Experts who examined a dead sperm whale washed ashore in southern Spain have confirmed that it died from a blockage in the stomach caused by ingesting plastic debris. The full story can be seen at; http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/08/spain-sperm-whale-death-swallowed-plastic Sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus are the largest of the Odontocetes or toothed whales and are recorded stranded in
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Well it’s not often that the IWDG Cetacean Stranding Scheme receives a record from the last century but we’ve recently received an interesting record from Andrew Sides of the Loughs Agency in Lough Foyle, Co. Derry of a northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus. The whale was caught in stake nets close to the city of
Well it’s not often that the IWDG Cetacean Stranding Scheme receives a record from the last century but we’ve recently received an interesting record from Andrew Sides of the Loughs Agency in Lough Foyle, Co. Derry of a northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus. The whale was caught in stake nets close to the city of
Providence Resources recently announced it has surrendered the Foreshore Licence granted over an area in the Kish Bank Basin, in Dublin Bay because the Irish Government had not correctly transposed the EIA Directive in 1999. This means that the proposed seismic survey in Dublin Bay and the Kish Bank Basin has been temporarily postponed until
Providence Resources recently announced it has surrendered the Foreshore Licence granted over an area in the Kish Bank Basin, in Dublin Bay because the Irish Government had not correctly transposed the EIA Directive in 1999. This means that the proposed seismic survey in Dublin Bay and the Kish Bank Basin has been temporarily postponed until
It was with much sadness that the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group learnt of the recent passing of Oscar Merne on the 17th January after a long illness. Oscar was a founding member of the IWDG, and while he never held a position within the group, he maintained in his own words “…. an informal watching
It was with much sadness that the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group learnt of the recent passing of Oscar Merne on the 17th January after a long illness. Oscar was a founding member of the IWDG, and while he never held a position within the group, he maintained in his own words “…. an informal watching
Update: Saturday 2 February Check out the latest from the Cetaceans on the Frontier 4 survey on our blog: www.cotf4.blogspot.ie. During a brief respite in the weather, today we recorded several sperm whales, a lone killer whale, pilot whales, bottlenose dolphin and common dolphins. This brings to 7 the number of cetaceans recorded so far
Update: Saturday 2 February Check out the latest from the Cetaceans on the Frontier 4 survey on our blog: www.cotf4.blogspot.ie. During a brief respite in the weather, today we recorded several sperm whales, a lone killer whale, pilot whales, bottlenose dolphin and common dolphins. This brings to 7 the number of cetaceans recorded so far
10 January 2013 RV Celtic Mist has arrived safely in County Wexford from Kilrush, County Clare. The crew onboard Celtic Mist were greeted with pods of Bottlenose Dolphins leaving the Shannon Estuary, Common Dolphins were bow riding the vessel for several hours of the journey along the South coast, followed by sightings of 2