Marine volunteers keeping watch on Island's seas

Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 00:00

Marine surveyors have spent the summer sailing the Irish Sea.

The Steam Packet let volunteers watch from the bridge on sailings to and from the Island so they could keep an eye out for local sea life.

The group was gathering information to help with the continued conservation of Manx marine mammals.

ORCA community wildlife officer Anna Bunney explains how people can get on board:

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