Thank you for visiting this fundraising page. We are currently trying to raise funds for the Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit to acquire this Arran-class ex-lifeboat from "Nelson's Boats" for the charity. The vessel was recently refitted with replacement engines and underwent a complete internal renovation. It now sleeps up to 17 persons in 3 cabins with the wheelhouse converted to a saloon. With its full MCA coding, this vessel will allow the charity to expand its current whale and dolphin research activities in northeast Scotland to achieve further coverage of the Moray Firth and North Sea study area. This further, "multi-scale" survey coverage should ultimately assist the research team in identifying those oceanographic, biological and anthropogenic determinants underlying the distinctive patterns of cetacean distribution seen in this area; and these objectives are believed to be fundamental to local management directives for the protection of the coastal whale and dolphin communities in this area, as well as being directly applicable to conservation strategies for these animals in other UK locations and even in European waters.

This sought-after vessel will serve as a floating base and marine laboratory for the CRRU research team during the summer months, and the sea-going capacity of the vessel will be vital for access to cetacean strandings as well. As such, this equipment will provide the charity with a much-needed strong arm in pursuance of its conservation directives.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor the CRRU who will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, with an extra 28% in tax from gift aid too, at no further cost to yourself.

So please spread the word and help us to help more endangered coastal whales and dolphins in Scottish waters and support the CRRU charity. We can achieve this if we put our heads together!

Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU)
P.O. Box 11307
Banff  AB45 3WB
SCOTLAND
Tel: (+44) 01261 851696 
Email: mailbox@crru.org.uk  Website: www.crru.eu
Recognised Scottish Charity No. SC 035473