Seasearcher Ken Quelch has recorded the first sighting. It was spotted by his buddy Chris Buckland and luckily Ken had his camera to hand. It was found in eelgrass in Torbay, so keep your eyes peeled on your shallow dives.
Hippocampus guttulatus, long snouted seahorse
The Marine Conservation Society Plymouth local group has a series of evening talks on the last Thursday each month at 7pm at the Marine Biological Society, Plymouth. The June meeting has had to be postponed so the next one is on Thursday 31st July on Marine Turtle Conservation. Come and join us.
Photo competition. For those of you who take photos above or below water there is a competition being run by the MCS Plymouth Local Group. There are prizes worth over £300 on offer and the closing date is 18th July. Photos have to illustrate some aspect of marine conservation. Full details at www.mcsplymouthlocalgroup.co.uk/photocompetition
If you don't enter you can't win!
Have a look at the diary page for dives, another ID course and a Surveyor update day.
New dives for July and August!