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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July 2006
This month was characterised by an unprecedented heat wave over northern Europe with air temperatures exceeding 30 ºC and the prolonged heatwave resulted in elevated sea water temperatures in shallow coastal waters. 

23 July 2006 
Just for the record was diving at Devil's Point, Plymouth, and spotted two Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, sheltering in a crevice at about 10 metres depth. 

They seemed to have a much bluer colouration than those seen off Chesil Beach and, interestingly, were much the same colour as trigger fish I have seen on Bawden Rocks in Cornwall.
Triggerfish off Dorset

Report by Peter Glanvill
on the Marine Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Group

20 July 2006

July 2006

6 July 2006
Jellyfish were washed ashore on the sandy Beadnell beach on the Northumberland Coast, north-east England and probably on many other shores as well. The species were  the Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Cyanea capillata, and a smaller blue one was probably the Bluefire Jellyfish, Cyanea lamarckii.

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.

Photographs can now be directly uploaded to:

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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.
 
 

Shore Topography Portfolio

flickr Coastal Images
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Please send any attractive or interesting coastal scenic, landscape, topographic or faunal photographs specifying location and details

The larger British crabs frequently seen in the shallow seas

Spiny Spider Crab Maja squinado	Velvet Swimming Crab Necora puber
	Edible Crab Cancer pagurus

Photographs by Andy Horton

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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. 
 

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The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom launched a new full colour magazine, GLOBAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT in 2005, 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 

Coastal Plankton 
Photo Guide for European Seas

by Otto Larink & Wilfried Westheide

reviewed by Wim van Egmond
 

ISBN  0-9522831-5-8 Available from: