Sea Watch Foundation

Understanding cetacean stranding and response

Mar 08, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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behaviour, causes, conservation, data, dolphin, knowledge, mass strandings, porpoise, protection, science, stranding, study, whale

What are strandings? A stranded marine mammal is one that has beached itself on land and cannot return to the water without help, and may also need medical assistance. Cetaceans are fully aquatic animals and, though they breathe air, they cannot survive for long on land. If a whale or

I spy with my little eye… two dolphins and a seal!

May 08, 2019

by Ellie Richardson

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boat survey, boat watch, cardigan bay, cardigan bay monitoring project, data, data collection, effort, New Quay, sightings

In New Quay the Sea Watch Foundation has its flagship study, the Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project. In the past the study has led to the set up of two Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) in Cardigan Bay, which aids to the protection of bottlenose dolphins’ and other marine species habit

I spy with my little eye… a dolphin!

May 02, 2019

by Ellie Richardson

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boat encounters, bottlenose dolphin, cardigan bay, cardigan bay monitoring project, cetaceans, data, dolphins, effort, land watch, landwatch, New Quay, pier, research, Research Intern, sighting, sightings

Have you heard of a land-watch? This is an easy non-invasive method of data collection applied by the Sea Watch team. Interns perform land-watches daily to contribute to our database of cetacean sightings. SWF’s interns arrive in April for the high season. After a week of traini

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Understanding cetacean stranding and response

I spy with my little eye… two dolphins and a seal!

I spy with my little eye… a dolphin!

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