Cuttlefish Conservation Initiative - CCI

10/10/2025

It's (Squid and) Cuttlefish day today! We've been a bit quiet recently, but hopefully have lots of exciting things to share with you all soon!

Have you seen and cuttlefish or cuttlefish eggs recently? Please report them to Project Sepia if so!

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30/05/2025

How will baby cuttlefish cope with future ocean conditions? 🤔

Introducing our first paper in the Cuttlefish Investigations series! This study looked at how warming and acidification - two key effects of climate change - impact the way cuttlefish hatch, move, and hide. 🐣

Swipe through to see what scientists found and how they did it!🔬

08/05/2025

Last week, Todd and Jack from Team CCI gave a presentation to about CCI, cuttlefish, the threats they face, and what we're doing about it. It was great to engage with the society, and we're looking forward to future talks and events with them!

25/04/2025

Introducing CCI’s new research series: Cuttlefish Investigations 🕵️‍♂️

Curious about the latest in cuttlefish science but don’t have time to dig through full research papers? We’ve got you covered. 🔬🧪

In this series, we’ll break down exciting new studies - highlighting key findings, methods, and results - in clear, bite-sized summaries you can easily digest. 📊

Keep an eye out for the first post, coming next month! 👀

18/04/2025

Todd, one of our CCI team members, took on the challenge of the Brighton Marathon to fundraise for CCI. Not only did he finish the race, but he raised an incredible £270 for CCI!
Are you looking to be as awesome as Todd and want to raise funds for CCI? Then please get in touch!

17/04/2025

Last week, the MMO released the Cuttlefish Fishery Action Plan, which is one of the outputs of the Channel NQS FMP.
The purpose of this Action Plan is to deliver on the goals of the FMP, which includes sustainable management of the cuttlefish population. We're disappointed that the Plan does not suggest any immediate management for this species, and that the measures from the FMP including closed seasons for trawlers have been pushed until more data is gathered. However, we welcome the introduction of greater monitoring and data collection, as well as the Voluntary CoC and ID cards.
We will continue to analyse this plan and hope to see it deliver sustainable populations for cuttlefish.

09/04/2025

CCI were excited to be invited to the Marine Citizen Science workshop in Plymouth last month! 🌊

The event was organised by and packed with insightful discussion exploring how we can make UK marine citizen science more impactful — from improving data quality to increasing participation in projects. 📊

After the talks, we all took to the sunny rocky shore to try our hand at eDNA sampling, with results feeding into a wider Natural England project. 👩🏻‍🔬

Great discussions, brilliant people, and lots of inspiration for the future of cuttlefish conservation and Project Sepia! 🐙

28/02/2025

Awesome top down view of a cuttlefish taken by Jenny Kent and reported to 🦑 you can report any cuttlefish (or egg) sightings by using the link in our bio!
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25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from everyone at the CCI team!

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06/12/2024

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09/11/2024

Thanks for sharing Plymouth Sound National Marine Park!

A Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) taking a swim around the National Marine Park. Like octopuses and squid, Cuttlefish have strong, razor-sharp beaks that make light work of crabs, fish and even smaller cuttlefish!

Cuttlefish Conservation Initiative - CCI run Project Sepia, which is a way to monitor cuttlefish populations and locations. If you find any cuttlefish during your swim, be sure to fill in their cuttlefish data logging form which can be found on their website🌊

If you'd like your images featured on our feed, upload them on the 'Scenes of the Sound': https://plymouthsoundnationalmarinepark.com/scenesofthesound/

📸 Stephen Geoffrey Porter
📍 Firestone Bay

01/11/2024

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