Getting ready for your watches for National Whale and Dolphin Watch this year? Need a reminder of species or how to record effort? Our Sightings Officer, Claudia will be running through all you need to know for submitting your sightings and data this year. Hope to see you there! Register for this FREE webinar here.
Join Lorna Bointon as she runs through a refresher on how to record your data this National Whale and Dolphin Watch. She'll be running through everything you need to know, the best places and times to conduct your watch and tips to spot those fins! Join for free here.
Join us virtually for our annual Evening with Sea Watch Foundation, hosted by our Research Assistant, Rebecca. We'll be discussing sightings so far at this year's National Whale and Dolphin Watch before introducing our special guests: Ceri Beynon-Davies from Natural Resources Wales will be talking about the health benefits of nature and work of NRW; Celia Eadley will be chatting about her internship and the wildlife in Cardigan Bay and our Monitoring Officer, Katrin Lohrengel will be answering all your burning marine biology questions (send questions to nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk). Register for this FREE event here. Donations via PayPal much appreciated.
Join us for a second evening with marine conservation specialists from around the world! Information on tickets can be found here. Second Evening of Talks: Prof. John Spicer (whale lice and how they work), Dr Peter Evans (the changing world of whales and dolphins), Dr Ewa Krzyszczyk (dolphins of Australia)
Join us online to find out what was seen and where during National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2024!
The Sea Watch Foundation is the most experienced organisation in the UK for training observers and students interested in marine mammals, having run courses for over thirty years. It has provided training for staff from all three national statutory conservation agencies, the Environmental Agency, CEFAS, Defra, the Wildlife Trusts, Royal Navy and MMOs working with offshore renewables, and the oil and gas industries. Most of the field guides for cetaceans on the market in the UK have been written or had consultations from the Sea Watch Foundation. We can therefore guarantee a very high level of training, led by highly experienced staff. The lectures and videos will focus on the general biology and classification of cetaceans, species identification, conservation issues facing UK cetaceans and recommended monitoring survey methods. What will you learn? How to identify different cetacean species How to collect data on land and on a boat Why Photo Identification is important and how to conduct Photo ID Cetacean ecology and behaviour Different species of sea birds Conservation and management of cetaceans
