Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (CBMWC), part of the @wtsww.bsky.social. 🐬 Dedicated to marine research, 🌊 conservation & 🧐awareness in Cardigan Bay & the Irish Sea 📍New Quay, Ceredigion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://linktr.ee/CBMWC 🐟🌊🐬🐳🐙🐋🦭🪼🦈🐚🦀https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mlvqwzb22x24🪼 A large number of moon jellyfish washed up on the beach today.🌛 🌬️ After the recent rough seas it's the perfect time to explore the beach and search for natural treasures. 🕵️‍♀️🏖️ #CBWildlife15 May 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvqwzb22x24https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mlsjeixc7c27🥳 We're celebrating 5 years of our #LivingSeas Youth Forum! 🎂 📽️ Here's some of the groups highlights over the past 5 years. 🔙 It's a privilege to work with dedicated and passionate young people.👫Who want to make a difference to our blue planet 🌊 #YouthGroup #YouthAction14 May 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsjeixc7c27https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mlq7aqsjzo2y#CaptionThis 📸 Bottlenose dolphins have around 80-100 teeth. 🦷 Cutting a tooth in half and counting the rings will tell you the age of the dolphin! 🧮 Just like with trees. 🌳 #BottlenoseDolphin #DolphinTeeth13 May 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq7aqsjzo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mljgyjx2gn2y👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑‍🤝‍🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 38 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Groups of dolphins were spotted daily, including mother & calf pairs. 🐬 Sandwich terns and gannets were observed diving in the bay. 🐦 #CBWildlife #CitizenScience10 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljgyjx2gn2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mlaxgflmgk24🍓 We spotted this little strawberry anemone on our latest #SeaShoreSafari 👀 🕵️‍♂️ An unusual find in New Quay! Perhaps a sign of changes along our coast? 🏖️ #CBWildlife07 May 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaxgflmgk24https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3ml3t53ibqe2d🐾 Between 1st May and 30th September, dogs are not allowed on New Quay Harbour beach❌ You can still take your dog for a walk on Traeth Gwyn and Dolau Beach. 🏖️🐕 #CoastalDogWalk05 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3t53ibqe2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mkq5chgyju2g📢 Say hello to our newest seasonal volunteers! 👋 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Welcome to the #MarineConservation team Mathilde, Meave, Max, Nolan, Erica, Elliot, Mosella and Sam! 🌊💙 #SeasonalVolunteers #DreamTeam #PodSquad30 Apr 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq5chgyju2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mkmjn6qrgj2l🧘 Take a moment… Close your eyes and listen to the sound of the sea 🌊🎧 #SeaSounds #MindfulMoments29 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmjn6qrgj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mkhhu5ovb62aMarineMonday 🌊 🦑 Common squid have 3 hearts! 🫀 Two pump blood through their gills and the third pumps blood to the body. 🫁 The protein which carries oxygen makes their blood blue. 💙 #MondayWildlifeFacts27 Apr 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhhu5ovb62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mkg5x2meje2d👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑‍🤝‍🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 37 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins and seals were spotted throughout the week. 🐬 Bird sightings included gannets, cormorants, guillemots, sandwich terns and swallows. 🐦 #CitizenScience #CBWildlife26 Apr 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg5x2meje2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mkctirlxwg2d👋 This weekend we're saying goodbye to some of our seasonal volunteers 😭 ✨ We'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you to Ella, Beth, Eden, Sam, Freya and Cairenn for all your help with our #marineconservation work 👏💙 #ThankYouVolunteers #PodSquad25 Apr 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkctirlxwg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mk3532imci2d🌍 It's #EarthDay and this years theme is 'Our Power, Our Planet'! 👫The every day actions we take to protect the environment 💪💚 #EarthDay2026 #OurPowerOurPlanet22 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3532imci2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mjvtqxuzqh24#MarineMonday 🌊 🌸 Sea thrift is known as clustog Fair in Welsh.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Meaning Mary's pillow! 🛏️ It's a sign of spring flowering between April-July each year. 📅 #CoastalFlower #WelshLanguage20 Apr 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvtqxuzqh24https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mjun7bfqnp2y👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑‍🤝‍🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 33 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Volunteers had to deal with a range of weather with a few surveys abandoned due to torrential rain. ⛈️ Dolphins were spotted throughout the week. 🐬 #CitizenScience19 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjun7bfqnp2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mjgvyjfrtc2lHappy #NationalDolphinDay🥳🐬It's dolphinitely the best day of the year! 💙 🤔 Discover which species of dolphin is your spirit animal and comment with the answer 👇 #DolphinDay #CBWildlife #SpiritAnimal14 Apr 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgvyjfrtc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mj7hx4mtbl27🚮 Rubbish collected from New Quay Harbour beach one morning this week! 🤯 If you're visiting our coast please respect the marine environment, wildlife and the local community. 💙 Leave nothing but your footprints. 👣 🙏 Thanks to #MarineConservation volunteer Graham for cleaning up the beach. 🤩11 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7hx4mtbl27https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mj4shhubzk2r😍Photo of a mother and calf taken by one of our #MarineConservation volunteers Samantha!🐬 #CBWildlife #DolphinWatching10 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4shhubzk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3minuoidczq2z🦦 This otter was spotted swimming in front of the harbour wall last week! 😍 Eurasian otters are occasionally spotted foraging in the sea, close to the shore. 🌊 #OtterSighting #CBWildlife04 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3minuoidczq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mijqaq4ykd2z🪣A few highlights from our Seashore Safari event yesterday! 🏖️ #RockPooling #SeashoreSafari #CBWildlife02 Apr 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijqaq4ykd2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3migfuivpkc2p👀 Dolphins spotted on yesterday's 5-7pm survey!🐬 #DolphinWatching #CBWildlife01 Apr 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3migfuivpkc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3midw66cfqn2j👋 Today we're saying thank you and farewell to our #MarineConservation Intern Bea 🐬 🐧 Bea joined the team as a volunteer in 2024! 🤩 She returned to CBMWC as a member of staff in April 2025. 🌊 Thank you for everything and good luck with your next adventure. 💙31 Mar 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3midw66cfqn2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mi7q2okgbe22👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊🧑‍🤝‍🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 24 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝 Dolphins were spotted on a few surveys but the highlight of the week was a curious otter that popped up right next to the harbour wall!29 Mar 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7q2okgbe22https://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mi2lro7tk42z✨ Caption Contest!🐬 🤷‍♀️ What caption would you post alongside this adorable mother and calf 😍 Comment below! . . . #Dolphin #BottlenoseDolphin #MarineMammal #LivingSeas #MarineConservation #CBMWC #WTSWW #NewQuay #NewQuayWales #CardiganBay #GronfaRhwydweithiauNatur #NatureNetworksFund27 Mar 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2lro7tk42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mhxkkbjff22o📢 Say hello to our first seasonal volunteers of 2026! 👋 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Welcome to the #MarineConservation team Cairenn, Ella, Sofia, Freya, Beth, Ceri, Eden and Samantha! 🌊💙 #PodSqaud #SeasonalVolunteers26 Mar 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxkkbjff22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mhsakgtn3s2q👩‍🏫On Friday our #Marine Conservation team ran a careers workshos for pupils at Ysgol Bro Teifi🔎🐬 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Hopefully we inspired some future marine biologists and conservationists! 🌊 #CareersTalk #MarineBiolgyCareers24 Mar 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsakgtn3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mhnkdylsfc2p👀 Weekly Sightings Update 🌊 🧑‍🤝‍🧑This week our #MarineConservation volunteers carried out 10 #DolphinWatch surveys! 📝Bottlenose dolphins were spotted on Monday and an Atlantic grey seal was seen on Friday. 🐬 #CitizenScience22 Mar 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnkdylsfc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mhi5owqio32sSpring has Sprung! 💮🌱 📆 The #SpringEquinox marks the start of astrological spring. 🎇 Comment below with your favourite things about Spring by the coast. 👇 🏖️ #FirstDayOfSpring20 Mar 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhi5owqio32shttps://bsky.app/profile/cbmwc.bsky.social/post/3mhahaymiro2a🐦 An oystercatcher's beak grows at a rate of 0.4mm a day! A similar rate to human finger nails. 💅 This compensates for wear and tear from opening their shelled prey. 🦪 #Oystercatchers #BeakGrowth #CoastalBird17 Mar 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:iu6igwnatqpysctrlw65afgp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhahaymiro2a