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MARINE WILDLIFE
NEWS
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.
25
September 2002
Off
Lancing
beach, Sussex, on the seaward side of Widewater,
four Undulate Rays,
Raja undulata, were seen in the shallow water (4 metres deep). These
rays do not seem to be recorded at bathing depths all that often.
22
September 2002
Two
Thornback
Rays, Raja clavata, 300 mm across
the wings were seen in very shallow water (3 metres depth ) off Shoreham
beach.
Also
an over friendly Greater Pipefish,
Syngnathus
acus, which coiled around my friends neck, then swam straight into
the camera, then swam up to the surface where its mouth came up out of
the water!
On
two night dives beneath the Palace Pier, Brighton, we found small groups
of Squid, Alloteuthis subulata.
Their colours changed very quickly from white/transparent to speckled red.
Many (20) Little Cuttles,
Sepiola
atlantica, were seen with a pair were captured on film possibly mating
or fighting?
A
red
Tub Gurnard,
Chelidonichthys lucerna, was seen under the Palace Pier.
And
finally by sliding my hand under its belly, Lesser
Weever fish Echiichthys vipera: I counted a good dozen in
approximately two square metres, quite worrying as I had my hand on the
sand to steady myself whilst photographing Little Cuttles.
BMLSS
Sharks and Rays
BMLSS
Octopuses and Squids
18
September 2002
A Flying
Gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans,
was caught in a scallop dredge by the F.V.
Natalie B, skipper Steven Frank Hatton, out
of Newlyn, Cornwall, in 70 metres of water 9.7 miles east of Wolf Rock
off the south-west coast of Cornwall. It is only the second specimen of
this tropical fish caught in the seas around Britain. The previous fish
was also caught off Cornwall.
It
was described by Robin Turner (Newlyn)
as about 30 cm (1 foot) long with large scales and a colour olive green
flecked with brown, small ventral mouth, two large spikes pointing down
its back and two bony protrusions from its jowls. The pectoral (side) fins
were very large.
It
is not actually a gurnard although it looks very similar: it belongs to
the Order Dactylopteriformes, family Dactylopteridae (gurnards are Scorpaeniformes,
family Triglidae).
A
bright
orange starfish, Echinaster sepositus,
was caught in a bottom gill net near the south-west corner of Guernsey
in over 30 metres of water. The fisherman, Ken
Robilliard, who caught it and has fished for
25 years says he had never seen this species before.
Previous
Report
BMLSS
Starfish
c.
11 September 2002
A Bearded
Seal, Erignathus barbatus, was found near Leenane (the entrance
is Killary harbour), in south County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland.
This is the first record of this Arctic seal for Ireland.
The female
seal was found at the head of the fjord (Killary harbour) on a grass verge,
beside
the bridge in Leenuan, (53° 60'N, 9° 50'W) calmly watching the
children go to school. She is 1.5 meters in length, close to 60 kg (best
estimate).
11
September 2002
Between
the 4 September and 10 September, 209
dead
Common Seals, Phoca vitulina, were
reported around the UK bringing the total to 1005 since the beginning of
the Phocine Distemper Virus outbreak.
890 of these were from around the coast of England, predominantly from
the Norfolk coast with smaller numbers reported from Suffolk, Lincolnshire,
Northumbria and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Sea
Mammal Research Unit
Phocine
Distemper Virus among European Seals 2002
BMLSS
Seal News
10
September 2002
Bottle-nosed
Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, put
on the show for visitors, in Fistral Bay, Newquay, Cornwall, with between
8 and 10 dolphins shooting along on the waves with the surfers and leaping
out of the water, all this was set in front of a beautiful sunset.
About
six miles out of Whitby, Yorkshire, we had two sightings of Minke
Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata,
which I believe were two separate individuals. However on the way back,
again NNE from port and six miles out between about 17.00 and 17.30, we
saw at least five Minke Whales with four in view at one time. We also saw
at least twenty small pods of Harbour Porpoises,
Phocoena
phocoena, with two to five individuals a pod.
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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)
Marine
Conservation Society
Annual
Conference
Saturday
26 October 2002
The
Marine
Conservation Society Annual Conference will be held at the Royal Museum,
Edinburgh
on Saturday 26th October 2002.
Whether you are a marine life 'expert' or simply interested in finding
out more about life in our seas - this conference is for you.
Many
marine life matters will be discussed, and ideas on protecting our seas
put forward. What new species are being grown in fish farms today? How
will climate change affect our marine life? How can individuals make a
difference to conserving fish stocks? Why do turtles visit UK seas? These
questions will be covered in the programme of eminent speakers.
Advance
booking is essential, and tickets are available from the Marine Conservation
Society, 9 Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5BU. A full programme will
be available at http://www.mcsuk.org.
The day rate of £35.25 includes refreshments and lunch.
Notes:
[1]
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK's national charity for
the
protection of the marine environment and its wildlife. Since its
formation
in 1983, MCS has become a recognised authority on marine and
coastal
conservation and is regularly consulted by Government for its views
on
a range of marine issues. MCS provides information and guidance on many
aspects
of marine conservation and produces the annual Good Beach Guide, as
well
as promoting public participation in volunteer projects and surveys
such
as Adopt-a-Beach, Seasearch and Basking Shark Watch. For more
information:
www.mcsuk.org
for
more information please contact:
Marine
Conservation Society, 9 Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire,
HR9
5BU Tel: 01989 566017 Email: info@mcsuk.org
http://www.mcsuk.org
Further
information: Richard Harrington, Tel: 01989 561585 Email: richard@mcsuk.org
_________________________________
Richard
Harrington
Communications
Officer
Marine
Conservation Society
9
Gloucester Road
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9
5BU
01989
566017
Visit
our website at http://www.mcsuk.org
The
Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK Charity dedicated to the protection
of the marine environment and its wildlife.
_________________________________
Sender:
richard@mcsuk.org
 SAMS
Seminar Series
The Scottish
Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory,
Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA
Tel: 01631 559000 Fax: 01631 559300
Email: mail@dml.ac.uk
For more details/how to find SAMS
see our website: http://www.sams.ac.uk
Unless otherwise stated, seminars are
held on Fridays at 4:15 pm
in the SAMS Conference Room
** Followed by the Friday R&R **
SEMINAR
SERIES
 Informal
talks are hosted by SAMS on FRIDAYS at 16.30 in the Conference Room.
These talks are given by researchers based at the Scottish Association
for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory and at other research
institutes throughout the UK and abroad. They present the very latest developments
in marine science and technology. All the talks are open to members
of the public and are available via video conferencing links.
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20
September- Jose
Gonzalez-Vecino (SAMS - UHI). The
use of nucleotide-enriched diets for fish broodstock nutrition.
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4
October - Cesar Ribero (SOC). Tidal modulation of gravitational circulation
in an estuary.
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18
October - Murray Roberts (SAMS). Studying the hidden world of cold-water
coral reefs - development of the SAMS photo lander
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1
November - Christine Campbell (SAMS). Algal biotechnology
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15
November - Martin Doble (SAMS). Processes at an advancing Antarctic
Sea ice edge.
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29 November
- Jeremy Wilkinson (SAMS). Sea ice and convection in the Greenland Sea
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13
December - John Gordon (SAMS). 30 years at sea - inshore to offshore
fisheries research at SAMS
For more
details on the forthcoming talks, please contact Murray Roberts (mailto:mr-t@dml.ac.uk)
or tel: 01631 559 000
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CONFERENCES
FIRST CALL
FOR PAPERS
OCEANOGRAPHICAL
ASPECTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE MEDITERRANEAN - European Federation of Marine
Science and Technology Societies (EFMS). Athens,
27
- 29 September 2002. Organised by The
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A series of monthly talks on marine
conservation topics
These
talks are open to the public, admission is free.
3 October
2002: Filming Underwater Wildlife
– Colin Froud
7 November
2002: Fishy Tales – Peter Henderson
5 December
2002: Walking the Dogwhelk – Simon
Bray
2 January
2003: t.b.a.
6 February
2003: Seabirds in Hampshire, UK, and beyond
– Russel Wynn
The
Marine Life Talks are held on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm,
please arrive at 7.15pm to be met in Reception. Southampton Oceanography
Centre is reached via Dock Gate 4 (between Town Quay and Ocean Village).
Diary Page
(Link)
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. The logos for the various organisations have been removed to
reduce the size of this file.
Quick
reference links:
PUBLICATIONS
 Secret
Life of Rock Pools (Video)
Secret
Life of Low tide (Video)
"The
secret life of low tide" was filmed over 3 years for the Purbeck Marine
Wildlife Reserve, the Marine Conservation Society and the WildlifeTrusts.
This
video is an information packed guide to rockpooling,
giving details on how to find the intertidal marine life.
Presented
by marine biologist, Julie Hatcher,
this production is an essential guide for anyone interested in life on
our shores. With over 50 marine animals and seaweeds this is a very informative
video.
Recommended
for the younger viewer by Andy Horton
NOW AVAILABLE WITH
THE CD-ROM
THE SPECIES
DIRECTORY OF THE MARINE FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND SURROUNDING
SEAS.
Edited
by C. Howson and B. Picton
Ulster
Museum & the Marine Conservation Society 1997.
About
£27.50 (including CD-ROM 1999)
The
project to collate the species that live in the seas off Britain is an
ongoing project. The Directory is a list of all the species grouped systematically
according to their scientific names, with a comprehensive bibliography.
The 1997 edition, not available until 1998, is the latest list and is useful
on the rare occasions (about once a week for me) that I have to look up
a vagrant, unusual species that is not listed in the usual identification
books.
Now
available with the CD-ROM, this proves useful list of all the species for
professionals, but it could be improved to make it more useful, e.g. facilities
for biological recording and an interchange with Recorder 2000.
MCS
books On-Line
BMLSS:
Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)
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.
August
2002
We
found four of these big blue jellyfish, Rhizostoma
octopus, in August washed up on the shoreline of the River
Teign between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Devon. My husband has size
9 feet, so you can tell they were pretty big!
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.
Tub
Gurnard,
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Photograph
by Paul
Parsons
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and on the BMLSS Web Sites and electronic publications. Electronic images
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exceed 100K in size.
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