Sea Watch Foundation is a national charity working to improve the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises in British and Irish waters. They aim to monitor the numbers and locations of whales and dolphins, involve the public in scientific monitoring, raise awareness of the threats faced by marine mammals and educate, inform and advise for better environmental protection.

The Welsh Sea Watchers Project was established in 2013 with the generous support of the Wales Volunteering Fund to monitor whales, dolphins and porpoises around Welsh coast with the help of volunteers.

Wales is an area that is particularly rich in cetacean diversity with one of only two resident populations of bottlenose dolphins in the UK found on its West coast. A wide variety of other cetacean species such as harbour porpoise, common dolphins, Risso's dolphins, minke whales, fin whales and killer whales are also recorded on a regular basis. Sea Watch is hoping to increase the understanding and awareness of these species through the Welsh Sea Watchers Project - and if you live in Wales, you can get involved!

http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/welsh-sea-watchers-project

Marine mammal sightings can be entered through the Sea Watch Foundation website. If you'd prefer to enter your records through Cofnod's Online Recording System (ORS), we will share these with Sea Watch and other Local Record Centres where relevant.