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Crocodile Shark

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

Cornish Marine Wildlife (Ray Dennis Records) 2009

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. 

Round Crab
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Photograph by Penny Martin
 

 This rarely mentioned crab wasdiscovered on a sandy sea bed at about 20 metres depth near Nevi Skerry in Scapa Flow, Orkney. It tends to hide or be overlooked. It is widespread and found offshore of all coasts of the British Isles but records between the tides are limited to an occasional fisherman discards. I would be interested to hear of further reports and any multiple occurrences as I mostly receive reports of single crabs. 

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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.
 

Cnoc fola, the Bloody Foreland, County Donegal
Photographs by Howard Porter

The hills (Cnoc) turn a blood (Fola) red, when the sun is near the horizon.

The wild Atlantic breakers crash into the granitecoast of Donegal leaving many small islands and islets.

Mapcarta Donegal
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 County Donegal 
Glassagh Beach, a collection of three sandy bays. The uninhabited island offshore with the houses on is Inishsirrer.
Photographs by Howard Porter
 
 
 

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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

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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.
 
 

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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)