The Marine Strandings Network is a flagship project of Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and has been recording and monitoring dead marine wildlife strandings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for over 25 years. We work in partnership with the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Progamme (DEFRA Funded) and University of Exeter to lead on marine strandings work for Cornwall. 

Cornwall’s dolphins and porpoises urgently need your help. Shockingly, 2017 saw the worst marine strandings for 15 years along the Cornish coastline. We need to stop this happening.

Cornwall is among the best places in the UK to see dolphins and porpoises, and is home to one of the few resident pods of bottlenose dolphins left off the British Isles.

Your donation to the Ocean Emergency Fund will help protect Cornwall’s incredible marine wildlife. By supporting vital conservation work at sea, you will help reduce the threat to our seas. Each day, Cornwall Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers are working hard to ensure Cornwall’s marine environment thrives. The Ocean Emergency Fund makes core marine projects possible so that we can look to the future with greater hope for Cornwall’s seas, funding a varied range of marine projects. We monitor our marine environment, creating awareness of the threats to marine life and campaigning for better protection for our marine species and habitats.

Journey along the Mounts Bay Marine Trail and explore the iconic coast path through Newlyn, Penzance and Marazion. Discover the interactive features and find out about the history, wildlife and stories of the bay.