NATIONAL MARINE
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Marine Life Society
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Second Sperm Whale 2016 at Hunstanton
Photograph by Eric Y202

Sperm Whale from Hunstanton Cliffs
Photograph by Paula Sparkes

All reports by Andy Horton unless the credits are given 
to other observers or reporters.

Cornish Marine Wildlife (Ray Dennis Records) 2009

Short-spined Bullhead, Myoxocephalus scorpius with eggs
at Finnart Oil Terminal, Loch Long, western Scotland
Photograph by Avril Keith
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A splendid study of the larger of the two usual cottids found in shallow seas around the British Isles.

Egg masses are laid in shallow water attached to rocks from December to March. On the west coast of Scotland it is usually February & March.
 

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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MARINE LIFE of the NE Atlantic GALLERY

Shorewatch Biological Recording
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Shore Topography Series

The name of the particular coast should be included and any other interesting information including 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 1 Mb in size.
 
 

Storm Imogen
Steady Force 10 on the Sussex coast at Shoreham

This is in shallow water over sand with no rocks. The waves and spray were caused by a gusts of wind blowing steadily at Force 10. This particular storm was blowing stronger WSW on the Sussex coast than elsewhere. The local waves reached five metre high and the spray another 10 metres before the whole view was enveloped in a white mist. 

Wind Waves
Sea States
 

Otter, Lutra lutra, on the white sandy Meal Beach, Burra, Shetland Islands
in calmer weather
Photograph by Lynn Goodlad

Earlier in the year the Scottish Isles suffered greater storms than Imogen.

UK Storms 2016 (Met Office)
 

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British Coastal Topography

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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.

Would you know what to do if you found a whale stranded on a beach?

Each year anywhere between five and 50 whales, dolphins and porpoises are washed up on Britain's beaches.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue, a volunteer charity, was set up in 1998 to rescue them.

BBC News Report

LINK TO THE STRANDINGS PAGE

BOOKS

PUBLICATIONS

NEW BOOKS
 

The Essential Guide to Beachcombing and the Strandline

This richly illustrated guide will become a steadfast companion for beach visitors wishing to identify what the sea washes up
By: Steve Trewhella (Author), Julie Hatcher (Author)

304 pages, colour photos, b/w illustrations
Wild Nature Press
 
 

Fish Atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea
Based on international research vessel data
Author: edited by Henk J.L. Heessen, Niels Daan, Jim R. EllisPrice: € 79,50
An in-depth reference work on marine fish, this is the first complete overview of all marine fish species found in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Celtic Sea. Whereas European research mainly focuses on species of commercial interest, this atlas documents current data of all Western European fish species caught in the period 1977 to 2013.
 
 

ESSENTIAL PURCHASE *****

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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)