Orca Watch 2020 is taking place 23 May – 31 May along the North-east coast of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland 

To find out more, check our Facebook page and

our Orca Watch website pages 

 

The 2020 National Whale and Dolphin Watch (NWDW) event will take place on the 25th July- 2nd August around the UK!

To join NWDW, contact our team on nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk

 

Scientists and the public partnering to monitor and improve the conservation of cetaceans in UK waters

 

Announcements

Calling for volunteers – experienced and newbies!

Jan 09, 2020
by Chiara Giulia Bertulli
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Coming to Orca Watch 2020? Want to develop or refresh your observation skills?  We’re looking for keen volunteers to support the Sea Watch team, collecting data both from the John O’Groats ferry and from the land.We need to collect scientific data to help monitor abundance in the area. No experience
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News and Articles

Marine Mammal Conservation in Practice a book by Dr. Peter Evans

Jan 23, 2020
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If you have found yourself on the Sea Watch Foundation website, it’s probably because you have an affinity for cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and you have definitely come to the right place. The Sea Watch Foundation is a unique conservati
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Calling for volunteers – experienced and newbies!

Jan 09, 2020
by Chiara Giulia Bertulli
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Coming to Orca Watch 2020? Want to develop or refresh your observation skills?  We’re looking for keen volunteers to support the Sea Watch team, collecting data both from the John O’Groats ferry and from the land.We need to collect scientific data to
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New for Orca Watch 2020 – Base at the Inn at John O’Groats

Nov 14, 2019
by Chiara Giulia Bertulli
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From left to right: 1) John O’Groats Inn, 2) Orca Watch 2020 Main Base With huge thanks to Together Travel (our first official accommodation partner), we are delighted to announce that for 2020 we will be using the library at the John O’
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Sightings in September

Nov 04, 2019
by Chiara Giulia Bertulli
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Thanks to our volunteer observers around the UK we do receive many sightings every month. This past September we received a total of 321 to be exact.   A small sample of these sightings are used every month to create our Monthly Sightings Map, w
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A Very (Un)Common Encounter!

Oct 13, 2019
by Nina Herbert
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In the early weeks of September, Sea Watch Foundation had a very special encounter with a superpod of over 40 Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) whilst participating in a dedicated boat survey in Cardigan Bay, West Wales. This type of e
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Differences Between Dolphins and Porpoises

Sep 21, 2019
by Verity Tonge
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Porpoises are often confused with dolphins as being one and the same when in fact they don’t have as much in common as people might think.  Dolphins and porpoises are both air-breathing, warm blooded marine mammals and they both belong to the same sc
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