Hello, Because of poor weather and other commitements, I have not been down to the shore much this year. Prawns, Paleamon serratus, do not seem vary all that...
Buoy barnacle Em ... LESS THAN 0.001% OF OUR SEA IS FULLY PROTECTED!Overfishing, trawling, dredging, pollution and offshore development are devastating the...
Fossil Detectives Sunday 28 September 7:00pm - 7:30pm BBC4 East of England Series in which lecturer Hermione Cockburn leads a team of fossil experts and...
Featured Fossil: Addenda: Leedsichthys problematicus was a giant pachycormid (an extinct group of Mesozoic bony fish) that lived in the oceans of the Middle...
Whilst we're on the subject, what is the best way to preserve marine specimens? I've been asked to collect some sponge, tunicate and hydroid samples and...
Hello, The Environment Agency have discovered the Greater Weever, Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758, in the Thames estuary. No further details at present. ...
Scaly Cricket, Pseudomogoplistes vicentae One of the UK's rarest insects has been found after going missing on a Devon beach where debris from the grounded...
Hello, 2 October 2008 The first By-the-Wind Sailors, Velella velella, reported this year are washed up in small numbers between Loch Ewe and Black Bay, Wester...
Hi Andy, Just read this today on http://www.western-isles-wildlife.com/new_page_7.htm Other: 100's maybe 1,000,s of By-the-wind-sailors were reported by Troy...
Just a note to let members of this egroup know that the latest newsletter of the Penzance branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club is now available to download from...
The Science for Environment Policy SPECIAL ISSUE Issue 8 Biodiversity (Paper Document) Article: Understanding the economic value of biodiversity (15/9/08) The...
Hi all I received a seal sighting on Monday from John Bradshaw Chairman of the Shoreham Beach LNR Management Group. An adult common seal was hauled out on the...
As part of my new Strandloping lifestyle in Cornwall I want to turn my attention to seaweed. Possibly to eat but also for a small garden patch. I understand...
You should, of course, check to ensure that you are not collecting from a Special Area of Conservation, Site of Special Scientific Interest or Voluntary Marine...
Hello, MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO (October 2008) No. 145 The monthly news bulletin has been sent out to subscribers and should arrive in subscriber's...
Hello, This is a new Grouply service in conjunction with YahooGroups: http://www.grouply.com/ygroup.php/Glaucus/868 The group messages can be seen on this web...
Hello Davy, Thanks for the report. Has the ID been confirmed please? Also, can I have permission to include the image on the News web pages? Cheers Andy...
Hi all I received a report from Bill Carter of a seal sighting at Peacehaven (East Sussex). He first spotted the seal at 2pm as he was cycling along the...
Spotted a dead washed up dolphin today at 1400 hours. It is on the pebble beach between Cornborough Cliff and Abbotsham Cliff. Somewhere near the footpath...
I thought I remind you of our debate on Thursday week: Earthwatch Debate: Irreplaceable – the World's Most Invaluable Species Thursday 20th November,...
... Somewhere ... Yes - to the natural history museum http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/strandings/ If the corpse is fresh and...
Thank you for advice. I have been in communication with Caroline Jones Record Centre Officer Devon Biodiversity Records Centre c/o Exeter Central Library ...
