Survey Reports
MARINElife protects key marine species by gathering and distributing relevant, robust and up-to-date information to those working for the sustainable future of our oceans.
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MARINElife survey report: Poole-Jersey 9 May
9 May 2026
View reportThen as we had just spotted a fin offshore from the Corbiere Lighthouse a shout went out from the Officers, dolphins ahead!...
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MARINElife Wildlife Ambassador report: Lundy 2 May
2 May 2026
View reportthe highlight for those who stayed on deck was a large pod of 30 Common Dolphins which came to the boat and rode the wake with us for several minutes...
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MARINElife Wildlife Ambassador report: Ilfracombe-Lundy 25 April
25 April 2026
View reportOn the return voyage it was very quiet until we were about a third of the way across, when a large pod of Common Dolphin was spotted...
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Dunkirk 25 April
25 April 2026
View reportI decided to have a rest break and joked to Pat that the Harbour Porpoises would now appear, sure enough, Pat recorded three porpoises in the next 15 minutes!...
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Calais 18 April
18 April 2026
View reportAbout halfway through the return trip, two Gannet were seen diving into the sea about 500 metres off the starboard bow. A quick scan of the area around them revealed two Harbour Porpoise...
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MARINElife Wildlife Ambassador report: Lundy 18 April
18 April 2026
View reportLundy is really a success story for ground nesting birds since the rat elimination program. There are now over 1000 Puffins and 25,000 Manx Shearwaters on the island...
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
View reportAlthough the weather forecast for this crossing did not reflect the eventual rough conditions experienced by the vessel, the MARINElife survey team stuck out the trying times and recorded some exciting encounters with Common Dolphin!...
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MARINElife survey report: Felixstowe-Vlaardingen 14 April
14 April 2026
View reportSure enough, about an hour out from the Dutch coast, our vigilance was rewarded with three sightings in a few minutes, firstly two animals swimming together, then two sightings of apparently lone individuals, all off the port bow and fairly close to the vessel...
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CLdN Heysham to Warrenpoint 9-10 April 2026
10 April 2026
View reportIt was good to see the welcome return of good numbers of Manx Shearwater to the Irish Sea after their migration from the South Atlantic, as well as some remaining Great Northern Diver before they head north to their breeding grounds....
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