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Marine Dimensions

Conserving the Ocean, Educating the Future

  • About us
  • Report your Mermaid’s Purse Sightings
  • Purse Search Ireland
    • What is a Mermaid’s Purse?
    • Identifying Shark and Ray Eggcases
      • How to Identify a Mermaid’s Purse
  • Our Marine Conservation Work
    • Seal Pup Rescue in Bray
    • What to do if you find a seal pup on the beach
    • What to do if you find a whale, dolphin or porpoise on the beach
  • Shark and Skate Facts
    • Small Spotted Catshark Fact File
    • Nursehound Fact File
    • Thornback Ray Fact File
    • Spotted Ray Fact File
    • Small Eyed Ray Fact File
    • Cuckoo Ray Fact File
    • Undulate Ray Fact File
    • Blonde Ray Fact File
    • Flapper Skate Fact File
    • White Skate Fact File
  • Beachcombing Resources
  • Marine Wildlife
  • Marine Biology Career FAQs
    • Marine Biology Career FAQs
      • Do Marine Biologists Have to SCUBA Dive?
    • Marine Biology and Wildlife Conservation – Paid Jobs
    • Marine Biology Internships and Conservation Volunteering in Ireland
  • Resources
    • Resources for Teachers
      • Explorers Education Programme
      • Elasmo Shark Education Programme
    • Resources for Beachcombing, Tidepooling and Rockpooling
      • Books and Field Guides
        • A Beachcomber’s Guide to Shells and other Wildlife Found on the Seashore
      • Tide times
    • Reports and Publications
  • Course and Workshops
    • The virtual Marine Experience workshop
    • The Marine Explorer workshop
    • The virtual Introduction to Marine Biology for Teens course
      • Marine Biology for Teens Course Resources
    • Kids Sea Camps
  • Contact Us

About the Wildlife

We’re fascinated by wildlife around the world, especially the incredible animals that inhabit our oceans!

There are literally millions of animal and plant species that make up the intricate web of life on our planet, and it’s so important that we value and protect this rich biodiversity so that we can share and benefit from it for many years to come.

Although there is still much that we do not know and there are many mysteries to solve, marine biologists have been working very hard over the years to answer the many questions that people have about life in our oceans.

Here in Marine Dimensions, we do our best to connect you with those answers!

Check out our Ocean Animal Fact Files to find the answers to some of the questions that we frequently get asked. So far we have been focusing on sharks and rays, as this is a group that we have been working closely with over the years, but we’ll be adding more animals over time so watch this space!



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