We are now in Portland, Dorset - which means the end of our time at sea searching for dolphins and trawlers. It's always with a bit of sadness that I approach the end of these trips. The question in my mind late at night is whether we've done enough to save the dolphins out here. And I guess the answer to that is we've done all that we can and then some - with late night and early morning Rigid Inflatable Boats out to observe, document and take action.

And when that is combined with hundreds of people calling, writing and sending faxes to the commission we have to feel proud that we are creating the pressure for change. It is up to the commissioner to now take the action that ensures we can all see live dolphins in the Channel in future - rather than the dead animals washing ashore on our beaches.

Take a look back over our ship tour by viewing the images page.

A huge thanks from everyone on board the ship to those that have followed us through the website and sent comments, questions, ideas and messages of support to us. It makes a big difference on those difficult days to know that there are so many more people on land watching what is happening out here in the Channel.

And if you haven't done so already, please send an online fax to the EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg, asking him to ban the sea bass pair trawl fishery. You can also help spread the word about our campaign by sending our new e-card to all your friends.

Thanks from everyone on board the Esperanza for all your support - and please keep checking our website for more news on the campaign from land...

Sarah, Campaigner

My name is Kurt Jackson and I'm an artist based in Cornwall - landscape and seascape. I paint the environment and the people that live and work in it and try to cover cultural issues, environmental issues, political ideals and the simple ideals of beauty...

I have followed the work of lots of different environmental campaigns and organisations and became involved with fundraising for Greenpeace through my work as the artist in residence at the annual Glastonbury festival. In the past I have auctioned my paintings through the event organiser Mike Eavis. Every exhibition I hold at private and public galleries all over the world raises the awareness of environmental campaigns and organisations.

As I live near the sea and have witnessed numerous dead dolphins on the beaches of Cornwall I have always had the desire to get involved in the issue. In the past I have painted the dead dolphins and at one time witnessed six washed up on a beach. Pair trawling for sea bass is a major factor in this problem and so when I was offered the chance to paint in situ on the MV Esperanza campaigning against pair trawling in the English Channel, I jumped at it.

I had vague ideas for the composition and subject and as I couldn't paint in the Rigid Inflatable Boats as they are too bouncy, I took up residence on 'Monkey Island' which is actually on the roof of the bridge. While I was there I painted a huge sea swell and was feeling a bit icky but it was a phenomenal seascape with shafts of light hitting the water.

I've also been able to get onboard an inflatable to sketch an action to stop two pairs of French trawlers from fishing.

The experience was extraordinary and I managed to do a few marks on paper. Although it was very wet out there it was totally worthwhile to produce images that can hopefully be used to raise awareness on this issue.

Kurt Jackson, Artist in residence