Construction of an oil platform in a Shell-led project off Eastern Russia disrupted feeding by rare Western Pacific grey whales in recent months, two environmental lobby groups said on Wednesday.

A humpback whale freed by divers from a tangle of crab trap lines near the Farallon Islands nudged its rescuers and flapped around in what marine experts said was a rare and remarkable encounter.

Simultaneous sightings of fin whales reported to IWDG on Mon. 12th December from Counties Wexford, Waterford and Cork (east & west).

Killer whales have become the most contaminated mammals in the Arctic, new research indicates. BBC

The European Union’s highest court ruled on Thursday Ireland broke EU fishery laws some six years ago by not giving proper data on stocks and numbers of fish caught by its national fleet.

A dead female harbour porpoise found entangled in illegally set nets in St. Austell Bay on 4th December. Officers from the Environment Agency seized over 1.5 km of nets and were dismayed to find the snared mammal.

The prow of his pirogue slicing through the glistening waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Maketdiaye makes his way back to shore to sell his catch – 10 small black tuna fish. He has spent seven hours at sea, searching the exhausted waters off the West African

WWF have launched the second International Smart Gear Competition this week. Intended to inspire and reward innovative ideas to reduce bycatch, the competition invites entries from all over the world. The Competition will award a $25,000 grand prize and

A pygmy sperm whale, one of the rarest cetacean species recorded in Ireland, has been found washed up in Ballyheigue, Co Kerry. The whale was found by Cliona McGuire and her children Mary-Kate (8), Joshua (5) and Eli (2) on 22 November. Clionas sister Sinead Hussey went to take photographs on 23 November and informed

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