SUSSEX DOLPHIN Project

You might have spotted a video or two this summer of friends bobbing in a dinghy just off the pier… surrounded by inquisitive dolphins! Or a paddle boarder’s friendly encounter with a young seal. They’re breathtaking moments, and chances are you saw them via the Sussex Dolphin Project.

Sussex Dolphin Project was set up to monitor and conserve Sussex’s marine mammals through research, awareness and education. Their beach cleans, fundraisers and petitions make a real difference to the dolphins, seals, whales and other mammals on our coast, while their online presence has brought us up close and personal with them through amazing videos, photos and information.

We spoke to Thea Taylor, Sussex Dolphin Project Lead, about their aims, the array of wildlife living just offshore, the destructive effects of the vast Super-trawlers in the channel, and what we can do to help.

Can you tell us about what the Sussex Dolphin project does and its aims?

Sussex Dolphin Project was launched in 2018 as a project of the World Cetacean Alliance, the world’s largest cetacean conservation partnership. With their head office in Brighton, the WCA