Seasearch  Competition

For our 35th year, we want to hear your stories about volunteering for Seasearch in 2023.  And it could be a story about anything!

Did you spot something unusual or surprising or just had a great time in the water? Perhaps you met a new friend or had an unexpected interaction with the marine life.  Maybe it was one of these days when everything was perfect or one where everything went wrong?

Good or bad, as long as it was something that happened to you when you were out and about for Seasearch this year we want to hear about it.

What you need to do...

Your story needs to be around 500 words – so nothing too long (but don't worry if yours is longer). 

Send it to us by email with the title Competition, along your name and contact details, letting us know when and where you were when the story took place and attaching a photo and/or the image from your Seasearch form if you have them.

Email address: 

[email protected]

The competition has now closed.

Terms & Conditions

1. The Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch Volunteer Competition 2023 (the "Competition") is open to anyone who has volunteered for the Seasearch project in 2023.
2. Employees or agencies of the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch, their family members or anyone else connected with the Competition may not enter.
3. Entrants into the Competition shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions.
4. To enter the Competition, send us a story about a survey you’ve completed for Seasearch this year, including where the survey took place and the date of the survey, along with a photograph and a copy of your survey sketch, if you have them, to [email protected], using the title COMPETITION.
5. To enter the Competition you must send in your story, along with your name and contact details. No purchase is necessary. If you have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Competition, please e-mail us at [email protected].
6. Copyright of images remains with the participant of the Competition, but by entering the Competition, you are agreeing for Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch to publish your story and images on our website and social media channels as part of the Competition and for possible use for future marketing campaigns.
7. You can enter as many times as you would like for different surveys you’ve done this year, but entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted.
8. The Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch accepts no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt by the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch.
9. The closing date of the Competition has been extended to 23:59 on Monday,  1 January 2024. Entries received outside this time period will not be considered.
10. Entries may be added to the Seasearch and Marine Conservation Society website and social channels.
11. The winner of the Competition will be chosen from a random draw of entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The draw will take place on 5 January 2024.
12. There will be a prize of a marine life book from a selection including The Lives of Seaweeds, The Lives of Sharks and The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives.
13. Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prizes and not specifically included in the prize.
14. The winner will be notified by email on or after the draw on 5 January 2024 and must provide a postal address to claim their prize. If a winner does not respond to the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch within 14 days of being notified by the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch, then the winner's prize will be forfeited and the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch shall be entitled to select another winner in accordance with the process described above.
15. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other prizes.
16. The Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch retains the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available.
17. The Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch shall use and take care of any personal information you supply to it as described in its privacy policy and in accordance with data protection legislation. By entering the Competition, you agree to the collection, retention, usage and distribution of your personal information in order to process and contact you about your Competition entry.
18. The Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Competition with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of the Marine Conservation Society/Seasearch in all matters under its control is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
19. Promoter: Marine Conservation Society, Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 7US.