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The large body of a Common Octopus sighted on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall in June 2022, Image by underwater photographer Shannon Moran

Octopus numbers boom in Cornwall

Huge numbers of octopus have been seen along Cornwall’s coastline this month in what experts are describing as a “bumper year” for sightings.

Jet skis approaching bottlenose dolphins near Falmouth by St Mawes Photography

Marine disturbance in Cornwall triples in six years

Incidents of jet skis, motorboats and coastal walkers disturbing marine life have more than tripled in Cornwall since records were first collated in 2014. Cornwall Wildlife Trust are now urging…

Orca named 'Aquarius' photographed off the coast of West Cornwall

Orcas sighted in West Cornwall

Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s marine team are amazed by a rare sighting of two killer whales seen off the coast of West Cornwall. This may possibly be the first record of the UK’s only resident…