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Christmas Challenge – 2nd to 9th December

Your donations have been doubled and we raised over £22,000!

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this campaign – we couldn’t do it without you.

With your funds we can begin our public education programme to raise much-needed awareness and understanding of marine mammals by:

  • Significantly boosting engagement with our open-source online map viewer.
  • Massively increasing downloads of the Sea Watcher app and submission of data to our database and map viewer through this.
  • Installing educational panels at whale and dolphin watching hotspots around the Anglesey coast.

This was made possible by the Big Give Foundation’s Christmas Appeal. A massive thank you to our match funders Plan Aid and Sea Watch supporter Mrs Rajkumari Jones who both pledged £10,000 towards this campaign.

Visit our campaign page to find out more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006mWYQYA2

We want to reach out to as many people as possible with live sightings that they could see from the coasts. This will encourage more members of the public to become citizen scientists and contribute to our ever-growing database of sightings, thus contributing directly to our knowledge and helping us provide the necessary evidence-based advice for their protection and conservation.


2026 Internship Applications Are Now Open!

It’s that time of year again when we are looking for individuals to join our team at Sea Watch Foundation!

We are recruiting Research Interns, a Research Assistant & Intern Coordinator, and an Education & Outreach Assistant to help with our Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project in New Quay, Wales.

Fancy interning in Anglesey? Not a problem! We also offer places for Research Interns and a Research and Intern Assistant at our Bodorgon Estate office!

To find out more about Cardigan Bay opportunities, click here.
To find out more about Anglesey opportunities, click here.


Orca Watch 2026 Date Announcement!

Provisional Dates: Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May 2026

Our provisional Orca Watch dates for next year are decided! Pencil these dates in your diary and keep an eye out on social media and the website for updates in the new year.

For more information Orca Watch 2025 and previous years, head here!

Image of the 169’s off The Trinkie, Wick, Scotland on Saturday 26th May 2025. Image taken by Kris Simpson.

Exciting updates to streamline UK sightings data are here! We’ve launched a centralised system, updated the sightings submission page, and introduced a new recent sightings map. Discover all the new features and what’s coming next in our full article.

Or head straight over to our newly updated recent sightings page or sightings form



Become a Sea Watch Member or Adopt a Dolphin from only £3.50/month!

For a free copy of our Sea Watcher Magazine and more information or to sign up as a Sea Watch Member to receive monthly updates click here!


News and Articles

Winterwatch – Orcas AND Bottlenose dolphins

Jan 29, 2020
by Claudia Afeltra
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Tonight’s episode of Winterwatch (8pm, BBC 2) will include a special focus on Orcas – including the population  of Orcas we look out for each year at Orca Watch. Subject to the time constraints
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Climate Change: A hot topic in Marine Mammal Science

Jan 27, 2020
by Monitoring Officer
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cetacean, cetacean conservation, climate, climate change, conservation, distribution, dolphins, dr peter evans, global warming, habitat, Whales
Climate change is currently a hot topic both politically and in the scientific community. In the marine science community, climate change is generally accepted as having the potential to have detrimen
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Calling for volunteers – experienced and newbies!

Jan 09, 2020
by Claudia Afeltra
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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 f
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