The recent death of a white-beaked dolphin found stranded on the Isle of Wight occured right on ORCA's doorstep, just across the Solent from our main offices in Portsmouth.

The UK Government is expected to announce that the charge for single carrier bags is to be extended to all retailers in an announcement later this week.

ORCA are looking for six enthusiastic, passionate Wildlife Officers, who are driven by delivering excellent customer service, to develop and deliver our successful Wildlife Officer programme in the North-East Atlantic in 2018.

Ferry operator CalMac has seconded a full time ORCA Wildlife Officer to help educate crew and passengers about marine life across the west coast.

This week, we welcomed James Robbins to the ORCA team here in Portsmouth.  Read about James' role below and his past experiences, which make him the perfect candiate for the Science Officer post.

Guests and guides were treated to an array of wildlife in the Bay of Biscay on the final Sea Safari trip of 2017, including hundreds of common dolphins, acrobatic striped dolphins and a close probable sei whale, to name but a few.

Although PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) were phased out in the 1908s, their impacts on top predators, such as orcas, continue.  In this blog by Charlotte Coquard, she looks at current research into PCSs and their continued impact on our marine environment.