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MARINE WILDLIFE NEWS

23 October 2001 A 10 metres long Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, was washed up alive on the north-east side of Trondra (opposite Scalloway Harbour) in the Shetland Isles. The whale managed to refloat itself the following day, but as often happens with these strandings the whale beached itself again in the original location. Report by Shetland Wildlife News BMLSS Cetacean Page 20 October 2001 The third issue of the Shorewatch newsletter for 2001 was sent to members of the British Marine Life Study Society. It has a special feature on the Triggerfish. On 18 October 2001, the Lobster called "Barney" was released into the Plymouth Sound Marine Conservation Area. Report from Doug Herdson (National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth) This Lobster was first reported on 28 August 2001 when 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. It weighed over 6 kg (about 14 lb). Specimen Lobsters 17 October 2001 A Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus thynnus with a reported weight of 435 kg (960 lb) is caught on road and line by Adrian Molloy of Kilcar, off Donegal, Ireland. The angler claims this as the largest fish caught around the British Isles, exceeding the giant fish of 386 kg (851 lb) caught from a Whitby boat in 1933 when Tuna were a regular catch in the North Sea.  Information from Richard Lord (Guernsey) from the Daily Mail  BMLSS Tunny page 10 October 2001 "Seahenge", the important Bronze Age Timber Circle that was recovered from the seashore at Holme, Norfolk, is to be saved and conserved for future generations. The conservation programme, fully funded by English Heritage, will take place at the Flag Fen archaeological centre near Peterborough. The "Seahenge" timbers have been precisely dated to spring 2050 BC and 2049 BC using pioneering dating techniques. Extract from the BRITARCH Mailing List Woodhenge Site (with an excellent photograph and lots of information) October 2001 In rock pools on the English Channel coast in the late autumn small specimens of the Ballan Wrasse, Labrus bergylta, are frequently discovered. This young first year fish are usually a bright emerald green in colour, although pillar box fish are occasionally found. The green specimen in the photograph was photographed by Ben Sampson and caught in Langstone Harbour, Sussex. Although Ben correctly identified this fish as the Ballan Wrasse, he was puzzled by the similar appearance of the Green Wrasse, Labrus viridis, (Fishbase entry) reported from the Mediterranean Sea. British Wrasse (link) 28 September 2001 A 14 metre long female Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis, was washed up alive at Cockerham Sands, Lancashire on 28 September but quickly died. It was then washed out to sea again and it then drifted northwards across the Morecambe Bay to Chapel Island, Ulverston. The decomposing carcass drifted to Greenodd Sands where it was photographed by Andy Harmer on 13 October 2001.  The Sei is a deep sea whale and records of strandings are rare.  Detailed Report by Simon Hayhow (Fleetwood Museum)  Initial Report and Photograph by Andy Harmer via UK Wildlife Pictures by Andy Harmer (link) BMLSS Cetacean Page Previous Sighting 27 September 2001 A commercial fisherman, Rick Ferbrache, caught a 63 mm (2.5 inch) long brown Short-snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus,  in a parlour crab pot while fishing 1.5 miles north west of Pembroke off Guernsey's north coast. Report by Richard Lord (Guernsey) BMLSS Seahorse page After five years of extensive summer survey work for marine mammals in the Moray Firth off the east coast of Scotland, we discovered a pod of seven Risso's Dolphins, Grampus griseus, including a mother and calf, in the outer southern Moray Firth. This species is not attracted, to boats but it is also not one of the five commonest dolphins seen around the British Isles. It is rather a rare discovery in British seas.  Report by the Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit via UK Cetnet BMLSS Cetacean Page Cetacean List (NE Atlantic) 14 September 2001 A large (38 kg) and beautiful fish called the Opah, Lampris guttatus, was landed by a commercial fisherman (MFV Seagull out of Srabster) trawling for cod and ling at a depth of 250 metres west of the Shetland Isles. This is an epipelagic fish, which it inhabits the surface waters off the Continental Shelf. This means that accidental catches and strandings of this fish are rare by British fishermen or washed up on remote shores. There has even been records of this fish caught by anglers up to 58 kg. This fish has been recorded to depths of 400 metres.  Report by Richard Lord (Guernsey 11 July 2001 A young (1.5 metre long) Thresher Shark found at Gunwalloe Fish Cove, on the Lizard, Cornwall  has been confirmed as a Bigeye Thresher Shark, Alopias superciliosus.  This is the first record of this species from shallow British waters. Report from Doug Herdson (National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth) Previous Record from the Porcupine Bight

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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

MARINE LIFE COURSES

Marine Biology Course for Adults: Distance Education and Field course

Starts January 2002. 

Details at 
http://www.gla.ac.uk/adulteducation/brochure/credit/7NF7.html
 

7NF7 MARINE BIOLOGY
20 credits at Level 1 
Starting January 2002 
10 week Internet based course followed by 1 week residential field course 

The overall aim of this course is to familiarise students with the basic principles that rule life in the ocean and provide an understanding of the variety of marine ecosystems found throughout the world. By examining the physical and chemical conditions organisms experience in different oceanographic regions we will learn how marine organisms are adapted to the intertidal zone, the open ocean, the deep sea, coral reefs and polar seas. The course will be taught by providing lecture material on the world-wide web (WWW). This material will be supported by web-based asynchronous conferencing. A one week residential field course in Scotland will then be held to put theory into practice. Students are required to have access to the WWW and have email* and must attend field course.* All students are given free access to on-campus computing facilities. **Includes accommodation fee for field course. 

Tutors: Anuschka Miller, BSc, MSc, PhD and Dominic McCafferty, BSc, PhD 
Fee £350** ILA available
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Dr Dominic J. McCafferty
Department of Adult and Continuing Education
University of Glasgow,
St Andrew's Building,
1 Park Drive Glasgow G3 6LP
Scotland
email: d.mccafferty@educ.gla.ac.uk

Tel: 0141 330 4394 Direct Line: 0141 330 2631
Fax: 0141 330 3525

People on benefits may be eligible to have their fees waived completely.

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Click here on how to book your place
For further details contact enquiries or visit the DACE website

 
 

S180 Life In The Oceans: Exploring Our Blue Planet

http://www.open.ac.uk/science/short

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C02S180

Code : S180 Level : 1 Points : 10 
Start date End date UK fee* 
Feb 2002 see description £65 no online registration - 
Computer required No residential school 
*Note: this course is only available in the United Kingdom. 
 

Description 
This new course is linked to the spectacular 'Blue Planet' BBC TV series.
It will use a variety of media to address the following questions: 
• What are the challenges of living in the oceanic environment, and how have marine organisms adapted to cope with them?
• Why do some parts of the ocean continually teem with life while others have seasonal bursts of activity?
• How do marine ecosystems differ from terrestrial ecosystems?
• How have our ideas about the deep ocean environment evolved? 

And why do discoveries in the abyssal depths continue to amaze us?
In working towards answers to these questions, you will see that to understand life in the oceans we need to consider not just marine biology, but geology, chemistry and physics - the shape of the ocean basins, the chemistry of seawater, and ocean tides and currents, all play crucial roles in shaping the marine environment. The final section of the course looks at modern fishing techniques and their far-reaching consequences for marine life, and considers what might be done to ameliorate the present critical situation.

The course has been written assuming that you are new to science, and introduces new scientific ideas as you need them. However, if you have already done some science at school, college or elsewhere, you will find opportunities to explore some topics further. The course should help you to develop a variety of skills, which become more sophisticated as the course progresses, and there are questions to help you check your understanding as you go along.
 

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

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)

CETACEANS

 

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 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

Marine Mammals of the English Channel Smart Group
 

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.

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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) Forum for discussion about the marine life of the North-east Atlantic Ocean, including the North Sea, English Channel and all the seas around the British Isles including Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal.  This page can be used by members to report finds, ask questions, queries over identification, concerns about environmental issues etc.  This eForum is participated in by members of many groups studying the marine environment. Go to menu bar above and click on Database and then on Marine Life Organisations to find a list of web sites. Photographs and illustrations are best uploaded to the Document Vault and should not exceed 75K in size (*.JPG).   Andy Horton (Manager)

WET THUMB (Marine Aquariology) EFORUM PAGE

Discussions on the Forum

All messages sent to the Smart Groups eforums/mailing lists are stored in an archive. This means that later researchers can search the messages under the subject he or she is interested in and find all the messages with this text in. Group members are encouraged to always use scientific names as well as common names for each message to facilitate later searches. The Search messages method is simple and works better with a single word entry.

Blennies
Lipophrys pholis and Paralipophrys trigloides

The contrast and comparison between these two blennies was the subject of some messages on the Wet Thumb eforum.

Blenny comparison messages (link)

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PUBLICATIONS

Photographic Guide to the
Sea & Shore Life
of Britain & North-west Europe
(Oxford University Press 2001)
ISBN
Pbk 0 19 850709 7
Hbk  0 19 850041 6

NEW BOOK

Creatures of the Deep
by Erich Hoyt
Firefly Books 2001
ISBN  1-55209-340-9

 

ISBN  1-55209-340-9

 
BMLSS: Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)

LINKS

Link to the NE Atlantic Marine Cetacean Portfolio	WORLD OCEANS DAY eForum
MARINE FISH LIST (Around the British Isles)

PHOTOGRAPHS

	Marine Life of the NE Atlantic Ocean "Smart Groups" Photographic Portfolios
	Marine Life of the Channel Islands   Homepage Marine Life of the Channel Islands   Index to Photographs by Sue Daly
	Norwegian Underwater
	Photographs (Marine Life Photo Agency: Paul Kay)
	Underwater Photographs
	Jim Anderson's Scottish nudibranch pages
	Dolphins of the Channel Islands  (Photographic Portfolio by Nicolas Jouault)
	Espen Rekdal's Underwater Images Corals of the Abyss (NE Atlantic)
	British Marine Life Study Society Portfolio
	Norwegian Marine
	Slide Show: Inshore Marine Fishes (British)
	Underwater Images (by Sean Clark)

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. Les Écréhous stone and peat area of unusual shape and formation? or just tidal movement?  "La Vielle" (The Old Rock) is the rock in the distance, High Water mark is above the black line, sea washes over top some winters, the peat site is about 3 metres below High Water. (Channel Islands) Photograph by Nicolas Jouault 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.   CLICK ON THE EYE TO REVEAL THE  DORSAL FIN "TRIGGER" Photograph by Paul Parsons (Lancing) 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
	Ocean Portal (Ocean Services Section IOC)
	SEA-SEARCH SEA-SEARCH is a European co-operative of 16 national oceanographic data centres and marine information services from 14 European countries, including the EC-Joint Research Centre. MARIS Marine Information Service Netherlands

UK Environment and Planning EFORUM PAGE

FULL MEMBERS 1999/2001