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Best Cetacean Conservation Organisation 2026

It is with great honour to announce that we have been named Best Cetacean Conservation Organisation 2026🏆

Few people are aware that many whales, dolphins, and porpoises can be spotted around our coasts, with more than 30 species recorded in British waters. We work to understand the abundance, distribution and movements of these animals and provide this information to marine policy decision makers, influencing real change.

Your support means we can continue this important work to protect the vulnerable species of our coasts. Thank you to everyone that has joined us on our journey.

If you wish to support us further and help us research these animals, you can now donate directly via our JustGiving page! Click here or use the button below.

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Important App Update!

We are excited to announce that a new version of the Sea Watcher App is now available! As part of this update, we have refreshed our Privacy Policy. To continue submitting your sightings and protecting our oceans, please update the app and confirm your agreement with the new terms.

We have expanded our coverage; easy access to our map viewer; flexible submissions through basic or detailed sightings and surveys; historical data visibility of your previous sightings and surveys.

Please read the full update protocol, FAQ’s and “quick fixes” below.

Read more here!

Gray whale. Photo credit: PGH Evans

Watch the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Find out what the Sea Watch Foundation team got up to during 2025 and their plans for the future. 

Watch it now!

LATEST NEWS

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A remarkable and potentially unprecedented orca hunting event was recorded off the coast of Oban [...]

Returning to New Quay… the calm before the storm

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Our new sightings map viewer

Exciting updates to streamline UK sightings data are here! We’ve launched a centralised system, updated the sightings submission page, and introduced a new sightings map. Click HERE to explore it!