All answers are sea related.
1... This mammal dug on good sand
2... Article next to secret service & little Albert with Dark Chocolate
3... Tender 12
4.... Dense seaweed in coastal waters
5.....Barrie or action man, loses tail with percussion instruments
6... A hair style popular with flapper girls in the 1920's
7... Toss high into the air the tailless end of a ship
8... Mark Catesby named this bird in 1731