Colin Speedie, WiSe – MMO ‘ Watching marine wildlife safely   With the next heat wave reported to arrive, it is a perfect opportunity to get out and enjoy some of the amazing marine wildlife around the English coast. But our enjoyment can quickly lead to the distress of the animals we are there to see. WiSe scheme’s Colin Speedie talks about how we can do this safely.

How do we affect marine wildlife? We enjoy a great privilege to be able to watch such a wide variety of marine wildlife around the coastline of Britain. Whales and dolphins, basking sharks, seals and seabirds – there are very few places in the world that can boast the extraordinary diversity around our island shores. But just how much do those species enjoy our attention? Can our enthusiasm for wildlife watching compromise the well being of the animals we love to watch? The answer is, of course, yes. Approaching too close to sites or species, overstaying our welcome, crowding young animals, these behaviours often can have negative impact. Click here to read more