Recent Sightings
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EVENT DATE 07/06/2023 16:30 |
SPECIES TYPE basking shark |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Kilkee - Co. Clare | ||
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EVENT DATE 07/06/2023 13:35 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 8 |
| LOCATION: Bolus Head - Co. Kerry | ||
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EVENT DATE 07/06/2023 10:42 |
SPECIES TYPE bottlenose dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 5 |
| LOCATION: Ballycastle Bay - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 07/06/2023 09:42 |
SPECIES TYPE minke whale |
NO. ANIMALS 2 |
| LOCATION: Portstewart - Co. Derry | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 17:45 |
SPECIES TYPE bottlenose dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 15 |
| LOCATION: Mullaghmore - Co. Sligo | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 17:04 |
SPECIES TYPE minke whale |
NO. ANIMALS 2 |
| LOCATION: Ramore Head - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 16:35 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 10 |
| LOCATION: Inishturk Island - Co. Mayo | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 14:18 |
SPECIES TYPE minke whale |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Rathlin Sound - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 13:30 |
SPECIES TYPE bottlenose dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 6 |
| LOCATION: Loop Head - Co. Clare | ||
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EVENT DATE 06/06/2023 12:05 |
SPECIES TYPE bottlenose dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 8 |
| LOCATION: Fálmór, Blacksod - Co. Mayo | ||
Recent Strandings
EVENT DATE
30/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
bottlenose dolphin
LOCATION: Aughris Head - Co. Sligo
EVENT DATE
30/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Tarmon Beach, Belmullet - Co. Mayo
EVENT DATE
29/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Dunaff Bay, Lough Swilly - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
28/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common or striped dolphin
LOCATION: Long Island, Roaringwater Bay - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
25/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
Sowerby's beaked whale
LOCATION: Dunmore East - Co. Waterford
EVENT DATE
23/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
striped dolphin
LOCATION: Rosses Point - Co. Sligo
EVENT DATE
22/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
pilot whale
LOCATION: Gortnakilla - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
19/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Reenroe Strand - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
19/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
Risso's dolphin
LOCATION: Ballyliffin - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
18/05/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Ballyferriter - Co. Kerry
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Shannon Dolphin Project: Adolescence
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Hope everyone is enjoying the fine weather ! The sun has been bringing a lot of people outdoors which is great, and calm sea conditions have been amazing for spotting whales and dolphins. However, please remember to observe them respectfully by keeping your distance and not pursuing them, especially when on watercraft. We have had reports from concerned members of the public with regards to boats, kayaks, and most recently jet skis, getting way too close and following animals around. It is not only disturbing the animals, but can also be a danger to you. Please review and share our Code of Conduct for operating watercraft around cetaceans below.
Important Marine Mammal Areas Workshop for the North East Atlantic.![]()
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Last week the IWDG attended in person (Patrick Lyne) and online (Simon Berrow) the Important Marine Mammals Area (IMMA) workshop for the North East Atlantic in Hamburg, Germany. The workshop was organised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and IMMAs are key precursors of the designation of Marine Protected Areas (www.marinemammalhabitat.org/immas).![]()
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Find out more at iwdg.ie/iwdg-attend-imma-workshop-in-germany/![]()
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📸 1. Sub-region 1 is in discussion. Starting from Front Left (Simon Ingram, Peter Evans, David Johnson, Valentina de Santis, Anna Bunney, Erich Hoyt, Mark Hammond, Patrick Lyne, Sascha Hooker).![]()
2. The Preliminary map of 36 candidate IMMAs in orange and 7 Areas of Interest in blue.![]()
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#marineprotectedareas #MPAs #research #conservation #marinemammal
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Shannon Dolphin Project (1993-2023) this year with a series of articles reflecting on the first 30 years of the project.![]()
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The second article in the series, 'Shannon Dolphin Project: Adolescence' by Simon Berrow, describes how dolphin-watching has become an important part of tourism development in west Clare, along with the designation of the estuary as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in 1999, providing the Shannon Dolphin Project with a great platform for growth and progress thanks to the heavy investment in new dolphin-watching vessels in Carrigaholt and Kilrush.![]()
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See more at iwdg.ie/the-shannon-dolphin-story-adolescence/.![]()
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#shannondolphins #bottlenosedolphin #30years #SDP #iwdgproject
