Sea Watch Foundation

Sea Watch Foundation Working with the public, the Sea Watch Foundation is a national marine environmental research charity

Sea Watch, through its continuous programme of research and monitoring, provides invaluable information on changes to the status and distribution of cetacean populations and the condition of their habitats. This is used to raise awareness of any issues and prompt environmental change to help conserve & protect these mysterious creatures. Sea Watch works tirelessly with environmental and government

bodies to provide information, data and evidence leading to the better protection and conservation of cetacean populations in British and Irish waters.

💙National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2026 - New Quay Highlights💙🐋This year we had another exciting week in New Quay celebra...
02/09/2026

💙National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2026 - New Quay Highlights💙

🐋This year we had another exciting week in New Quay celebrating our 25th Anniversary of the event🥳

😇With daily events and engagement, we wanted to thank our interns and volunteers that made this year a success! We couldn't do it without you!!💙

💡Provisional stats will be shared this week... stay tuned📻

📣Over the last couple of weeks there has been not one but TWO humpback whales in the Clyde!🐋Our Scottish Officer Sally s...
28/08/2026

📣Over the last couple of weeks there has been not one but TWO humpback whales in the Clyde!

🐋Our Scottish Officer Sally spotted them on the 13th August whilst out surveying on the Ardrossan to Brodick ferry as part of our partnership with CalMac Ferries. She said " I couldn't believe my eyes at first, if you had told little 8-year-old me that I would see a humpback whale at home then I absolutely would not have believed you! A real pinch me moment that I'll never forget! And these whales have now been hanging around for over two weeks which has been a real treat for people all around the Firth of Clyde."

📸One of the whales has been matched by Lyndsay McNeill, Scottish Humpback ID Project, as SCUK132 and was previously recorded in Russia, and near Sula Sgeir (Outer Hebrides) in 2023 and Loch Kishorn in December 2025. The second whale is yet to be identified but we are hoping we will be able to find a match in the coming weeks🍀

💡Who knows how long these whales will stay, but for now they are causing huge excitement and making lots of whale-watching dreams come true!💙

Edit- the image by Chris Bowen was the identified individual SCUK132

💡Do you want to increase your cetacean knowledge of behaviours and ecology, practice identification, learn data collecti...
15/08/2026

💡Do you want to increase your cetacean knowledge of behaviours and ecology, practice identification, learn data collection methods, and understand conservation methods?
If the answer is yes, then this is the course for you!🩵

🔭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.

🌊 Our course is held online and running from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 5th September. Booking is £100 per person.

Book online now via eventbrite!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/sea-watch-foundation-33366098113

Join us for the first of our new ‘Walk the Cefni’ series, where we will be joined by to explore (and clean up) areas ar...
15/08/2026

Join us for the first of our new ‘Walk the Cefni’ series, where we will be joined by to explore (and clean up) areas around the Afon Cefni.

📍First stop: Llyn Cefni!

We will be meeting at Bodfordd car park at 18:30 to begin the walk. Open to all! Come along and meet others in your local area who share an interest in nature.

Get in touch if you have any questions!
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Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein taith gerdded cyntaf yn ein cyfres newydd ‘Cerdded y Cefni’, lle bydd yn ymuno a ni i archwilio (a glanhau!) ardaloedd o amgylch yr Afon Cefni.

📍Ardal cyntaf: Llyn Cefni!

Byddwn ni’n cyfarfod ym maes parcio Bodffordd am 18:30 i ddechrau’r daith. Croeso i bawb! Dewch draw i gwrdd â phobl eraill yn eich ardal leol sydd â diddordeb mewn natur.

Cysylltwch â ni os oes gennych chi unrhyw gwestiynau!

🎉🎈All of us at Sea Watch Foundation would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to our founder and director, Prof. Peter G....
12/08/2026

🎉🎈All of us at Sea Watch Foundation would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to our founder and director, Prof. Peter G.H. Evans🎈🎉

💙Peter created Sea Watch Foundation in 1991 (happy 35 year anniversary to us as well). This charity would not be where it is today without the dedication, perseverance, and pride that Peter has for our natural world🐬

Happy Birthday, Peter, from all of us to you🎂

WOW! What a sight in New Quay today! 🐟Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) are a frequent visitor to UK water in the summer months,...
06/08/2026

WOW! What a sight in New Quay today!

🐟Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) are a frequent visitor to UK water in the summer months, feeding on the summer blooms of jellyfish🐟

📸Sarah Michelle Wyer / Dolphin Spotting Boat trips

📣It's over! National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2026 was a huge success!📊Our team are still busy inputting all the sighting...
02/08/2026

📣It's over! National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2026 was a huge success!

📊Our team are still busy inputting all the sightings from across the UK and receiving images too! We will give a full breakdown next week of the totals, events, watches and show off the incredible images taken by our supporters!

💙Thank you to everyone who got involved💙
Keep sending us your sightings and surveys and we are already looking forward to next year!🐋

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