Each month, at least one special marine image will be published from images sent to the BMLSS. This can be of the seashore, undersea world or any aspect of the marine natural world, especially the underwater life, but not restricted to life beneath the waves. Topical inclusions may be included instead of the most meritorious, and images will be limited to the NE Atlantic Ocean and adjoining seas, marine and seashore species and land and seascapes.

QUERY FOUR Shark Egg Capsules from the Orkney Isles Photograph by Richard Land These large egg case washed up on the shores of the Orkney Isles, north of mainland Scotland, have not been identified at the time of writing. Egg Capsules of Rays & Sharks (Link to the Web Pages) BMLSS Mermaid's Purses QUERY FIVE Mystery from Hannafore These blobs are slightly larger than a Periwinkle, Littorina littorea They were discovered at mid-tide at Hannafore beach,  at Looe in southern Cornwall. What are they? Photograph by Stephen Tolley

ANSWERS TO QUERY THREE Photograph by Chris Lloyd The photograph and description before gives some idea of  the size of the Lobster 22 June 2003 We captured a large Lobster, Homarus gammarus, off a Portland wreck which weighed about 6 kg, but it only had one claw. The human foot in the picture is size eleven. Specimens over 6 kg are only occasionally caught incidentally in other fisheries as large lobsters cannot get into the pots. They are often covered in Barnacles and keelworms. Report by Paul Harrington Looking into the lobster bays is a real education, with about 50% being right handed (the side of the crushing claw) with the rest left handed. Others seem to have a variety of claws that are not easily identified as crushing or cutting, but between the two. Colours vary from almost black to a very light shade of blue with some being pink. Comments from Bob Alexander  (Weymouth) Crustacean Page Lobster Page Lobster's Meal Time (BMLSS Scotland) Lobster:  notes in captivity

Sunfish off St. David's Head south-west Wales Photograph by Paul Howells Sunfish are frequently seen off the south and west of Wales

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 150K in size.

Photographers submitting pictures should indicate if they wish them to be considered for inclusion as confirming permission takes work and time and can delay publication of the news bulletins. 

Shore Topography Portfolio
 

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PORCUPINE MARINE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Offers of talks and/or posters, either on the theme or on any appropriate subject, are welcome now. We shall attempt to accommodate talks of from 20 to 30 minutes into the programme. Please specify equipment requirements.
 

• Martin Angel: Towards an Atlas of North Atlantic Planktonic Ostracoda
• Geoff Moore: Richard Elmhirst: the 'other' Cumbrae naturalist 
• Kim Last: Biological rhythms of Nereis virens 
• Brian Bett: Viewing the depths of the sea 
• Peter Davis: '19th century marine biology in north east England' 
• Kathryn Birch: Overview of the CCW intertidal mapping data
• Julia Nunn: Irish marine Mollusca in the collections of the Natural History Museum, Dublin 

• Natasha Lough: Distribution and character of Sabellaria alveolata reefs around Wales 
• Tammy Horton: Deep-sea scavenging amphipods of the north-east Atlantic 
• Jean-Claude Dauvin: Marine census of benthic invertebrates in The English Channel 
• Richard Warwick: An All Taxon Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) for the Isles of Scilly: Progress Report

Wednesday 27th April, 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm

Earthwatch Lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London

Grey Whales & Orca - Feeding Habits & Health

© Chris Newman

Our oceans are powerful indicators of the state of our planet and the incidence of climate change.  There is currently much public interest in whales and their environment, but the information is often poorly reported or interpreted.  Join us to hear about our research into two charismatic species, the coastal grey whale, which can weigh between 30 and 40 tonnes, and the killer whale, the most fearsome predator of the world's oceans - research which also tells us about the health of the oceans they inhabit.

Admission is free but by ticket only.

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Marine fish & invertebrates
of Northern Europe
Frank Emil Moen & Erling Svensen

In May 2004 the English edition of the very popular Norwegian Marine Fauna (Dyreliv I havet) was published. Prof. David Bellamy has written the foreword. 

More than one thousand underwater photographs and 608 pages with updated information on marine fish and invertebrates from nearly all marine phylum in Northern European waters. The largest newspaper in Norway, Aftenposten gave the Norwegian edition 6 out of 6 points in a book review. It is in use at all major higher marine biology studies in Norway. 

The English edition is translated by Prof Fredrik Pleijel and Dr. Sabine Cochrane. 
The book is available from Aquapress in the UK, Skandisk, Inc. USA and KOM in Norway .

The British Marine Life Study Society are responsible for producing the journal GLAUCUS, which is the first publication exploring the marine life of the seas surrounding the British Isles available to the general public. 

We also publish the SHOREWATCH Newsletter and
the TORPEDO Electronic News Bulletin.

The Glaucus 2002 CD-ROM was sent out to Premier BMLSS members in January 2003.

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Change of EMail Address
 

Please note that the EMail address for messages to the British Marine Life Study Society has now changed

from bmlss@compuserve.com to Glaucus@hotmail.com

Messages to the first address will not be replied to as this service is discontinued. 

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Membership 2005
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