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 ...
"Twenty ships were involved in an intensive military exercise off the Cornish coast just days before the mass stranding of dolphins this summer ...... " to...
Apologies for cross posting Dear All Unfortunately, financial difficulties at the National Marine Aquarium have lead to restructuring, and in the process, my...
Hi Dough As you know I have recently joined the group and had no chance of comunicating with you. I am sorry to hear about your redundancy and hope your...
Hello, MARINE LIFE NEWS BULLETIN TORPEDO (November 2008) ISSN 1464-8156 Issue no. 146 The monthly news bulletin has been sent out to subscribers and should...
I notice that 'Torpedo' is still advertising MERMAID (which stands for "Marine Environment Research, Mapping And Information Database" - an acronym that cost...
Hello, Thanks for the update. I check the links but once a year. Cheers Andy Horton. glaucus@... ... British Marine Life Study Society (formed 6 June...
Recieved this email today from a local fisherman: "Yesterday the trawler Janeen caught a very odd fish in the outer Thames estuary. After some deliberation...
