www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk We are Yorkshire Regional Co-ordinators for the SeaWatch Foundation, a registered charity which aims to improve the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the seas around Britain and Ireland by involving the public in scientific monitoring of populations and the threats they face. You can get involved by reporting sightings from around the UK coast or joining the excellent Adopt a Dolphin programme.

Contact robin@dolphinspotter.co.uk, who is also the Sea Watch Foundation Chair of Trustees, for more information about how you can get involved anywhere in the country or about joining us for whale and dolphin surveys in Yorkshire.

www.idw.org IDW was established by Dr Horace Dobbs in 1978 to study and gather information about dolphin encounters in the wild. Access the online colour magazine "Dolphin" which includes articles about projects and campaigns around the world and information about opportunities to help with these and also experience close encounters with wild dolphins.

www.whitbycoastalcruises.co.uk  The EskBelle III is Whitby's biggest trip boat carrying up to 60 passengers. Trips last from 20mins, starting at 10.30 am, throughout the day - early ’til late. Trips depart from a boarding pontoon located at the Brewery Steps opposite the Lifeboat Station and sometimes encounter harbour porpoise and other wildlife. Longer trips are alos available.

www.whitbywhalewatching.org.uk There are now also longer wildlife and coastal cruises on Specksioneer, Esk Belle III and Kerrera including whale and dolphin survey cruises in association with Dolphinspotter and the SeaWatch Foundation encountering minke and even humpback, fin and sei whales!  Contact us or Bryan Clarkson   -   Tel/Fax: 01947 601385 or 07941 450381

www.bdmlr.org.uk The Dolphinspotter team are also Marine Mammal Medics and part of the UK strandings network for whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals. Log on to their website for news and information about how to become a Marine Mammal Medic volunteer and help to rescue sick, injured or stranded marine mammals or to report a stranded animal.

www.algarve-dolphins.com

If you are visiting the Algarve, you might like to join Algarve Dolphins for a trip out of Lagos. They actively support the research and protection of dolphins and marine life in the area and have marine biologists on board to carry out the studies and answer the questions of guests on board. We very much enjoyed our time with them and felt that the boat was operated carefully when near the dolphins. Have a look at their website and if you visit, let them know we sent you and let us know what you think:

 Moray Firth Wildlife Centre  Originally opened by our Sailingwild partner, the centre is now operated by the WDCS and remains a good location to observe the behaviour of the dolphins which frequent Spey Bay in the Moray Firth. This is one of the bases for dolphin researchers in the area. There is also an excellent visitors centre, shop and cafe.

Take a walk along the banks of the River Spey, and watch for the ospreys and other wildlife in the area.