Last weekend’s settled weather (9-10th April) produced a nice spread of cetacean and basking shark sightings from around Ireland’s coast, which comprised at least seven species: harbour porpoise, common, bottlenose & Risso’s dolphins, minke and killer whales and of course basking sharks. The latter will likely feature heavily among sighting reports for the next few
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Last weekend’s settled weather (9-10th April) produced a nice spread of cetacean and basking shark sightings from around Ireland’s coast, which comprised at least seven species: harbour porpoise, common, bottlenose & Risso’s dolphins, minke and killer whales and of course basking sharks. The latter will likely feature heavily among sighting reports for the next few
There is a four month contract available on the joint IWDG/GMIT project PReCAST. Starting immediately. Please see link below for details. http://www.gmit.ie/vacancies/research-scientists-fixed-term-contracts.html
There is a four month contract available on the joint IWDG/GMIT project PReCAST. Starting immediately. Please see link below for details. http://www.gmit.ie/vacancies/research-scientists-fixed-term-contracts.html
IWDG received a call at 09:30am 4th April from Margaret Walsh, Clonakilty of a live-stranded dolphin to the rear of Inchydoney Island, West Cork. Whilst she watched the proceedings over a falling tide, it became completely stranded on the mudflats that enter Clonakilty Estuary. Her images forwarded to Dave Wall confirmed this to be a
IWDG received a call at 09:30am 4th April from Margaret Walsh, Clonakilty of a live-stranded dolphin to the rear of Inchydoney Island, West Cork. Whilst she watched the proceedings over a falling tide, it became completely stranded on the mudflats that enter Clonakilty Estuary. Her images forwarded to Dave Wall confirmed this to be a
We’re delighted to inform all recorders that the issue with our online submissions are now fixed and that any cetacean and basking shark sightings & strandings can be reported to IWDG in the normal way. We apologise for the inconvenience since late January, and a huge thanks to you all for making the extra effort
We’re delighted to inform all recorders that the issue with our online submissions are now fixed and that any cetacean and basking shark sightings & strandings can be reported to IWDG in the normal way. We apologise for the inconvenience since late January, and a huge thanks to you all for making the extra effort
Only last month we received a report from Micheal Cottrell while fishing off the Kinsale Gas Fields area, Co. Cork on Fri. 11th Feb., when he encountered a superpod of c1,000 common dolphins. Now we’re delighted to report another similar size aggregation, and it’s nice for a change that the activity isn’t from the South
IWDG host their annual live stranding course in Kilrush, Co Clare on 10 April, 2011. Places available. The aim of this course is teach people what to do in the event of a live cetacean stranding event. It will be very practical with an exercise on the beach with whale pontoons and a model whale