Sep 24, 2024 by Helena Coles Pupping season is making a splash in Cardigan Bay! Every year from September until November the female Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) come ashore to give birth to 1 pup. Remarkably, the UK is host to 40% of the world population of grey seals (Russel et al 2019). The population in West […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Aug 24, 2024 by Lucy Bryan The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earths surface, however only 2-3% of the ocean is penetrated by sunlight. In general sunlight only penetrates around 200m deep, this layer is known as the euphotic zone, and is the area in which there is enough sunlight for organisms to […]
Aug 01, 2024 by Harriet Goodchild Image of a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) spotted on the Scillonian Ferry enroute to Cornwall from the Isles of Scilly. Photo taken by Brenda Tregunna. The 2024 National Whale and Dolphin Watch event involving thousands of volunteers from all around the UK is at its midway point. It started on […]
Jul 19, 2024 by Harriet Goodchild Image of the whale breeching off the coast of Muckross. Photo taken by Franca Van Der Veer. On 15th July 2024 at approximately 20:00 hrs, members of the public were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime whale sighting, in Donegal Bay in NW Ireland. Identification of the whale was difficult, with pictures […]
Jul 12, 2024 by Claudia Afeltra Stranded long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) on Tresness Beach taken by BDMLR On the 11th of July 2024, 77 long-finned pilot whales stranded on Tresness Beach on the Isle of Sanday in Orkney. This is thought to be the largest mass stranding event in Scotland since 1995. When the British […]
Jun 28, 2024 by Claudia Afeltra Orca Watch 2024 was a great success! Over 60 dedicated volunteers, including some familiar faces from Sea Watch Foundation’s internship program, joined hundreds of enthusiastic members of the public for an extraordinary week of spotting orcas and other cetaceans in Caithness. The event wasn’t just about sightings. Engaging activities […]
Jun 21, 2024 by Harriet Goodchild & Katrin Lohrengel It has been an incredible week for wildlife in Cardigan Bay! The Sea Watch team were treated to an amazing minke whale sighting on 20th June, 2024, exactly one year after the first reported minke whale sighting in the bay in a decade. The team were […]
Jun 17, 2023 by Anna Gionis Same-sex socio-sexual behaviours (SSSB) in animals are interactions between members of the same sex which are ascribed to opposite sex courtship and mating behaviours without reproduction (Bailey & Zuk 2009). These include mounting, genital contact, courting and pair bonding (Bagemihl 1999 cited by Scharf & Martin 2013). There is […]
May 02, 2024 by Lauren Walthour Visitors aboard one of the Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips in New Quay while a dolphin surfaces. This is one of SeaWatch’s recommended boat trips since they follow the code of conduct. Imagine this – you’re swimming in a pool with the warm sun on your back, feeling entirely relaxed. […]
Dec 18, 2023 by Jenny Bond Cyflwyniad Prosiect newydd Sea Watch Foundation yw Er Llesiant ein Môr, wedi ei sefydlu ym mis Ebrill 2023 yn Ystad Bodorgan, De-Orllewin Ynys Môn. Mae ein lleoliad cyfleus ar Aber Malltraeth yn golygu ein fod wedi lleoli yn ein ardal ffocws, sydd yn rhoid mynediad cyfleus i’r pentir lleol […]