Dolphin sightings in Lyme Bay off Dorset and Devon have increased noticeably this month. Fishermen working with MARINElife as part of the CHARM project have reported Bottlenose, Short-beaked Common and White-beaked Dolphins, coinciding with a notable influx of Herring. The Channel areas south of Dartmouth, West Bay and Portland have all recorded dolphin sightings during March.
On 25 March,
approximately 50 Common Dolphins were observed by Ian Noble SSE of
Dartmouth and on 27 March, a small pod of Bottlenose Dolphin
were seen by Dave Sales just 2 miles south of West Bay. Dave has
also reported regular sightings of Bottlenose Dolphin south of
Portland Bill associated with an influx of Herring into the
area.
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