marine life

Basking Shark Underwater Feeding

Guide to basking sharks: facts about the species and where to see them in the UK

ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 2019/08/25: A pod of Killer whales or orcas (Orcinus orca) is swimming in Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Podcast: on the trail of killer whales in Shetland

Gannet on Bass Rock, Scotland

Day out: Scottish Seabird Centre, East Lothian

Beached dead sperm whale

Sperm whale dies with 100kg of rubbish in its stomach in Outer Hebrides

Humpback whale

Study finds that human activity poses increased risk to whales and dolphins

Beach at sunset

Beachcombing guide: things to find along the seashore and best beaches in the UK

Grey seal

National Marine Week 2019: what’s on and wildlife to spot

Colony of seabirds on the Farne Islands

Guide to British seabirds: how to identify and where to see them

Common starfish, Asterias rubens

Five starfish to spot this summer

PIC: TIM BOW/APEX 23/07/2018
The hottest summer for decades has created an outbreak of a rare and beautiful phenomenon - glowing seas.
The temperatures have caused a surge in bioluminescent plankton around the British coast.
Tim Bow was stunned by the spectacle at Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot.
The light occurs due to a complex chemical reaction, known as bioluminescence.
Organisms such as jellyfish, squid and fireflies generally use the production of light as a defence against predators.

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Heatwave sparks millions of bioluminescent plankton off Welsh coast

Sperm Whale Armada, Kalpitya 2015. Authorised Photographic boat.

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Are the northern lights linked to whale strandings?

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New pod of killer whales seen in Western Scotland