✨ Caption Contest!🐬

🤷‍♀️ What caption would you post alongside this adorable mother and calf 😍 Comment below!
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#Dolphin #BottlenoseDolphin #MarineMammal #LivingSeas #MarineConservation #CBMWC #WTSWW #NewQuay #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur #NatureNetworksFund

Loved working on this #animation with the Tantrwm crew! 🎥

We dive into the science of dolphin diets in #CardiganBay, from sample collection to 💩 analysis 🐟 🐬 💩 🧪 🧬

🗣️ Narrated by the wonderful @iolowilliams.bsky.social

👉 youtu.be/dofMHvMeqVM?...

#DolphinDietDetectives #NatureNetworksFund #CBMWC

🤔 Ever wondered how we study dolphin diets? 🐬

We've created a short animation, narrated by Iolo Williams, diving into our #DolphinDietDetectives project! 💩 🧪 🔬

Check out the animation here 👉https://champ.ly/0Or7kAoR

#NatureNetworksFund #MarineMammalScience #MarineMammal

🌊 Our marine conservation team found these Flat Periwinkle eggs🥚on a seashore safari last week 🐟

🐚 Swipe to see what they grow up into! 🐌
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#FlatPeriwinkle #LivingSeas #MarineConservation #CBMWC #WTSWW #NewQuay #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur #NatureNetworksFund

👗Steal the look🧦

👀 Looking for an outfit to spruce up your wardrobe! ❄️ Why not take inspiration from this handsome Herring Gull? 🤔
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#StealTheLook #OutfitInspo #HerringGull #LivingSeas #MarineConservation #CBMWC #WTSWW #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur #NatureNetworksFund

We're not always looking for large marine species! 🐛 Can you spot the Emerald Leaf Worm in the image? 🔍
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#emeraldleafworm #worm #nature #funfact #livingseas #marineconservation #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur #NatureNetworksFund

💡Wisdom Wednesday💡

Have you noticed the grey and purple stripes around the shell of a purple topshell? 🐚 Did you know that these stripes fade as the snail gets older! 🐌
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#purpletopshell #topshell #seasnail #cbmwc #wtsww #wildlifetrusts #rockpool #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund

📸 Check out these photos taken by local volunteer Rosie last week!🧍‍♀️Spotted during a land survey on New Quay Harbour wall, this mother and calf hung around for a while and were foraging for fish.🐬🐟
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#volunteer #bottlenosedolphin #cbmwc #wtsww #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #NatureNetworksFund

Final day of BRUVS fieldwork today for our #NatureNetworksFund #DolphinDietDetectives project.
@cbmwc.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social @hannahvallin.bsky.social @neildcook.bsky.social

Beautiful morning for a day on the sea in Cardigan Bay. 🌊🐬🐟
Off to collect data for @cbmwc.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social #NatureNetworksFund project #DolphinDietsDetectives with
@neildcook.bsky.social @guibortolotto.bsky.social

A peek 👀 behind the scenes of our recent BRUVS deployments as part of our #NatureNetworksFund #DolphinDietDetectives project 📹🛥️🐟.

#MarineResearch #CardiganBay #BRUVS #cbmwc #wtsww

@sarahperry.bsky.social @neildcook.bsky.social @guibortolotto.bsky.social @maddydemarchis.bsky.social

Sky News featuring our #DolphinDietDetectives project funded by Welsh Governments #NatureNetworksFund
👉 news.sky.com/story/what-d...

@cbmwc.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social @hannahvallin.bsky.social @niallmckeown.bsky.social @guibortolotto.bsky.social @neildcook.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social

Taken aboard @dolphinsurveyboattrips during an @cbmwc / @wildlifetrustsww marine mammal survey as part of our #naturenetworksfund projects.

#Photography #Cetaceans #VisitWales #WestWales #marinemammalresearch #marineresearch #Catshark #marinescience #marinemammalsscience #WildSeasWales

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A behind the scenes look into our #DolphinDietDetectives BRUVS deployment 🐬

We're collecting eDNA water samples & underwater footage to discover more about the availability of potential dolphin prey species 🐠

This project has been made possible thanks to funding from the #NatureNetworksFund 🙏

Great day yesterday, highlighting our #NatureNetworksFund project #DolphinDietDetectives to schools visiting @aberuni.bsky.social #BritishScienceWeek event.

@cbmwc.bsky.social

Photograph showing a dolphin underwater and a dolphin poo coming from the dolphin that is bow riding in front of a boat

#DolphinADay

Dolphin poo, focus of #NatureNetworksFund funded Project! 🐬

#DolphinDietDetectives

📷 ©️ Sarah Perry, Mar 2024

#CardiganBay #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #BottlenoseDolphins

@cbmwc.bsky.social

We’ve been so lucky with the weather for this fieldwork week, collecting data for our ( @cbmwc.bsky.social ) #NatureNetworksFund #DolphinDietDetectives project! 🙌

#BRUVS #Research #eDNA #Dolphins #Wales #CardiganBay #Teamwork

Two yellow buoys with weed on float on the water’s surface, gently bobbing with the waves. Sunlight reflects off the rippling sea, creating a shimmering effect. In the background, green hills and cliffs stretch along the coastline under a partly cloudy sky.

So happy to see these today!
🛟 Buoys marking the location of some of our #acoustic equipment that’s been collecting data for @cbmwc.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social #NatureNetworksFund project over the winter.

#Bioacoustics #CetaceanResearch #MarineConservation #MarineScience #MarineMammalScience

Great day for a day on the water collecting eDNA, BRUVS and acoustics data

#Fieldwork #NatureNetworksFund #CBMWC #WTSWW #AberystwythUni

@hannahvallin.bsky.social @neildcook.bsky.social @cbmwc.bsky.social @aberdlsagb.bsky.social

👋 Seeing off our #DolphinDietDetectives team this morning! 🛥️

They'll be spending the day out at sea deploying BRUVs to monitor bottlenose dolphin prey species🐠🍽️

This project is supported by the #NatureNetworksFund 🙏

#BRUVS #MarineMammalScience @ibers.bsky.social

🤩 Yesterday our #MarineConservation team were joined by a group of Dolphin Detectives 🐬🧐

🐦 We spotted plenty of seabirds and one bottlenose dolphin! 👀

#CommunityEngagement #DolphinWatch #NatureNetworksFund

This opportunity has been made possible thanks to funding from the Nature Networks Fund. The Nature Networks Fund is funded by the Welsh Government and administered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales.

#NatureNetworksFund #NationalLotteryHeritageFund

This afternoon, our staff, students and volunteers started to digitise the data labels on our butterfly and moth collection. Today, we've been working on butterflies from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, collected in the 1970's and 80's.

This project is supported by the #NatureNetworksFund

📢 Upcoming Events Jan 2025! 📅

🚮 PlastOff 2025 - Sat 11th Jan, 10am-1pm at Cei Bach beach
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Youth Forum Social - Sat 25th Jan, 10am-4pm at CBMWC

Booking essential for forum social 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/cardigan-b...

#CommunityEngagement
#NatureNetworksFund #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur

Great to catch up with colleagues from Aberystwyth University who are working on our Dolphin Diet Detective project with us! 🕵️‍♀️

Planning for the next year of sample collection, processing and community engagement 🧬🐟🐬💩

#DolphinDietDetectives #NatureNetworksFund #CardiganBay #Wales #WTSWW #CBMWC

Image of Dr Sarah Perry, Marine Conservation & Research Manager. The sea and a coastal headland in view, Sarah is holding a camera. Off season work includes - Managing the work of CBMWC Managing the Nature Networks projects Processing and analysing research data Conducting bottlenose dolphin photo ID Planning for 2025 and beyond Leading research surveys And so much more!

Photo of Laura Evans, Marine Conservation Project Officer. Laura is stood on a beach with the sea and a rocky headland in the background. Off season work includes - Working on our Nature Networks Projects Delivering events Working with the youth forum Planning outreach activities for 2025 Recruiting seasonal volunteers for 2025 Producing social media content

Photo of Cerys Hartland, Marine Conservation Assistant. Cerys is stood in the visitor centre holding a whale cuddly toy. Behind her is a common dolphin model hanging from the ceiling, a display of marine mammal skulls and information boards. Off season work includes - Supporting, training and coordinating volunteers Developing our visitor centre for 2025 Sourcing merchandise for our gift shop Administration work Planning and preparing for 2025

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Our #MarineConservation team are based at CBMWC year round but we often get asked what we do during the quieter winter months 👩‍🏫🌊

📰So here's an update of what we're working on during the off season! 🤓

#MarineMammalScience #CommunityEngagement #NatureNetworksFund #NewQuayWales

Here’s a timelapse I created from a couple of @cbmwc.bsky.social marine mammal surveys this autumn. 🐬

Huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who help us gather data during these surveys, & to #NatureNetworksFund for their invaluable support! 🙌

#MarineConservation #MarineLife #CardiganBay #Wales

Our youth forum is supported by the #NatureNetworksFund from the Welsh Government administered by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🦈 We captured something fishy on our BRUVS 📹
💡 We have our own ideas, but what do you think?
💬 Comment below👇

👀 Watch carefully..

@sarahperry.bsky.social @neildcook.bsky.social

#BRUVS #NatureNetworksFund #CardiganBay #Wales #CBMWC #WTSWW #Elasmobranch #MarineConservation #MarineLife

Last week I had the opportunity to meet the team from Welsh Government’s Marine and Biodiversity Division. I spent the day with colleagues showing them some of our marine conservation projects & volunteering activities!
#Wales #MarineConservation #NatureNetworksFund #CardiganBay #OceanConservation