We are excited to announce that this year we will be hosting two online events for Orca Watch 2024. So if you are unable to attend Orca Watch in person there is still a way to be involved! 🐬

Tickets can be booked here:
seawatchfoundation.org.uk/orca-watch-202…

Increased human activity on our seas brings risks to cetaceans. Boat strikes and noise pollution harm these creatures.
In this blog post by our Research Intern Lauren Walthour you can learn more about the issue of cetaceans and vessel regulations.
seawatchfoundation.org.uk/silent-seas.../

📷 Save the date: Thursday 30th May 6:30pm (BST)
To celebrate Orca Watch 2024 we will be hosting an exciting online evening of talks!
We are thrilled to introduce our first lineup of speakers:
Dr Deborah Giles
Professor Sascha Hooker
Dr Anna McGregor
eventbrite.co.uk/e/885586130957…

Humpback whale at Chanonry Point again this morning, excellent conditions for watching as it cruised up and down the firth. #HumpbackWhale #Whale Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) #MorayFirth #ChanonryPoint #Highlands

Some slo-mo footage of 'Busta' - the largest member of the '65s' Northern Isles Community Orcas filmed surfacing in Bressay Sound, Shetland last week. Blue Planet Society SumburghHead The British Nature Guide Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Ullapool Sea Savers Karen Hall Karen Munro Saana Isojunno Sea Watch Foundation NorthLink Ferries Marine Conservation Society

Save the date! 📷
We are excited to announce that Orca Watch 2024 will take place from Saturday the 25th May to Sunday the 2nd June 📷
Head to our website to find out more!

The wow moment from yesterday! One of the 27s pod at St Nininans #Shetland moments after a stealth attack on a seal #killerwhale #orca

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
It's that time of year again when we are looking for individuals to join our team of interns in Cardigan Bay!
We are recruiting Research Interns, a Research Assistant & Intern Coordinator, and an Education & Outreach Assistant.

Snoozy seal pup on a New Quay beach- the pup was assessed and deemed to be in good health, it later returned to the sea 🦭

*photo was taken from a distance using zoom

#seal #wildlife #wildlife photography #photography #seal pup #pupping #beach #seaside #monitoring #marine

What a day! Incredible views of the 27s Orcas off the east Mainland, Shetland today with two our Shetland Wildlife groups. Here's '72' - one of two adult bulls in this pod as he swam just metres away from us off Mossbank. Magical!

'The stark fact is that overfished stocks have one thing in common: they are on course for collapse.

If that is allowed to happen, the human livelihoods will go with them just as fast as the marine ecosystems they support.' - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in our new report.
theguardian.com/environment/20…

BREAKING: Our study has exposed the alarming state of the UK's fish populations 🚨

🐟 34% are overfished
🐟 25% are in a critical state

Government sanctioned #FishingBeyondLimits must end.

We demand science-backed catch limits.
Read 👇uk.oceana.org/reports/taking…

Don’t miss the last few local events for this National Whale and Dolphin Watch! #NWDW2023 #NationalWhaleandDolphinWatch2023
#meetyourneighbours

Know your marine code! According to North and West Wales marine code you must stay 100 metres away from marine mammals and seabirds at all times