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British Marine Life Study Society MEMBERSHIP FORM

MARINE WILDLIFE NEWS

28 August 2001 William Cooper of the Kaspia restaurant in London's Mayfair received a European Lobster, Homarus gammarus, 96 cm long in the normal delivery from Cornwall. Because of its exceptional size it was presented to London Aquarium. This is one of the largest lobsters ever caught. We have one record of a specimen 126 cm long, but even the very large ones that are occasionally caught are usually less than 1 metre in length. Specimen Lobsters 29 July 2001 AHooded Seal, Cystophora cristata, was washed on a Little Haven beach, Pembrokeshire, south west Wales and found a home at the Seal Hospital at Milford Haven. The seal was healthy apart from a small cut on one flipper. The Hooded Seal is an Arctic species and discoveries off the coast of Scotland, including the Orkney and Shetland Isles are rare.  Report by Tony Pearce (via UK Wildlife) Hooded Seal 1999 Seal Conservation Society Seals Page 29 July 2001. Aboard charter boat 'Sundance', skippered by Roger Bayzand and the crew of nine from the Isle of Wight, were lucky enough to observe a small Sunfish in near flat calm conditions. Noticing the fin movement from a distance, then changing course to have a closer look did not seem to spook the fish away. The decision was made to carefully net the fish for closer inspection and to take photographs. The fish demonstrated a change of pace when returned, by bolting into the depths. Notice the dramatic change of colouring when aboard the boat, this happened extremely quickly.  Report  by Dale Edmunds 21 June 2001 Seaquest recorder Barry Moreton has reported  a record number of the Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, off Pentire Headland (east side of the Camel Estuary), Cornwall. Within about 8 hours, whilst he was fishing from land, he counted 48 in groups of two or three,  Douglas Herdson of the National Marine Aquarium, who is compiling records of this species for the whole of the British isles, says that 15  is the largest grouping of which he knows.  Coincidentally Terry Hocking who has been keeping careful notes of seal activity off the North Cliffs, has just given his notes to Cornwall Wildlife Trust together with observations on Sunfish.  He has noticed that gulls - seemingly always immature Herring Gulls  - frequently gather around  them.  If the gulls attentions are too insistent, the Sunfish will lunge at them, squirting water from its mouth! - and he has a video to prove it.  I can find no mention of this in the literature or on the World Wide Web (Internet) - indeed  in general there seem to be more questions than answers at present, although it seems certain that the Ocean Sunfish is becoming more frequent and extending its range in British waters..  Report by Stella Turk via the Cornish Wildlife Mailing List Sunfish (BMLSS) Seaquest SW (Cornwall Wildlife Trust web pages) National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth     24 July 2001 In the evening whilst on a routine Minke Whale survey along the southern Moray Firth, biologists from the Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit had a truly amazing experience when they encountered an 11.5 metre long adult Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, just three miles from the coastline of the outer firth. Humpbacks are rare visitors to British waters. There has only been on rare stranding report this year. Humpbacks are a deep water whale.  The Humpback Whale was seen again by the research team in relatively shallow water on 11 August 2001.  Report by Dr Kevin Robinson Full Report by the Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit Orkney Isles Report 2001 BMLSS Cetacean Page including a Humpback in Cornwall Humpback Whales (Shetland Isles) 2000   Paul Tyler Reports from St. Kilda, of String Jelly, Salps, Cotton-spinner (sea cucumber) Holothuria forskali, and the starfish Stichastrella rosea.

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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

2001

BIOSIS  Conference Calendar for Zoology
(Major Link of all biological conferences around the world)

 

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 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

 

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

 

DIVING SURVEYS	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
15 & 16th September  BEACHWATCH 2001  Volunteer survey of beach litter  20th October   Marine Conservation Society   Annual Conference, Southampton	Marine Conservation Society   http://www.mcsuk.org/home.html

Devon Wildlife Trust

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

Leaflet from Devon Wildlife Trust   Tel:  01392 279244.

Diary Page (Link)

http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/

 The Sea Watch Foundation is the only charity in Britain dedicated to monitoring the status and distribution of cetaceans in British and Irish waters in order to obtain information vital to their future survival. 

An extensive programme of specialised survey work is enhanced by a unique sightings network of volunteer observers throughout the UK which provides data essential not only for basic research, but also for evidence crucial in the conservation and protection of these marine animals. 

The network, which now numbers around 1500 people, has provided 20,000 recorded sightings in the course of the last 20 years, making it not only the largest, but also the longest running project of its kind in Europe. 

Initially, opportunistic sightings were used to produce general distribution maps for different species. 
Now emphasis is, placed upon regular, systematic observations covering inshore waters from headlands, and offshore from a network of boats operating at sea. 

This provides a unique system for monitoring distribution and abundance changes of cetaceans. 

Furthermore, its operation gives the public an unrivalled opportunity to become directly involved in scientific efforts to conserve and monitor cetacean populations in British and Irish waters, and the value of their contribution to scientific research cannot be over-estimated. 

The work leading to the formation of the Sea Watch Foundation began back in 1973 with zoologist Dr Peter Evans.  Realising just how little was known about cetaceans in British and Irish waters, Dr Evans developed a network of volunteer observers - the Cetacean Group - with backing from the Mammal Society. 

Company of Whales
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group web pages

UK CetNet eForum

Channel Islands (Marine Mammals)

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.

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

SCOS 00/2
Scientific Advice on Matters Related to the Management of Seal Populations: 2000

Under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has a duty to provide scientific advice to government on matters related to the management of seal populations.
NERC has appointed a Special Committee on Seals (SCOS) to formulate this advice so that it may discharge this statutory duty. 

This document is available as a *.pdf  electronic file, readable using Acrobat Reader, from Peter Haddow of the Seal Conservation Society. BMLSS members can request a copy from Glaucus House. 

 
BMLSS: Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)

FEATURED SPECIES

PHOTOGRAPHS

Can you identify this Sea Bream caught by an angler off Hayling Island, Hampshire,  in the summer of 2001? Photograph by Chris Everson (Worthing).

SEASHORE ILLUSTRATIONS

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. Last year, 2000, we came across some hard orange balls about the size of grapefruits, they have a hard solid skeleton just like a Brain Coral and covered in very small polyps. Again this year we have spotted a few small ones, however a recent diving trip to Devon, we found many up to the size of a small orange - photos. We seem unable to find any reference to these in the ID guides - do you have any ideas? Regards Dave Cropp 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. Seascape at Hoy in the Orkneys by Luke Richards 2001 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. They should not exceed 100K in size.     Shore Topography Portfolio

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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