CBMWC
@cbmwc.bsky.social
Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC), part of the @wtsww.bsky.social.
🐬 Dedicated to marine research, 🌊 conservation & 🧐awareness in Cardigan Bay & the Irish Sea
📍New Quay, Ceredigion 🏴
https://linktr.ee/CBMWC
🐟🌊🐬🐳🐙🐋🦭🪼🦈🐚🦀
🐬 Dedicated to marine research, 🌊 conservation & 🧐awareness in Cardigan Bay & the Irish Sea
📍New Quay, Ceredigion 🏴
https://linktr.ee/CBMWC
🐟🌊🐬🐳🐙🐋🦭🪼🦈🐚🦀
📆 On Saturday we ran a bioluminescence workshop for our #LivingSeas Youth Forum 🔬🧑🤝🧑
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📆 On Saturday we ran a bioluminescence workshop for our #LivingSeas Youth Forum 🔬🧑🤝🧑
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
🎓 We explored #bioluminescence in marine animals, created our own glowing jars and then explored the rocky shore searching for species that fluoresce under UV light 🕵️♂️ 🌟
#youthforum #youngscientists
👀 Our #MarineConservation team spotted this chough whilst on a lunch time walk yesterday! 😍
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
👀 Our #MarineConservation team spotted this chough whilst on a lunch time walk yesterday! 😍
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
🐦 Chough are a striking red-billed crow found along coastal cliffs in Wales, Cornwall, western Scotland and Ireland 🏴
#chough #crow #coastalbird
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 26 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝Bottlenose dolphins were seen on 23 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 9. One notable sighting yesterday was a kingfisher!
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 26 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝Bottlenose dolphins were seen on 23 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 9. One notable sighting yesterday was a kingfisher!
🐬#AquaticAcrobatics 💃
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐬#AquaticAcrobatics 💃
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
Another series of breaches photographed during a recent research survey 🚤 Our boat based surveys are supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme. It is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government. 💙 🏴
#dolphin #boatsurvey
💀Check out these spooky sea creatures🎃
🦐 Lots of marine animals, especially ones found in rockpools glow under uv light! 🔦Why not grab a headtorch, wrap up and head down to a local rockpool and see what you can find? 🦀
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#cbmwc #crab #anemone #wtsww #uvlight #halloween #wildlife #rockpool
🦐 Lots of marine animals, especially ones found in rockpools glow under uv light! 🔦Why not grab a headtorch, wrap up and head down to a local rockpool and see what you can find? 🦀
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#cbmwc #crab #anemone #wtsww #uvlight #halloween #wildlife #rockpool
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🧡 It's Sea Slug Day! 🧡
There are over 100 different species of sea slug that can be found in the UK, although not all of the species pictured can be found here!🌏
Did you know some sea slugs can photosynthesize,🌿and some can steal the stinging cells from other creatures?🐚
#seaslug #cbmwc
There are over 100 different species of sea slug that can be found in the UK, although not all of the species pictured can be found here!🌏
Did you know some sea slugs can photosynthesize,🌿and some can steal the stinging cells from other creatures?🐚
#seaslug #cbmwc
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👗Marine Outfit Inspo🧦
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
👗Marine Outfit Inspo🧦
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
Struggling to find a costume for halloween next week? 🎃 Wanting to switch up your style or try something new? 💃 Why not take inspiration from this stylish starfish! 🌟
#halloween #stealthelook #outfitinspo #starfish #cbmwc #wtsww #CardiganBay #NewQuayWales #marine #style
🐬 Aquatic Acrobatics 💃
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐬 Aquatic Acrobatics 💃
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
On a recent boat based survey 🛥️ our marine conservation team captured these images 📸 of a dolphin leaping out of the water and landing on its side. How cool! 🤩
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#marineconservation #livingseas #cbmwc #wtsww #dolphin #photography #volunteers #boatsurvey
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝It was a home run this week with dolphins spotted on ALL surveys! One interesting sighting this week was a single swan in the bay!
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑Last week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝It was a home run this week with dolphins spotted on ALL surveys! One interesting sighting this week was a single swan in the bay!
📚 Animals are given scientific names as a universal way of identifying species🌍
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📚 Animals are given scientific names as a universal way of identifying species🌍
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
🔠 The name is usually in Latin as it was the 'scientific language' during the 18th century when Carl Linnaeus established the system 🔙 ⌛
🧑🎨Created by #MarineConservation volunteer Libby 🖼 #latinnamesexplained
Last week we were joined by a team from SERB Pharmaceuticals for a day of volunteering! 📝🚮 They helped with a survey and a litter pick! Our community engagement work is supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme which is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.🙏
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last week we were joined by a team from SERB Pharmaceuticals for a day of volunteering! 📝🚮 They helped with a survey and a litter pick! Our community engagement work is supported by the #NatureNetworksProgramme which is being delivered by the Heritage Fund, on behalf of the Welsh Government.🙏
💡Wisdom Wednesday💡
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💡Wisdom Wednesday💡
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
🤩On Saturday we were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Soc for a day of volunteering👊
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🤩On Saturday we were joined by Aberystwyth Marine Conservation Soc for a day of volunteering👊
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
They carried out a #DolphinWatch survey, beach clean & took a trip with Dolphin Survey Boat Trips🐬🚮It was lovely to welcome back Charlie who did her placement with us earlier this year💙
#volunteerday
📸 Check out these photos taken by local volunteer Rosie last week!🧍♀️Spotted during a land survey on New Quay Harbour wall, this mother and calf hung around for a while and were foraging for fish.🐬🐟
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#volunteer #bottlenosedolphin #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
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#volunteer #bottlenosedolphin #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📸 Check out these photos taken by local volunteer Rosie last week!🧍♀️Spotted during a land survey on New Quay Harbour wall, this mother and calf hung around for a while and were foraging for fish.🐬🐟
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#volunteer #bottlenosedolphin #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
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#volunteer #bottlenosedolphin #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 25 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on all but 2 and Atlantic grey seals were seen on over half of all surveys! Our volunteers also spotted gannets, dunlins, turnstones, and oystercatchers.
October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 25 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on all but 2 and Atlantic grey seals were seen on over half of all surveys! Our volunteers also spotted gannets, dunlins, turnstones, and oystercatchers.
💡A fact for Friday💡
🐠 Mackerels have 20-30 black stripes, called 'schooling marks', across their upper bodies. 🐟 This helps them see where other fish are in the shoal, and how fast they're moving 🏎️ so they can stay together as a group! 👭
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#mackerel #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales
🐠 Mackerels have 20-30 black stripes, called 'schooling marks', across their upper bodies. 🐟 This helps them see where other fish are in the shoal, and how fast they're moving 🏎️ so they can stay together as a group! 👭
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#mackerel #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
💡A fact for Friday💡
🐠 Mackerels have 20-30 black stripes, called 'schooling marks', across their upper bodies. 🐟 This helps them see where other fish are in the shoal, and how fast they're moving 🏎️ so they can stay together as a group! 👭
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#mackerel #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales
🐠 Mackerels have 20-30 black stripes, called 'schooling marks', across their upper bodies. 🐟 This helps them see where other fish are in the shoal, and how fast they're moving 🏎️ so they can stay together as a group! 👭
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#mackerel #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales
📢 #DolphinWatchLive is back!👀🔴
Watch the Cardigan Bay dolphins live from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world!🐬🏡
Watch and subscribe here 👉 champ.ly/oKACvpKR
#dolphinwatchlivestream #dolphinwatching #bottlenosedolphins
Watch the Cardigan Bay dolphins live from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world!🐬🏡
Watch and subscribe here 👉 champ.ly/oKACvpKR
#dolphinwatchlivestream #dolphinwatching #bottlenosedolphins
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📢 #DolphinWatchLive is back!👀🔴
Watch the Cardigan Bay dolphins live from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world!🐬🏡
Watch and subscribe here 👉 champ.ly/oKACvpKR
#dolphinwatchlivestream #dolphinwatching #bottlenosedolphins
Watch the Cardigan Bay dolphins live from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world!🐬🏡
Watch and subscribe here 👉 champ.ly/oKACvpKR
#dolphinwatchlivestream #dolphinwatching #bottlenosedolphins
A break in the storms let us head out on the water in Cardigan Bay 🌊. Gathering BRUVS & eDNA data for our #DolphinDietDetectives project. 🐬
#NatureNetworks #MarineConservation
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
#NatureNetworks #MarineConservation
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A break in the storms let us head out on the water in Cardigan Bay 🌊. Gathering BRUVS & eDNA data for our #DolphinDietDetectives project. 🐬
#NatureNetworks #MarineConservation
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
#NatureNetworks #MarineConservation
@aberdlsagb.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social
👩🔬 What's the collective noun for a group of CBMWC Marine Biologists?
a. The Pod Squad 🐬
b. The Salty Scholars 🐟
c. The Gill-more Girls 🦈
Vote for your favourite below! 📝
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#collectivenoun #atlanticgreyseal #jellyfish #bottlenosedolphin #stingray #sardine #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww
a. The Pod Squad 🐬
b. The Salty Scholars 🐟
c. The Gill-more Girls 🦈
Vote for your favourite below! 📝
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#collectivenoun #atlanticgreyseal #jellyfish #bottlenosedolphin #stingray #sardine #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww
October 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
👩🔬 What's the collective noun for a group of CBMWC Marine Biologists?
a. The Pod Squad 🐬
b. The Salty Scholars 🐟
c. The Gill-more Girls 🦈
Vote for your favourite below! 📝
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#collectivenoun #atlanticgreyseal #jellyfish #bottlenosedolphin #stingray #sardine #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww
a. The Pod Squad 🐬
b. The Salty Scholars 🐟
c. The Gill-more Girls 🦈
Vote for your favourite below! 📝
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#collectivenoun #atlanticgreyseal #jellyfish #bottlenosedolphin #stingray #sardine #funfact #cbmwc #wtsww
💡A fact for Friday💡
Did you know... 🤔 Gannets not only inflate airbags in their chests, but they also use their muscles to lock the vertebrae in their necks into place, as they dive into the water at over 60 miles per hour! 🦴
#gannet #seabird #CardiganBay #cbmwc #wildlife #livingseas
Did you know... 🤔 Gannets not only inflate airbags in their chests, but they also use their muscles to lock the vertebrae in their necks into place, as they dive into the water at over 60 miles per hour! 🦴
#gannet #seabird #CardiganBay #cbmwc #wildlife #livingseas
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
💡A fact for Friday💡
Did you know... 🤔 Gannets not only inflate airbags in their chests, but they also use their muscles to lock the vertebrae in their necks into place, as they dive into the water at over 60 miles per hour! 🦴
#gannet #seabird #CardiganBay #cbmwc #wildlife #livingseas
Did you know... 🤔 Gannets not only inflate airbags in their chests, but they also use their muscles to lock the vertebrae in their necks into place, as they dive into the water at over 60 miles per hour! 🦴
#gannet #seabird #CardiganBay #cbmwc #wildlife #livingseas
🦈 These shark toys have been left on our shelves when other cuddlies have been taken home 💔 Every shark deserves a good home 🏡 Pick one up today 🛍️
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🦈 These shark toys have been left on our shelves when other cuddlies have been taken home 💔 Every shark deserves a good home 🏡 Pick one up today 🛍️
Take a sneak peak 👀 at the work our volunteers carry out during an all day boat survey! 🛥️
What would you want to see out at sea?🌊 Comment below 💻
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#boatsurvey #research #oceanresearch #volunteers #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wildlifetrusts #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
What would you want to see out at sea?🌊 Comment below 💻
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#boatsurvey #research #oceanresearch #volunteers #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wildlifetrusts #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Take a sneak peak 👀 at the work our volunteers carry out during an all day boat survey! 🛥️
What would you want to see out at sea?🌊 Comment below 💻
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#boatsurvey #research #oceanresearch #volunteers #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wildlifetrusts #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
What would you want to see out at sea?🌊 Comment below 💻
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#boatsurvey #research #oceanresearch #volunteers #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wildlifetrusts #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 We ran surveys between 9am-7pm due to the darker mornings 🌅 Bottlenose dolphins were spotted every day!
#citizenscience #volunteers
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 We ran surveys between 9am-7pm due to the darker mornings 🌅 Bottlenose dolphins were spotted every day!
#citizenscience #volunteers
September 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 We ran surveys between 9am-7pm due to the darker mornings 🌅 Bottlenose dolphins were spotted every day!
#citizenscience #volunteers
🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 28 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 We ran surveys between 9am-7pm due to the darker mornings 🌅 Bottlenose dolphins were spotted every day!
#citizenscience #volunteers
Seabirds interacting with plastic, a frequent sight for our #MarineConservation volunteers 🐥
We regularly conduct beach cleans but our seas need your help! 🌊🏴 You could join a litter pick, take litter home with you or reduce your use of single-use plastics 🚮♻️ #GreatBritishBeachClean
We regularly conduct beach cleans but our seas need your help! 🌊🏴 You could join a litter pick, take litter home with you or reduce your use of single-use plastics 🚮♻️ #GreatBritishBeachClean
September 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Seabirds interacting with plastic, a frequent sight for our #MarineConservation volunteers 🐥
We regularly conduct beach cleans but our seas need your help! 🌊🏴 You could join a litter pick, take litter home with you or reduce your use of single-use plastics 🚮♻️ #GreatBritishBeachClean
We regularly conduct beach cleans but our seas need your help! 🌊🏴 You could join a litter pick, take litter home with you or reduce your use of single-use plastics 🚮♻️ #GreatBritishBeachClean
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 36 full #DolphinWatch surveys!📝Dolphins were seen on 27 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 14. On one of the surveys, over 80 scoter were spotted! 💙
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑🤝🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 36 full #DolphinWatch surveys!📝Dolphins were seen on 27 surveys and Atlantic grey seals were spotted on 14. On one of the surveys, over 80 scoter were spotted! 💙