In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.
Baba Dioum 1968
Recent Sightings
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EVENT DATE 11/12/2019 16:03 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: Kilmichael Point - Co. Wexford | ||
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EVENT DATE 08/12/2019 16:00 |
SPECIES TYPE cetacean species |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Clogher Head - Co. Louth | ||
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EVENT DATE 08/12/2019 15:30 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 6 |
| LOCATION: Clogher Head - Co. Louth | ||
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EVENT DATE 08/12/2019 08:59 |
SPECIES TYPE fin whale |
NO. ANIMALS 3 |
| LOCATION: Ardmore Bay - Co. Waterford | ||
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EVENT DATE 07/12/2019 12:15 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 3 |
| LOCATION: Ireland's Eye - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/12/2019 09:10 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 17 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 05/12/2019 11:50 |
SPECIES TYPE dolphin species |
NO. ANIMALS 17 |
| LOCATION: Orlock Point - Co. Down | ||
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EVENT DATE 04/12/2019 16:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: Skerries - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 04/12/2019 15:39 |
SPECIES TYPE dolphin species |
NO. ANIMALS 14 |
| LOCATION: Crow Head, Beara Peninsula - Co. Cork | ||
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EVENT DATE 04/12/2019 09:10 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 8 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
Recent Strandings
EVENT DATE
12/12/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Kinvara Bay - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
09/12/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Kilkee - Co. Clare
EVENT DATE
08/12/2019
SPECIES TYPE
harbour porpoise
LOCATION: Island Magee - Co. Antrim
EVENT DATE
08/12/2019
SPECIES TYPE
harbour porpoise
LOCATION: St. John's Point - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
03/12/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Rinville Point, Galway Bay - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
30/11/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Fanad Peninsula - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
29/11/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Strandhill - Co. Sligo
EVENT DATE
28/11/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Mullet Peninsula - Co. Mayo
EVENT DATE
27/11/2019
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Rostonstown - Co. Wexford
EVENT DATE
27/11/2019
SPECIES TYPE
harbour porpoise
LOCATION: Kilmore Quay - Co. Wexford
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About Us
The IWDG was founded in 1990 to establish an All-Ireland sighting and stranding scheme and to campaign for the declaration of Irish territorial waters as a whale and dolphin sanctuary. Since then, the group has grown in numbers to become what it is today, a diverse group of people from varying backgrounds with one thing in common, a passion for whales and dolphins and the marine environment.
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Congratulations to David Williams who is the next recipient of a Distinguished Contributors Award from the IWDG, for his valuable contributions to the IWDG Sighting scheme
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Fiona Cummins presenting her masters work at the World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 at Barcelona. Her work looked at the effect of dumping dredged material in Dublin Bay on harbour porpoise during the Dublin Porr ABR project.
She showed an increase in harbour porpoise detections occurred during dumping and used modelling to explore what might be causing this effect. Fiona work was carried out at GMIT on the Conservation Behaviour MSc and supported by the IWDG.
Attendance at the conference was made possible with support from Dublin Port and RPS. #WMMC19 @IWDGnews #dublinport #RPS #GMIT #conservationbehaviour
Always great to have the opportunity to catch up with Irish and International colleagues at the World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona!
1. Some of the members of the Cape Verde expeditions (L to R): Katia, Simon, Conor, Pedrin and Beatrice
2. Simon Berrow and Dr Joy Reidenberg
#WMMC19 #barcelona #cetaceans #science #marinemammalscience #colleagues #irishwhaleanddolphingroup #IWDG
Seán, Mags and Fiona presenting their work at the World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, the largest gathering of marine mammal biologists ever. Seán worked with the IWDG on laser photogrametry of common dolphins, Mags presenting the first year of the Necropsy project and Fiona on the effects of dredging on harbour porpoise. Well done Seán, Mags and Fiona.
