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| MARINE
LIFE 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.
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5 May
2005
The
first Basking
Shark, Cetorhinus maximus, of
the season is reported by a fisherman half a mile north of Sennen
Cove, Cornwall (near Land's End).
BMLSS
Basking Sharks
30
April 2005 to 3 May 2005
A
Bearded
Seal, Erignathus
barbatus, is
seen at Easter
Quarff (north of Cunningsburgh), Mainland, Shetland Isles.
Image
(by John Coutts)
NB:
Bearded
Seals are a non-migratory Arctic species that
feed on molluscs including clams. There has now been at least a dozen records
from the Shetland Isles and one record of this seal off Ireland and one
off Hartlepool in north-east England.
BMLSS
Bearded Seal page
BMLSS
Seals
24
April 2005
A
ten metres long Sperm Whale, Physeter
catodon, drifted ashore in Gearraidh,
Isle of Skye. It was seen earlier alive, but it was dead when it was washed
up.
BMLSS
Cetaceans
12
April 2005
At
9.00
am a stranded Blainville's
Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris,
was discovered and subsequently identified at Ameland, part of the Dutch
Wadden Islands by Chris Smeenk and colleagues.
The animal was a female 435 cm long and she turned out to be pregnant,
a 118 cm foetus was retrieved from the uterus. This record represents the
first for the North Sea and only the 8th record for Europe.
Full
story and images on the ORCA website
BMLSS
Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
BMLSS
Cetacean News Index 2005
3 April
2005
A
pod of White-beaked
Dolphins, Lagenorhyncus albirostris,
were spotted off Boggle Hole near Scarborough, Yorkshire on the North Sea
east coast of England. One dolphin became separated from the pod and was
seen swimming in circles and barrel rolling in the surf. The two metres
long dolphin was to be found dead shortly afterwards.
BMLSS
Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
BMLSS
Strandings Telephone Numbers
National
Whale Stranding Recording Scheme
6 March
2005
Fred
Booth and Daphne Mills discovered a new species
of crab for the shore for Kent on their visit to Sandwich
Bay. Pennant's Nut Crab,
Ebalia
tuberosa, is a deeper water species rarely
found in intertidal waters, and had probably turned up as a result of the
offshore dredging that had taken place just prior to their visit. Two specimens
were found.
Image
by Daphne Mills
NB:
This crab is found off most coasts of Britain but this is the first intertidal
report on the BMLSS records.
BMLSS
Intertidal Crabs
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All
reports by Andy Horton unless the credits are given
to
other observers or reporters.
Cornish
Marine Wildlife (Ray Dennis Records) 2004
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| PICTURE
GALLERY
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.
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c. 8 April
2005
Part
of a fish skeleton was discovered on the strandline
on Shoreham Beach, Sussex, as shown in the
photograph. There were at least half a dozen of these skulls of various
sizes.
The
skeleton has not been positively identified, but the best guess is that
it is a skull of the Lesser Spotted Dogfish,
Scyliorhinus
canicula.
Adur
Nature Notes 2005
Shore
Topography Series
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
Click
on the album for more links (On-line link)
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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.
See
the venues for talks and activities in the left hand column.
Click
on the images (on-line) for the latest information.
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BIOSIS
Conference Calendar for Zoology
(Major
Link of all biological conferences around the world)
| WORLD
OCEANS DAY
An Environmental
Fayre
Adur
will be one of the UK leaders in presenting an environmental exhibition
of World Oceans Day on Coronation
Green, Shoreham, heralding the start of
the Adur Festival.
The
high tide will lap against the green at the start
of the day long exhibition in the historic centre of Shoreham town overlooking
the flooded River Adur.
In
June 1992, over 150 Heads of States signed the Convention on Biological
Diversity at Rio de Janeiro. They did so to express a shared belief that
action must be taken to halt the world-wide loss of animal and plant species
and genetic resources.
World
Oceans Day was first declared as 8th June at the Earth Summit in Rio de
Janeiro in 1992.
Events
will occur all around the world on and around this day.
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Under
the shade of the marquees, displays of undersea creatures with lobsters
and rockpool fish, the popular touch table, the whale and dolphin display,
exhibitions of underwater photographs, local environmental groups
and much more to entertain and inform the young wildlife enthusiasts and
all the family. There will be experts on hand to answer questions about
life in the sea and on the seashore and activities to keep the youngsters
occupied. Allow an hour on more to browse around and join in.
Adur
World Oceans Day is joint effort by West
Sussex County Council,
Adur
District Council,
the British Marine Life Study Society, Sussex
Sea Fisheries District Committee, the Sea
Watch Foundation, Friends of Widewater Lagoon,
the Sussex Ornithological Society,
Shoreham
and District Ornithological Society and various individuals with a
special interest in the sea.
The
official invitations have been sent out. There is still some room for further
exhibits.
Steering
Committee Contact Details:
Andy
Horton.
British
Marine Life Study Society
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GLAUCUS
HOUSE : 14 CORBYN CRESCENT : SHOREHAM-BY-SEA : SUSSEX: BN43 6PQ
Tel:
01273 465433 EMail: glaucus@hotmail.com
"World
Oceans Day" Smart Group
Group
Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/oceans
World
Oceans Day UK Web Page
WOD.htm
ADUR
WORLD OCEANS DAY
AWOD2005.htm
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? What
to do if you find a stranded whale or dolphin ?
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If
you find a LIVE stranded or injured whale or dolphin on the beach you must
send for help QUICKLY. A whale or dolphin stranding is an emergency and
the speed of response by a professional rescue team is perhaps the most
crucial factor in determining whether or not an animal can be returned
to the sea alive.
EMERGENCY
NUMBERS FOR LIVE CETACEAN STRANDINGS
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ENGLAND
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WALES
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SCOTLAND
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0300 1234 999
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0300 1234 999
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CORNWALL
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JERSEY
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GUERNSEY
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British
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LINK
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PUBLICATIONS & WEB PAGES
NEW
JOURNALS
The
Marine
Biological Association of the United Kingdom has recently launched
a new full colour magazine, GLOBAL MARINE
ENVIRONMENT, which will appeal to people
who wish to read accurate, interesting and entertaining articles about
the world's oceans and its inhabitants.
Much
of the source material for this new magazine is the Journal
of the Marine Biological Association (JMBA). Whereas the journal is
full of excellent scientific papers, GLOBAL
MARINE ENVIRONMENT takes some of the most
interesting studies and, in full colour, writes a more understandable summary
of the findings.
The
first issue of Global Marine Environment
may be purchased in hard copy for £1.75 (see below) or downloaded
from the web at the following
address:
http://www.mba.ac.uk/PDF/mbaglobal%20news.pdf
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BOOKS
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 .
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WEB
SITES
PARLOUR AQUARIUMS
AND
"THE SEASIDE
YEARS" OF
Philip Henry
Gosse 1852-1856
http://www.parlouraquariums.org.uk/
The first
aquarist
William Alford
Lloyd 1815-1880
On
June 6th 1853 William Alford Lloyd, a 38 year old married bookbinder employed
at William Brown’s bookshop, 130/31 Old Street, London, wrote to the eminent
Victorian scientist, Professor Richard Owen, requesting a complementary
Sunday viewing ticket to the Regent’s Park Aqua Vivaria; as he could ill
afford the entry fee on his meagre salary. Responding positively to this
bold request, the professor and lowly bookbinder became firm life-long
corresponding friends.
Within
12 months of his first visit to the Aqua Vivaria, without leaving the employ
of William Brown’s, Lloyd opened a small shop selling parlour aquariums
and everything concerned with them; with his equally knowledgeable wife
serving behind the counter. With an endorsement from Professor Owen, such
was the success of the small shop in St John Street Road, and with public
interest changing from ferns kept in Warington Cases to the new craze of
parlour aquariums, Lloyd sought larger premises; which would allow him
to work full time in the business. Using virtually all of the capital gained
from the small shop, he proudly opened his “Aquarium Warehouse” at Portland
Road, Regent’s Park in the late winter of 1855.
http://www.parlouraquariums.org.uk/History/W.Alford%20Lloyd.htm
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Encyclopedia
of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/index.html?item=about
Marine
Fauna of Norway
http://www.seawater.no/fauna/e_index.htm
BMLSS:
Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)
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SOCIETY
INFORMATION
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.
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Change of EMail
Address
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note that the EMail address for messages to the British Marine
Life Study Society has now changed
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to
Glaucus@hotmail.com
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