jamieson (Univ. of Queensland)

Click on the is text for Further Information (including how to order the CD-ROM).
 

by F E Moen & E Svenson
ISBN  82-9082349-5

The text is written in Norwegian, but an English version is planned. For sample photographs go the web site below:

NORWEGIAN MARINE WILDLIFE

Link to sample page of the book so you can see how the text is laid out.

August 1999

The  UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK
by  ANNEMARIE AND DANJA KÖHLER

Published by Stackpole Books,
part of Gazelle Books Tel:  +44 (0)1524 68765
ISBN  0-8117-2966-4

Price:  £16.99

It is only rarely I come across a book as good as this! Assuming you have a basic knowledge of photography, the text explains the choice of equipment for high class underwater photography, maintaining the equipment, understanding the behaviour of light underwater, which film and lens to use, before exploring the art of framing your model; fish, invertebrate or aquascape to provide the best aesthetic portrait. The book contains over 160 of excellent underwater shots from close-ups of individual fish to huge shoals against a backdrop of an invertebrate covered reef. There is also a section of videography. 

I know it beyond the province of the average aquarist, and the book does not contain any biological information, but the photographs are great! It is also extremely well written. 

Strandline Quiz  (British Species) Identify the organisms in the picture and send you answers to Glaucus@hotmail.com Identification by common name to genus or general family level is all that is required. There are 20 answers. The numbers assigned to each specimen will only display in  Microsoft Explorer Run the cursor over the specimen to find the number (originally called the Flotsam & Jetsam Quiz)

 Sue Daly produces a Creature Feature every month on her web site.
 
 

We had originally 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.
 

A similar exhibition is planned for the year 2000. 
Print photographs should be sent in to Glaucus House from March 2000. 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. 
 
 

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. 

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.
 
 

NEW This Wildlife Ring site is owned by Andy Horton Want to join the Wildlife Ring? [Skip Prev] [Prev] [Next] [Skip Next] [Random] [Next 5] [List Sites] Seaquest SW (Cornwall Wildlife Trust)  Vince Smith's One-List/Cornish Wildlife Send a message to the list at: CornishWildlife@onelist.com	Recommended and worthwhile
The WaterWeb Ring [ Prev 5 | Prev | Random | Next|Next 5 ]                          [ List | Add ]	The Water Web Ring
Friends of the Earth SSSI Navigator http://www.foe.co.uk/wildplaces/intros/intro2.html	Useful site to identify SSSIs  If the URL has changed,  please go to the FOE Homepage.
	BIOSIS and the  Zoological Society of London
Biodiversity News (JNCC)	Regular News Bulletins
U.K. ANGLERS' SHARKS, SKATES AND RAYS	For anybody interested in British sharks, this site is a must.
CoralRealm	"A coral reef marine life education web site with 1000 fish, sharks and rays in a searchable database."
The Museum of Paleontology University of California, Berkeley	Probably the best site on the Internet for biological information about groups of organisms Click on the Cowrie to go to the site

Dungeness, Kent, England Orford Ness:  Coastal Ecology of a Shingle Bank (excellent references) Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Shoreham Beach	Shingle Beach sites
Worldwide Sea Anemone DataBase (External Site)
The Fossil Company - Picture Gallery of Fossils	This might help with fossil identification,  but it best on the ecology of the   prehistoric
Geology of the Dorset Coast	Lots of detail
Georgian Center for Environmental Research  (Black Sea)	Tip:  use the "Open in New Window facility"
European Register of Marine Species	Not checked yet
Norway:  Assessment Report on Fisheries and Fisheries related Species and Habitats Issues	North Sea Fishing Stocks
	The Information Resource    for Aquaculture and Fisheries
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL ELECTRONIC ACCESS LIBRARY	Weekend access for guests
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Marine Pollution (journal of)
Cnidaria Web Site (World)

NEW http://www.austmus.gov.au/Index.htm	Excellent
Aquarium Net	Internet Publication for aquarists with extensive marine coverage.  Very Good.
Fishing News Homepage	Recommended, especially for books.
	Contains information on seals and   photographs.
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.  It is a good tip to used the Advanced   features like typing in a Phrase.
Capt. Tom's Guide to New England   Sharks, USA	Really useful stuff on shark recognition.

BMLSS  GATEWAY 1

BMLSS  GATEWAY 2:   Britain & Europe

BMLSS  GATEWAY 3:   America & the Rest of the World

UK BIODIVERSITY
FISHBASE FISHFINDER
CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE WILDLIFE PAGE
NORWEGIAN MARINE WILDLIFE
PUBLIC AQUARIA DATABASE
SHETLAND NEWS WEBSITE
BRITISH MARINE FISH DATABASE (UK SEA FISHING)
including the EBlast Internet Search method
BBC Web Guide
SHARK TRUST (EUROPEAN ELASMOBRANCH ASSOCIATION BRITISH BRANCH)
FRANK BUCKLAND & THE BUCKLAND FOUNDATION
MarLIN Marine Life Information Network
National Geographic
Dept. of the Environment, Transport & the Regions  - SSSI (Marine Sites) http://www.wildlife-countryside.detr.gov.uk/consult/sssi/10.htm#marine sites
EUCC   European Union for Coastal Conservation
Aquatic Conservation Network

UK DIVING INFORMATION

DIVER MAGAZINE

BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB

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