A new 6 meter research vessel has been delivered to the IWDG. The XS 600 Deluxe Rib (Ridgid Inflatable Boat) was imported from Barnett Marine in the UK and has been specified to a high level by IWDG. The Rib has been equipped with depth sounder, VHF radio, compass and GPS. Other eqipment include radar
Yearly Archives: 2006
A mother and calf Northern bottlenose whale live- stranded in Co. Sligo. The mother died but the calf was refloated. The IWDG were informed by Don Cotton on Saturday night that an adult whale and calf had live-stranded at Lissadell in Co. Sligo. The adult whale measured 5-6m in length. By the time Don arrived
Bottlenose dolphins have been seen regularly off Roche’s Point in the mouth of Cork harbour. There are around eight dolphins that have been sighted regularly for the past 4-5 weeks. IWDG member Conor Ryan states “Every time I have gone out, they have been around without fail, usually quite close to shore and putting on
A porpoise has been sighted in the Manchester Ship Canal, more than 32km (20 miles) inland. BBC
Conservations have issued a warning after reports that stones were thrown at a dolphin. BBC
In an effort to whet an appetite for whale among younger consumers, a new Japanese company is set to expand sales of the meat to include school lunches and some family-oriented restaurant chains.
One of the largest groups of bottlenose dolphins seen for 20 years in Wales has been spotted in Cardigan Bay. BBC
Dolphins communicate like humans by calling each other by “name”, scientists in Fife have found. BBC
Humpback whales swimming in the waters off Hawaii are increasingly in danger of being hit by boats. BBC
This afternoon a bottlenosed whale live stranded but died at Fermoyle, Brandon on the north side of the Dingle peninsula. Chris Van Schoor contacted his wife Lee and she then contacted the aquarium in Dingle. Once again Kevin Flannery was one of the first on the scene but no sooner had he called the IWDG