Sighting of White-beaked Dolphin in Lyme Bay (04.07.11)

A dedicated MARINElife photo-identification expedition was successful in finding a pod of 6 - 8 White-beaked Dolphin, including juveniles, in the English Channel, 30 nautical miles south west of West Bay in Dorset.

White Beaked Dolphin Rick Morris/MARINElifeThe volunteer survey team were able to take photographs of the animals to contribute to MARINElife's photo-identification catalogue for the species.

The group of dolphins spent some time bow-riding the Channel Warrior and enabled the team to also get some video footage which has been uploaded to our blog.