Report IV , 24/03/11 18:00pm Well it’s clear that no one’s record of the first basking shark of 2011 seems capable of standing for more than a few hours, before somebody claims an even earlier record. And so the Irish Navy’s record from offshore Waterford on 17th March which stood for a mere 24 hours,
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After a casual chat with Colin Barnes yesterday, following a conversation he had with Micheal Walsh, we got sketchy details on what sounded like an amazing encounter by commercial fisherman, John O’ Mahoney who fishes out of Kinsale on the MVF Sean Marr II. After a chat with John this morning, we can confirm that
After a casual chat with Colin Barnes yesterday, following a conversation he had with Micheal Walsh, we got sketchy details on what sounded like an amazing encounter by commercial fisherman, John O’ Mahoney who fishes out of Kinsale on the MVF Sean Marr II. After a chat with John this morning, we can confirm that
Whale Watch, Bray Head, Co. Wicklow by Debbi Pedreschi “….. Sunday’s Whale Watch attracted a smaller group than our last watch at Howth Head in October. We ended up with a dedicated group of 6 people, from two families. The low numbers meant its was easy to manage the group, and we all enjoyed ourselves.
Whale Watch, Bray Head, Co. Wicklow by Debbi Pedreschi “….. Sunday’s Whale Watch attracted a smaller group than our last watch at Howth Head in October. We ended up with a dedicated group of 6 people, from two families. The low numbers meant its was easy to manage the group, and we all enjoyed ourselves.
On this day (3rd March) in 1933 the Irish Times advertised the sale of assets from the Blacksod Whaling Station in County Mayo. This followed the dissolution of the company in November 1932, reputed to have been funded by Norwegian bankers. A wonderful black and white film by Robert Paul (available on video from the
On this day (3rd March) in 1933 the Irish Times advertised the sale of assets from the Blacksod Whaling Station in County Mayo. This followed the dissolution of the company in November 1932, reputed to have been funded by Norwegian bankers. A wonderful black and white film by Robert Paul (available on video from the
Mícheál Cottrell who’ll be better known by his inshore reports during the summer/autumn from his RIB trips with Baltimore Sea Safaris, reports on another exceptionally large feeding aggregation of cetaceans. This time it’s common dolphins off the Kinsale Gas Fields area, Co. Cork on Fri. 11th Feb from a commercial fishing boat. Mícheál reports….” On
Mícheál Cottrell who’ll be better known by his inshore reports during the summer/autumn from his RIB trips with Baltimore Sea Safaris, reports on another exceptionally large feeding aggregation of cetaceans. This time it’s common dolphins off the Kinsale Gas Fields area, Co. Cork on Fri. 11th Feb from a commercial fishing boat. Mícheál reports….” On
Report II, 10th Feb During a 2 hour watch from Red Head, near Dunmore East County Waterford on Thurs 10th Feb., Gay Palmer (IWDG) observed 3 fin whales and sent in this report… “…The visibility was good and the sea calm although it began to get a bit choppy towards the end of the watch.