Marine Conservation Groups
Cornwall has a thriving network of local marine conservation volunteer groups who promote and protect the marine environment in their local patch. Together this network is a powerful voice for our marine environment.
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Mounts Bay Marine Trail
Journey along the Mounts Bay Marine Trail and explore the iconic coast path through Newlyn, Penzance and Marazion. Discover the interactive features and find out about the history, wildlife and stories of the bay.
Submit a wildlife sighting
If you see any wildlife that you find interesting, you can record your sighting with us.
Cornwall Marine BioBlitz - Get outside and record your sightings for National Marine Week
Our seas are mysterious and exciting places. Have you seen a bottlenose dolphin jumping clear of the water? Have you come face to face with a grey seal? Have you snorkelled with a colour changing…
Marine conservation zones
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Quick video - marine conservation
Watch a quick video about Cornwall's seas, projects and successes to date
Humpback whales seen breaching off Cornwall's coast as Trust's marine team hope for winter sightings surge
Several sightings of humpback whales have been filmed off the coast of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly this week.
Rewilding Cornwall's seas: the challenges and opportunities of marine conservation work
As part of our celebrations to mark National Marine Week, we caught up with Cornwall Wildlife Trust's Marine Conservation Officer, Matt Slater, to get the lowdown on all things marine.
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There's another world waiting beneath the waves. Seals weave in and out of sunlit kelp forests, cuttlefish flash all the colours of the rainbow, starfish graze along the muddy seabed and…
National Marine Week
The Wildlife Trusts' National Marine Week is a nationwide celebration of the marine world! Here in Cornwall, we're running lots of fantastic events to help you discover our weird and wonderful marine life!
Marine & Coastal Code
Cornwall’s coastal and marine wildlife is so essential to our economy, our well being and enjoyment of a beautiful Cornwall but it is under pressure. Marine wildlife needs our help and respect.
Marine Strandings Network
The Marine Strandings Network is a flagship project of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and has been recording and monitoring dead marine wildlife strandings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for over 25 years. We work in partnership with the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Progamme (DEFRA Funded) and University of Exeter to lead on marine strandings work for Cornwall.Â