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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
28
January 2009
An
Iceland
Gull, Larus
glaucoides, was seen at 8:50
am on Southwick
Beach, Sussex, just west of the power station. It was a large individual
with a pretty large bill. It was seen again by Carat's
Cafe at 10:00
am.
January
2009
Ray's
Bream,
Brama
brama, continue their strandings on the east coast of England and
Scotland. Most of them are found dead on the beach, intact or scavenged
by gulls, whilst occasionally they are discovered alive flapping in the
shallow water surf.
More
Reports
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FORUM
NEWS
Marine Wildlife
of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Mailing Groups
Marine
Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean
Yahoo
Group
New
Group: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Glaucus
With
the closure of Smart Groups at the end of November
2006 most of the 7500+ messages have been
filed at:
Marine
Wildlife of the North-east Atlantic Ocean Jiglu
http://www.Jiglu.com/spaces/glaucus/
Images
can be uploaded to flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/glaucus/
Wet
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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) 2005
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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.
A spectacular
photographic capture of
Bottle-nosed
Dolphins
Tursiops truncatus
in
the Moray Firth, east Scotland
Photograph
by k.f.photo on
flickr
The
Bottle-nosed
Dolphin population in the Moray Firth
is the most northerly, resident colony of
Bottle-nosed
Dolphins in British waters. The dolphins are
a very familiar sight, delighting anglers, pleasure boaters and land lovers
all along the coastline. They may be seen throughout the Moray Firth and
south to the Tay estuary and Firth of Forth, but the deep, narrow channels
of the inner Moray Firth and the bays and river mouths of the outer firth's
southern coastline appear to be used most intensively by the animals.
Cetacean
Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU)
Bottlenosed
Dolphin studies in the Outer Southern Moray Firth (CRRU)
Friends
of the Moray Firth Dolphins
BMLSS
Cetaceans
Whales
& Dolphins (by Steve Savage)
An
underwater study of the
Grey Seal
Halichoerus
grypus
taken
in the seas surrounding the FarneIslands
about three miles off the coast of Northumberland in north-east England.
The islands support an estimated 3000 to 4000 Grey Seals with the pubs
born in November each year.
Photograph
by Derek Halsam
on flickr
BMLSS
Seals
Farne
Islands (More Information)
flickr
BRITISH
MARINE LIFE GALLERY
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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 250K in
size.
A coastal study at Saltwick, Yorkshire
Saltwick Bay is a north
east facing bay situated one mile south of Whitby.
Photograph
by Adam Clutterbuck
A path
leads down to the sandy beach of Saltwick
Bay which gives way to rock and slate scar at either end. The beach
and rocks reveal much of Saltwick's alum
mining past, and it is also a great venue for finding fossils such
as Ammonites and Belemnites.
The
Cliffs at
Noup Head
on
the island of Westray
in the Orkney Isles, north of Scotland.
Photograph
by Jennifer Batten
on flickr
The
150 metre high Red Sandstone
cliffs of Noup Head are home to vast numbers of seabirds. including
60,000 Common Guillemots and
Black-legged Kittiwakes, 30,000
Razorbills
and numerous Atlantic Puffins and Black Guillemots, that
constitute one of the biggest bird colonies in Great Britain.
More
Information on Westray
Westray
Birds
flickr
British
Coastal Topography
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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.
 27-29
March 2009
Porcupine
Marine Natural History Society Annual Meeting
Topic:
Seashore
to Sea Floor
Venue:
University
of Plymouth, Davy Building Main Hall on Friday and Saturday
Coxside
Marine Centre in Plymouth on the Sunday, with access to microscopes
and running seawater.
Registration/putting
up posters/chatting with mates 9.30 - 10.00 Main Hall Davy Building Friday
27
March 2009
The
following speakers are confirmed; Roddy Williamson (Director of
the Marine Institute University of Plymouth), Alan Hughes (updating
the classification of deep sea sediment habitats, NOCS Southampton), Kerry
Howell (updating the classification of deep sea hard bottom habitats,
University of Plymouth), Chris Proctor (describing sea cave sponges
in SW England), Sally Sharrock (Devon Seasearch co-ordinator) and
Graham
Oliver (Challenges in British Bivalve taxonomy), Karen Robinson
(Mapping
and Modelling Seabed biotopes) and John Bishop (Recent arrival of
non-native species in the South West.
Please
contact the local organisers; Maria Campbell (maria.campbell@plymouth.ac.uk),
Fiona Crouch (ficr@MBA.ac.uk), Keith
Hiscock (khis@MBA.ac.uk) and Jason
Hall-Spencer (jhall-spencer@plymouth.ac.uk
or call 0044 1752 232969) if you would like to attend and also let us know
if you would like to give a talk or a poster presentation at the meeting.
In keeping with tradition we are planning dive trips and visits to the
local shores on the Sunday.
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BIOSIS
Conference Calendar for Zoology
(Major
Link of all biological conferences around the world)
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| CETACEAN
NEWS |
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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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0131 339
0111
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CORNWALL
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JERSEY
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GUERNSEY
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0845 201
2626
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01534 724331
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00 44 1481
257261
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LINK
TO THE STRANDINGS PAGE
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PUBLICATIONS
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WEB PAGES
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BOOKS
PUBLICATIONS
NEW
BOOKS:
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Sharks
in British Seas
Richard
Peirce
138
pages, colour illustrations, line drawings, colour & b/w photos.
Lots
of newspaper reports.
Publisher:
Shark Cornwall
Softcover
| 2008 | £9.99
ISBN:
978-0-955869402
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Whales
& Dolphins
of
the European Atlantic
The
Bay of Biscay, English Channel, Celtic Sea and coastal SW Ireland
by
Dylan Walker and Graeme Cresswell
with
the illustrations by Robert Still
WILDGuides
2008
£
12.00 (includes standard UK P&P)
ISBN:
978-1-903657-31-7
This
is the second fully revised and updated edition of this comprehensive guide
to the identification of whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known
as cetaceans) in the European Atlantic. Until very recently, most researchers
and whale-watchers were unaware of the great variety of cetaceans that
can be seen so close to the shores of western Europe. Indeed, it is only
during the last decade, when detailed cetacean surveys have been carried
out in earnest, that we have discovered how important this area is for
cetacean biodiversity.
This
field guide describes all of the 31 species of whale, dolphin and porpoise
that have occurred in the European Atlantic.
BMLSS
Cetacean Book Reviews
The
Gulf Stream
by
Bruno Voituriez
Publisher:
UNESCO
ISBN:
92-3-103995-4
222
pages, figures, glossary, bibliography
The
Gulf Stream
Amid
contemporary scenarios of potential climatic catastrophes and global warming
that might be imagined to bring a new ice age, the powerful image of the
Gulf Stream rising from the Florida Straits and flowing to the north Atlantic
inevitably provokes questions about its ecological significance and whether
it might ever stop.
Coastal
Plankton
Photo Guide for
European Seas
by
Otto Larink & Wilfried Westheide
reviewed
by Wim van Egmond
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Seashore
(Collins
New Naturalist) (Paperback)
by
Peter Hayward
Collins
2004
ISBN:
0-00-220031-7
Amazon
Web Site |
Paperback.
Pp 288. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations, charts, maps and bibliography.
Fine copy. "New Naturalist" Seashore is a comprehensive, authoritative
account of the natural history of the seashore.
BMLSS
General Guides
BMLSS
Advanced Guides
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JOURNALS:
SAVE
OUR SEABIRDS NETWORK
Working
to reduce Marine Pollution and to help the birds caught in it
Quarterly
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Charity 803473
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WEB
SITES
Decision-making
in Marine Mammal
Rescue
and Rehabilitation
Eastern
English Channel Habitat Atlas for Marine Resource Management
is
available for download from
http://charm.canterbury.ac.uk/atlas/pge.htm
Encyclopaedia
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
WET
THUMB (Marine Aquariology)
EFORUM
PAGE
BMLSS:
Marine Life Articles in Publications (Link)
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