Japan has abandoned whale hunting in the Antarctic for this season after its main whaling ship was crippled by a fire two weeks ago, the Fisheries Agency said on Wednesday.
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The cetacean sighting and stranding schemes are the backbone of the IWDG and we have been co-ordinating both on an All-Ireland basis since 1991. It is important that all records in a database are validated thus ensuring the quality of the data. All stranding records submitted to the IWDG are validated and an annual list
A Japanese whaling ship, stranded for 10 days off the Antarctic coast after a fire, no longer posed a danger to wildlife but was staying in the frigid Southern Ocean, New Zealand rescue officials said on Monday.
Spain is advising ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest maritime lanes, to slow down and look out for whales. Planet Ar
IWDG have been contacted by the Colum Lawlor of the Air Corp Maritime Squadron to report a pod of nine Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), on 23 Feb 2007 at 11:44. The location was 54˚ 30.15 N and 12˚ 30.48 W, c101 miles west of the Mullet Peninsula in our deep shelf waters off the north-west.
In June 2006 the IWDG organised an Irish Cetacean Research Seminar in collaboration with the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The aims of the seminar were: 1. To present data and results from research initiatives on the distribution of whales and dolphins in Irish waters. 2. To obtain feedback on recording
Scientists added several species of deep sea sharks on Thursday to the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) endangered Red List due to overfishing. Planet Ark
Italian scientists have discovered large numbers of sperm whales travelling past the south coast of Scicily.
A Japanese whaling ship stranded off Antarctica could move on its own power within several days, an official said, but anti-whaling activists warned that environmental disaster still looms.
A humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of the Isle of Man. BBC