Photo of the month launch

Do you download your underwater photos after a dive and store them on your computer for them never to see the light of day again? Do you want to help protect the best of Scottish marine life?

Don�t banish your photos to a life of boredom on your computer � put them to good use and help protect the wildlife of Scotland�s first ever Marine Reserve at the same time.

What do you have to do?
It�s simple; just email the Ranger one photograph of something you saw on your dive today. It could be something out of the ordinary, or something you see on every dive. Doesn�t matter if the photo is a bit out of focus � we want to see it!

Why?
Your photographs are an important record of what�s out there. They will help increase our understanding of what�s living in the Marine Reserve, and help us protect it more effectively.

What happens to my photo?
The Marine Reserve Ranger, Georgia, will pick one �Photo of the Month� to go on the Marine Reserve website, www.marine-reserve.co.uk. All the photos will be used to build up a picture of the diverse wildlife of the Reserve.

The first photo of the month comes from Mark Webster, who sent in a photo of a familiar sighting in the marine reserve � the edible sea urchin (Echinus esculentus). Mark commented that he had �never seen one with such long tentacles before�.

Email your photo to Georgia, the Ranger at [email protected] with details of where and when the photo was taken.