THE importance of looking after our seas will be just one of the messages sea life centres across the UK will be pushing as they team up with Disney Pixar for the release of the much awaited Finding Dory.

Special Disney Pixar Finding Dory events will be hosted from Saturday, July 16 at twelve sea live centres across the UK, including Weymouth.

Visitors will be led on an interactive trail by one of the new Disney Pixar movie star's sea creatures Hank, the voice of Ed O’Neill, a cantankerous octopus.

Event organiser, Jamie Turner said: "Hank will appear in displays right through each centre, revealing amazing fishy facts and providing collectible ‘letters’ which will need unscrambling at the end of the journey to earn a reward.

“Like Finding Nemo before it, the new film is likely to inspire an interest in marine life among millions of children, which is why we’re delighted to be associated with it.”

Finding Dory tells the story of Dory’s quest to find her own family, with the help of Nemo and Marlin and new characters like Hank that she meets at a Californian marine rehabilitation centre and aquarium.

Jamie added: "We have many of the real sea creatures in our displays that the film’s characters are based on.

“With their help we think we can reinforce the messages which are at the heart of the film, about the importance of looking after our seas and of sharing experiences with family and friends.”

For more information visit sealife.co.uk