Be a citizen scientist in Norfolk and look out for Dolphins, Whales and Sharks
Charity organisation urging people to help them learn more about Norfolk's sea life
People in Norfolk are being encouraged to spend time by the coast and help scientists learn more about the area's marine life.
It comes as the 'Sea Watch Foundation' embark on their 25th year of hosting the National Dolphin Watch. An initiative inviting people in Norfolk to become citizen scientists and explore the marine life along their local coastline.
The foundation hopes that residents and visitors will keep an eye out for marine life, helping them build a better picture of what goes on along the UK's coastline, and how climate change is affecting sea patterns.
Harriet Goodchild, Communications and Outreach Officer at the Sea Watch Foundation, says there's a lot to learn about Norfolk's coast:
"Most people know there's a lot of seal populations around the Norfolk coastline, but we're interested to find out what else there is,
Harbour Porpoises, are a really common species around the whole of East Anglia as well as Norfolk. But we're looking to see if there's anything else more exciting."
Organisers say they are hoping for more discoveries like last year, when someone spotted a humpback whale between Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
Anything that people discover along the coast, will also help their team find out the effect the rising temperatures have had.
Harriet explained that the event not only benefits scientific research but also offers participants the chance to detach from everyday life by spending time outdoors, which can help improve mental health.
"It can be such a mental health clearer. Any time in nature can do absolute wonders. There's so much research going into how it can benefit us just to be out of the house, out of the office,
You learn so much more about your local area or a place that you're visiting whilst being outside" she said.
Participants can contribute through public surveys and events outlined on the foundation's website.