We've been at anchor overnight seeking shelter from the force 8 storms in the Channel. Force 8 means that the wind is strong and our ship will roll and pitch in the swell that picks up.

It makes it impossible to launch the inflatable boats. Over the last few weeks most of the wind has been coming from the north but the last few days it has been picking up from the south west. Most people would look at that and just think 'wind' but for us out here we know what the south west winds mean - dolphins will be washing up on the beaches. With northerly winds the bodies are blown out to sea and lost. But over the next few days it is likely that more will now wash ashore.

Already we have seen a total of seven dead dolphins floating in the water. On Tuesday when we found the three mutilated bodies everyone was wondering just how many more out there we missed. We can only spot them up to 100 metres from the ship and it is even harder from the inflatable. You almost have to be on top of them to see them from the water. Dead dolphins that we missed may well be out on the beaches today.

The dead dolphins that we have found at sea and the hundreds that wash ashore are the grisly evidence of the deaths that are happening every day through the winter season out here in the Channel.

Imagine how people feel when they are taking their children or dogs for a walk down the beach and they stumble across one of these bodies. Certainly not what most people think of when they say they want to see dolphins! So today the team on land has served a reminder to the people who can make a difference by delivering them the evidence - dead dolphin bodies (pictured).

We all know action needs to be taken to stop these deaths - all we need is the politicians to do it!

Sarah, Campaigner