We sailed south from Boa Vista to Maio on March 2nd without any sightings, but the following day the 3rd was to see our 2nd encounter as skipper Joe Aston picked up some activity ahead of us. We spent the next two hours with this group of 3 humpbacks, in what can only be described
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Pirate trawlers will be tracked by a new database as part of a planned crackdown on illegal fish catches worth $9.5 billion a year that are adding to strains on global stocks, a report said on Friday.
Second report from the expedition team to Cape Verde.
Despite a large swell rolling into the island of Boavista the Irish humpback whale expedition to Cape Verde manage to obtain their first fluke image of an adult female. She was first seen breaching and banging her pectoral fins onto the waters surface. The research vessel RV Adrainna managed to approach withing 50m and obtain
Despite the best efforts of Cape Verde Airlines, the crew of five over three days, finally made it to Mindelo to provision the 46 ft Bavaria yacht, which will be home for the next 4 weeks. Weighing anchor at 11am on Wed 25th we choose a route to the north of Sao Vicente intent on
Scores of dolphins washed onto a beach on Japan’s Pacific Coast on Tuesday, and surfers joined local officials in a struggle to push them back into the sea. <
Two large whales were sighted yesterday (27 Feb) from Ram Head, Co. Waterford during a ‘constant effort’ watch by IWDG member, Andrew Malcolm.
Today saw the 3rd of these survey events and the best to date. The weather forecast suggested good conditions and for once it was accurate. Setting sail from Larne at 10.30, P & O’s European Highlander had David Williams and Ian Enlander of IWDG on the bridge ready for anything the day might throw at
The chained Farley Mowat floats under police guard in Cape Town harbour, out of reach of the whaling ships its captain seeks to destroy. Planet Ark
Japanese scientists have reacted angrily to media reports that surplus whale meat is being sold as pet food. BBC