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The Glaucus 2001 CD-ROM will be an improved version of the 2000 issue. This will not be available until later this year. Members joining with the Premier Membership (including the CD-ROM) have the option of receiving the current Glaucus 2000 CD-ROM or to wait for the new version.
 

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MARINE WILDLIFE NEWS

26 June 2001 Hundreds of jellyfish were seen off Sandgate, Kent. They were about 12 cm in diameter but have not yet been positively identified.  Report and photograph by Philip Saunders 24 June 2001 The London TV news reported the presence of an adult Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, in the Thames near the Tate Modern Gallery. From the film footage the dolphin appears reasonably 'fit' at the moment and quite active. It was over 3 metres (11 ft) long.  Report by Paul Gosling There were several reports and the latest opinion seems to indicate two separate cetaceans, one in central London and another report from Greenwich, nearer the estuary of the River Thames.A pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins were reported off the Palace Pier, Brighton, Sussex. Dolphins off Sussex are not seen every year.  18 June 2001 A small shoal of juvenile first year Pollack, Pollachius pollachius, came as a great surprise to me on a mussel collecting expedition at Kingston beach, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex (Adur estuary) In well over a thousand observations I have never seen shoals of these fry before. The mid-water shoals are usually Sand Smelt Atherina presbyter; Bass, Dicentrarchus labrax; or Grey Mullet, Chelon labrosus. Pollack shoals are are a characteristic of Cornish and Devon estuaries. 8, 9, 10 June 2001 World Oceans Day events at Plymouth, Helston, Swansea, Moray Firth, Flamborough Head etc.  8 June 2001 World Oceans Day   6 June 2001 Three large baleen  Whales were spotted for about 30 minutes blowing well offshore from Cork, Ireland and swimming west along the coast. These were possibly the same Fin Whales the Air-Corp observed two days earlier. BMLSS Cetacean Page 5 - 15 June 2001 Three Killer Whales, Orcinus orca, were observed around the mouth of Cork Harbour, Ireland. The group comprises one very impressive bull with an equally impressive dorsal fin and two smaller adults, presumably females, although some observers have mentioned a fourth animal. Full Reports on Marine Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Group See UK CetNet for even more reports Reports by Pádraig Whooley (Irish Whale & Dolphin Group) via UK Cetnet

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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)

30 June 2001
Sea Watch Foundation Cetacean Workshop
Lancing Manor Leisure Centre, Lancing (next to the Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex)
Run by Steve Savage (Regional Co-ordinator)
This is the first of three workshops (the second one is on 7 July 2001) on the identifications of cetaceans, i.e.. whales and dolphins, including these sea mammals seen off the Sussex coast.
This first session will provide background to the work of Sea Watch and an introduction to our work locally and how people can get involved.
Contact via Adur DC is Natalie Brahma-Pearl (Tel: 01273 263347)
Sea Watch Foundation
Sussex Dolphins web page
BMLSS Cetaceans

Devon Wildlife Trust

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

Leaflet from Devon Wildlife Trust   Tel:  01392 279244.

Southampton Oceanography Centre 2001 1st March Galapagos oil spill Ken Collins 5th April Cold, deep coral reefs Alex Rogers 3rd May Dolphins on our doorstep Andy Williams & Jenny Mallinson 7th June Wrasse watching Ken Collins 5th July Salmon migration Adrian Fewings 2nd August Honduras reefs Lisa Browning 6th September Swanage 'coral ' maerl Ken Collins 4th October Deep Sea Cucumbers Ben Wigham 1st November Solent, past and present Jack Coughlan 6th December Aliens of inner space Peter Herring    DIVING SURVEYS    16/17 June Dorset seabed survey dives (maerl)  http://www.mcsuk.org/home.html  Contact: Dr Lin Baldock   Seasearch http://www.seasearch.co.uk/takepart.html Peter Tinsley, c/o Dorset Wildlife Trust, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester, Dorset  WHALE & DOLPHIN SURVEYS Reporting line number for any sightings:  01929 421111  6th July Bay of Biscay, P&O ferries  25th October contact   Andy Williams   For more information, contact:  Jenny Mallinson Tel:  023 80 596299 More Information Link  Map to Southampton Oceanography Centre   Best wishes Dr Ken Collins Senior Research Fellow School of Ocean and Earth Science University of Southampton Southampton Oceanography Centre European Way Southampton SO14 3ZH. U.K. Email: kjc@soc.soton.ac.uk http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/SOES/RES/groups/reef

Diary Page (Link)

Clicking on the Dolphin links to a BMLSS Cetacean web page on the Internet for links to dolphin watching sites in the NE Atlantic Ocean and around the British Isles as well links for lots of whale and dolphin reports.  The Whale watching information was included in previous issues of Torpedo, but the bulletin has now been streamlined to avoid repetition.

WORLD OCEANS DAY
 
 

Under Sea Wind

MAN'S IMPACT ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

 
UK Environment and Planning
Under Sea Wind (BMLSS)
World Wide Fund for Nature (Global Toxics)

REPORT FORMS

Official Marine Nature Conservation Review (JNCC) Report Forms
 http://www.jncc.gov.uk/marine/mainfs.asp?page=/mit/recfrm.htm

 Biomar Information Page (with links to their web page)

 BMLSS Report Forms
 

FORUM

MARINE WILDLIFE  of the NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN EFORUM PAGE   (LINK TO)

WET THUMB (Marine Aquariology) EFORUM PAGE

PUBLICATIONS

22 June 2001
National Biodiversity Network
Guidelines on data management for 
Local Record Centres and marine data

June 2001
OCEAN Guides
Whales & Dolphins of the European Atlantic
The Bay of Biscay and the English Channel
by Graeme Cresswell & Dylan Walker
and Rob Still & Phil Coles (artwork)
and individual photographers
Edited by Andy Swash
Published by Wild Guides
ISBN 1-903657-00-8

This is the best and handiest small guide, and probably better than any of the larger guides for identifying the cetaceans at sea.                                  Andy Horton

There are 14 colour plates which depict typical views of cetaceans at sea. They have been produced using the latest digital image technology and include images of some species never previously published. These photographs are the real advantage of the book. The images are so good and depict their appearance as seen by a viewer from a boat that should considerably help with the tricky business of identifying the cetaceans. 
The text covers the key identification features of each species, emphasising the differences between similar species and includes information on status, behaviour and distribution. Colour distribution maps accompany the text for each species.

The book costs £8.00 plus £1.00 post and packing in the UK. Copies of the book can be obtained from:

WildGuides (Click on the text for the address)

ORCA   Organisation Cetacea
UKCetnet
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society

 
BMLSS: Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)

FEATURED SPECIES

PHOTOGRAPHS 

SEASHORE PHOTOGRAPHS

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 and on the Torpedo File on the web site (click on this text).
 
 

GATEWAY PAGES ON THE BMLSS WEB SITE FOR LINKS TO OTHER MARINE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS	GATEWAY PAGES ON THE BMLSS WEB SITE FOR LINKS TO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE LIFE ORGANISATIONS
Cornish Wildlife Vince Smith's One-List/Cornish Wildlife	Seaquest SW (Devon & Cornwall) (Cornwall Wildlife Trust web pages)
	EVERY SINGLE FISH IN ALL THE SEAS AND EVERY SINGLE RIVER, LAKE AND DRAINAGE DITCH
	Marine Nature Conservation Review Survey Database  (MERMAID)
	'Strandwerkgroep'  (Beachworkgroup)
	MARLIN (Marine Life Information Network)
	National Biodiversity Network National Biodiversity Network (Search)
	BIOMAR

UK Environment and Planning EFORUM PAGE

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