The page for whale and dolphin spotting around Britain has not been prepared yet. The Lizard peninsula is a good vantage point. June 1999 Rohan Holt discovered a huge 62 acre bed of Mantis Shrimps , Rissoides desmaresti , at a depth of 8 to 15 metres off the coast of north Wales in Cardigan Bay. Although, the plankton have been discovered in the plankton and the adults recovered from the stomach of Cod, this was first discovery I have heard of these crustaceans in British seas. They live in burrows in huge numbers.
Severe gales batter the south coast of England.
The last Full Moon of the 20th century is much brighter than normal and can be seen clearly before dusk. A Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus, by Paul Semmons as a series of large blows about 7 miles off the coast of Cornwall in the direction of the Scilly Isles. They are seen mainly in a sea area from north Scotland to south-west Ireland, although they have been seen between Cornwall and Ireland in the last few years. The toll of sea birds deaths is already very high. It is currently being held in St. David's Oceanarium in Wales while arrangements are made for its return to Mexico.