Report III, 2001/11 So far there are no reported sightings of #HBIRL14 today off Curracloe area, but we can confirm that it was present yesterday 19th Jan. in the same area. Peter Dunne a Wicklow IWDG member travelled down from Arklow and observed it for about an hour just south of the fishing fleet. Peter
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The first dedicated aerial whale survey had to be cut-short due to technical difficulties. The survey onboard the Maritime Squadron Casa 252 aircraft successfully completed one-third of its track-lines before the mission was terminated. The survey is part of a joint IWDG/GMIT project called PReCAST funded by the Marine Institute and the National Parks and
Report III, 2001/11 So far there are no reported sightings of #HBIRL14 today off Curracloe area, but we can confirm that it was present yesterday 19th Jan. in the same area. Peter Dunne a Wicklow IWDG member travelled down from Arklow and observed it for about an hour just south of the fishing fleet. Peter
Report V, 17/01/11 PM Faith Wilson and Christian Osthoff drove down from Wicklow this afternoon to see if they could observe this whale from land. The short answer was yes, they did find it between 15:05-16:30, about 2 miles out towards the Blackwater Bank Bouy. Their sighting confirms it to be another humpback whale. The
Report V, 17/01/11 PM Faith Wilson and Christian Osthoff drove down from Wicklow this afternoon to see if they could observe this whale from land. The short answer was yes, they did find it between 15:05-16:30, about 2 miles out towards the Blackwater Bank Bouy. Their sighting confirms it to be another humpback whale. The
2010 was a record year for cetacean recording in Ireland with 1,788 cetacean (and basking shark) records received, validated and collated by IWDG. These sightings are as always fully interrogable on our website’s “advanced search” facility, where you can track either the very latest sightings or you can analyse in detail all historic records either
2010 was a record year for cetacean recording in Ireland with 1,788 cetacean (and basking shark) records received, validated and collated by IWDG. These sightings are as always fully interrogable on our website’s “advanced search” facility, where you can track either the very latest sightings or you can analyse in detail all historic records either
The IWDG have just successfully ran a workshop on the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans, in collaboration with Veterinary Ireland. The IWDG have long advocated that the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans should be carried out by veterinary pathologists to determine their cause of death and provide samples for life-history studies. In 1991, the IWDG
The IWDG have just successfully ran a workshop on the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans, in collaboration with Veterinary Ireland. The IWDG have long advocated that the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans should be carried out by veterinary pathologists to determine their cause of death and provide samples for life-history studies. In 1991, the IWDG
Twelve eager IWDG members left the quay in Dunmore East at dawn on a cold but calm December morning last Saturday 11 December. The aim of the trip was to take photo ID and biopsy samples of the fin whales which have been seen close inshore in the area over the past few weeks. Martin