Challenging Habitat

Songs of the Sea

We’re on board Pelican of London with a bunch of musicians and seasoned (tall) ship sailors. It’s sunny, the sky is deep blue and we’re waiting in Barrow lock for the evening tide…

When Data Tell Stories

One of the most rewarding aspect of my job on Pelican of London is to sit down with a group of trainees, who just obtained a bunch of data from a scientific instrument, graph it, kick ideas around… Read More

"Deep blue sea" by A.Cahlenstein Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Deep Ocean Fascination

It is National Marine Week and the Wildlife Trusts invite everyone to a multitude of events and actions around the country and to Sea the Connection we have with the ocean. Personally, it is the mysterious deep that… Read More

Plankton sample containing centric diatoms and various crustaceans, such as copepods and cladocera. (c) C Braungardt 2023

The Art of Observation

There’s a difference between looking and seeing. One way of encouraging seeing is drawing.

Photograph of Field Study Council guide to common seaweeds

Plankton and Seaweed

Half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth is produced in the ocean…

Nice work if you can get it!

I’m in the Caribbean!

Pelican of London Figurehead. (c) Rohan Holt.

Marine Measurement Forum

The 65th meeting of the Marine Measurement Forum (MMF65) was hosted by Aquatec on the 30th November 2022. It’s a good space for exchanging news on research, ideas and developments across the marine measurement and ocean technology –… Read More

Common Dolphin

Nigel Welford – Star Scientist in Residence

Seas Your Future is not only taking teenagers on board for a voyage of sail training and personal development, but as part of the Ocean Science programme, are also giving young scientists the chance to gain experience with… Read More

Extract of Front Page ECO Magazine Special Issue: Marine Mammals 2022

STEAM Education Link VI

Did you know that fin whales are two-faced?