APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

Marine Environmental Images
Environmental impact of capital dredging and disposal
Dredging Penzance Harbour by the Margrethe Fighter
- The Isle of Scilly Link Project

Marine monitoring
Stalked jellyfish monitoring at Penzance Harbour
with Ecospan Environmental
- The Isle of Scilly Link Project

Marine Pollution - Pollution Incidents etc.
Palm Oil Pollution Incident West Cornwall October 2013.
Vanish Pollution Incident Cornwall Winter 2015/16.
Diesel spill in Cornish harbour 06.09.16.
Antifouling disposal and pollution incident
at Albert Pier, Penzance Harbour, 10.10.17.

Incidents of marine pollution can be reported to the Environment Agency using their free 24-hour incident hotline service. 0800 80 70 60.

Marine Pollution - Natural Cause
Karenia mikimotoi - Red Tide - St. Austell Bay - 08/2009
When the sea and beach turned red - a bloom of the non-native fine red seaweed Antithamnionella ternifolia at Wherrytown, Penzance, 06.09.17.
Seaweed - Cast and Clearance (including a few tips on the collection of seaweed for garden use)

Marine Pollution - Industrial
Intertidal pollution in harbour 03.2015

Marine Pollution - Plastic Debris and Cargo
Plastic Debris washed up on Strandline
Plastic toy figures
HP and Epson inkjet cartridges washing up on beaches
Bales of Senawang rubber washing up
on Cornish beaches, 27.01.16.

Feathergate - Orange Ostrich feather rachis / quills / spines washing up on the north coast of Cornwall, 18.01.17.

Marine Pollution - Fishing flotsam
Plastic Octopus trap / pot
Crab / lobster pots and creels
Fishing floats, buoys and fenders
Fishing nets and gear washed-up on beaches

Marine fouling
Fouling of marina pontoons

Coastal Issues
Seagull nuisance - Vermin, intelligent opportunists
or avian refuse collectors

Ecological Damage
Storm damage to Eelgrass (Seagrass) bed at Long Rock
Increased intertidal turbidity

Storm Damage
Storm damage near Marazion 16.03.14

Recording and Identifying Wildlife
Using Seine Net to record numbers of fish species

For Images of Coastal Erosion see -
Geological Features, Rocks, Minerals and Fossils

Marine Environmental Images UK