The first of the articles in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Porcupine Marine Natural History Society covers the Field trip to Alderney in September 2024 by Iain Dixon. The article additionally covers the results of the diving around the island.

Also in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine are the results of the Alderney Intertidal Survey carried out in September 2024 along with AlderneyWT. If you want to find out more why not become a member pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Our next featured articles in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Porcupine Marine is 'Alderney Seaweeds' both subtidal and intertidal seaweeds by Francis Bunker and Anne Bunker. If you want to find out more, why not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Our next featured article from the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Porcupine Marine is - Comparing the intertidal fauna of Alderney: 1956 and 2024 by Roger Herbert. If you want to find out more why not become a member pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Release or escape from aquaculture or restaurants has been implicated in the presence of some invasive species such as American lobster and signal crayfish. Welsh records of American lobster are rare but they could pose a threat to our native lobster Invasive Species Week

Keen to look out for unusual non-native species travelling across the Atlantic on floating plastics then why not download our Rafting mollusc identification guide from here: naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/BritishBivalve…. Don’t forget to report any that you find on iRecord or iNaturalist Invasive Species Week

Dived Niarbyl Bay this evening in search of stalked jellyfish, which are a target SeasearchMCS species for 2025 in the #Isleofman with Dr Lara Howe and Tim Nicholson. We found a few and a Sacoglossan (Hermaea bifida) #biodiversity #manxnature 🇮🇲🤿🌊

The next featured article in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine is Green ormer citizen science surveys by Mel Broadhurst-Allen of AlderneyWT. To find out more, why not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

The next featured article in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine is 'Diogenes curvimanus is the correct name for the South-claw Hermit Crab' by Lin Baldock. To find out more why not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Today's #MolluscMonday is one of Britain’s largest and most threatened molluscs, Atrina fragilis (Pennant, 1777), the Fan Mussel. Found mostly in mixed muddy sediments offshore to the shelf edge. naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/BritishBivalve…

The next featured article in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine is 'Competitive Angling as a Scientific Tool (CAST): Part 2' by Georgina Banfield of University of Portsmouth. Want to find out more, by not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

One of our members is looking for a small amount of microplastics from a beach clean for an educational event. Can anyone help?

A survey of the near-shore marine plankton of Norfolk, UK at three sample sites between 2023−2024 - featured article from the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine by Elizabeth Beston. Want to find out more? Then why not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Poole Harbour Zooplankton 2011 to 2024: a citizen science monitoring project - latest featured article in the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine by Andrew Powell from the Poole Harbour Study Group. Want to find out more, why not become a member: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us Poole Harbour Study

A critical evaluation of the effectiveness of policy and law protecting UK seahorse populations by Natalie Harris of Bournemouth Uni - paper in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine. Want to find out more, then why not become a member today: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

Can Marine Biologists Retire? A question posed by Iain Dixon in the latest issue of the Bulletin of Porcupine Marine. This question and so much more answered in our latest Bulletin. To receive future copies join today: pmnhs.co.uk/why-not-join-us

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