The sleek lines of 4 Blue Sharks, Prionace glauca, were seen 7 miles off the Bishop's Rock, off the westernmost tip of Cornwall. Fish is thrown overboard to attract Wilson's Petrels and other sea birds and the sharks arrive. A Sunfish , Mola mola, was seen in South Cardigan Bay, West Wales. It was about 1 mile offshore and off Ynys Lochtyn headland. On 24 August, Phillip Osborne also saw a Sunfish off St. David's Head, Pembrokeshire and on 26 August, Will Thomas spotted one off Caldey, Pembrokeshire.
Chitin is the main component of the exoskeleton of all crustaceans.
Environmental Sciences Unit, Trinity College, Dublin. The report was included in the last issue of Torpedo . We had originally planned to bring this service to our members. However, as Sue is already producing this series, I have decided to devote my energies to producing other information. A similar exhibition is planned for the year 2001.