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What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Find out who you're sharing the surf with in Wales. We can't include every single fish but these are the bigger creatures, more likely to drop in on you!

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Common Seal

Phoca vitulina

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

Bottle Nosed Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus Griseus

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Pilot Whale

Globicephala Melaena

Weaver Fish

Weaver Fish

Jellyfish

There are 5 main species in Uk

Your comments

Tell us about your wildlife enounters whilst out surfing...

Comments

Big Wave Fanatic
I am terrified of sharks..mainly the bite. but anyways when i was first learning how to surf i was sitting on the outside waiting for a set, cautiously watching the surface of the water for any fins. just as i was about to calm down from this paranoia, a huge fin poooped out of the water right next to me. i flipped out! i was screaming and trying to paddle back in before i realized....it was just a dolphin. i was such a kook.

josh Newport
Was on holiday in Malta and went to feel the temperture of the sea with my hands and put my finger on to a weaver fish, it stung like hell. it was a real bad pain and had to go to the Maltese doctors who told me to put in hot water.

richard from eastbourne east suusex
we have the weaver here as well caught one when fishing today didn`t know what it was till i tried to unhook it and boy did it hurt 2 hours later after the hot water treatment it is still a bit sore

rachael. melton mowbray
I was stung by a weaver fish in Perranporth and it was agony. The life guard was brill and put my foot in real hot water and that took the pain off in about 30 mins. Do wear jelly shoes in the sea, they prevent tootsies from these sort of mean spirited critters. Have fun yorl.

jono newcastle
a jellyfish bit my groin area

Guto - Porth Neigwl
While sitting on the board waiting for a set about 2-3 weeks ago, whitebait or small sandeel were bubbling all around me, even jumping out of the water, probably chased by mackrel or bass..... cool!

Stephanie from Bognor Regis!!
Got stung by a Weaver fish at East Wittering and it hurt like hell. Little buggers.

Wang - Cardiff
Michela - Did you get the jellyfish clean?

MICHELA 2000 21ST STREET SOUTH
I GOT BIT BY A JELLYFISH AND SCRUBED IT WITH SOAP

Marcus
Not sure but think it was a weaver fish. Stood on something anyway - Got back to car and i coudent even walk it was so bad. I was in agony for about 10mins!

Morris - Bath
Surfing at Puttsborough a few years ago and saw massive Dorsal fin (Shark!) initially crapped myself then realised it was a basking shark! About 15ft long just chilling, swimming slowly parralell with the beach near the surface. Laterz

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