One of the main focusses of the Sea Watch Foundation is collecting data about marine mammal sightings from all around the UK. This is very important for understanding population trends of our different whales and dolphins over the years. Only by understanding the population dynamics a
Seeing a whale or dolphin leap out of the water and crash down with an almighty splash is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sights at sea. The scientific definition for such an aerial display is a ‘breach’, an intentional jump from the water in which at least 40% of the a
A deep-water whale species, which rarely occurs in the North Sea, has been filmed by local fisherman, Trevor Walker close to the shore of Beadnell in Northumberland! The report came through to Sea Watch Foundation, the national whale and dolphin monitoring unit last Friday after the o