Seal Group Meeting 16
The meeting they missed! : Seal Research
Agenda items included
Our latest meeting took place on 28th June 2006 at the CPR Learning Space.
We were expecting 2 members to miss the meeting, as they were on the Scillies celebrating their wedding anniversary. But, in the late afternoon, British Divers Marine Life Rescue got a call about a Basking Shark caught in pot line off Coverack. A rescue team was scrambled which included several more Seal Group members. Fortunately enough members still made it, to make the meeting worthwhile and we even had a new member, taking our total to 32!
A key part of the meeting was presented by Bex about the types of Seal Research she is leading.
- Students walk coastal transects and record any seals observed. They use a 13 point ethogram that best fits the seal's behaviour, as well as the location, date, time and conditions.
- Net entanglement and injuries are the focus of other research and the Seal Group's Net Entanglement Reports will feed into this.
- The interaction of seals with boats and people is the subject of further research in an attempt to monitor trends
- Photo identification of individual seals continues to feed into Seal Group records.
A real highlight of the last few weeks has been the release of 6 rehabilitated seals from the Seal Sanctuary at Gweek. One of these seals, Sting, has since been seen by Seal Group members back in the wild.
Sting being released
Back where he belongs, Sting surviving in the wild
If you would like to become an active member of the Cornwall Seal Group, want to come to our next meeting, have any information for us, want to ask us a question about the seals you see or just want to say you support what we are doing, we'd love to hear from you.
Contact us by emailing sue@cornwallsealgroup.co.uk
Interaction with humans : Disturbance
- St Ives Bay Code of Conduct and Map
- Incidents of seal disturbance
Interaction with humans : Information
- Sun, Sea and Surf Festival
- Sea Watch Foundation
- Voluntary Marine Conservation Area
- Newquay Seals
Updates from Seal Group ID work
Records and Reports
- Records from group members
- Net Entanglement
- Marine Bill Consultation
- EU Maritime Policy
Updates from Seal Group ID work
Seal research
- Coastal Transects
- Photo ID
- Harbour Seals
- Funding for seal post mortems
- Met Office data for haul out site changes
Updates from Seal Group ID work
Seal sightings
- Hatties and tags
- Releases
- Sting and Slip
- Bess, Speckle, Wilson and Storm
- Seal visits : Case studies for July and August are available on the website
Updates from Seal Group ID work
Seal news
- Portreath
- Lundy
- Porth Kidney
Seal Group Business
- Finances
- Website
- Feedback about new Virtual Haulout.
- Wallpaper monthly
- Seal sales
Feedback
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue
- National Seal Sanctuary
- National Trust
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust
AOB
- Dolphins :
- Who’s in the Pod
- Identification
- Congratulations to Dan BSc
- Closure of Godrevy Beach
- BBC2
