The 20m yacht visited Galway yesterday to meet with IWDG to develop links between Ireland and Spain. The 3 month expedition started from Bilbao, Northern Spain last weekend and will visit the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland after departing Galway on Saturday. After Northern Ireland Pakea Bizkaia visits Scotland, Norway, Sweden and states along the
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IWDG have received reports of five live stranding incidents along the west coast between 23 July and 9 August. There was a further report of a stranded striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba from the Shannon Estuary Co. Clare on 9 August which, although dead when found, may also have live stranded. Of the confirmed live strandings,
IWDG have received reports of five live stranding incidents along the west coast between 23 July and 9 August. There was a further report of a stranded striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba from the Shannon Estuary Co. Clare on 9 August which, although dead when found, may also have live stranded. Of the confirmed live strandings,
A Risso’s dolphin was found live stranded yesterday (5 August) at Elly Bay on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. Machiel Oudejans recounts what happened – “the dolphin was found at 7:30 am after which it was kept cool using towels and seawater while people were digging a short channel to refloat the animal. Thanks to
A Risso’s dolphin was found live stranded yesterday (5 August) at Elly Bay on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. Machiel Oudejans recounts what happened – “the dolphin was found at 7:30 am after which it was kept cool using towels and seawater while people were digging a short channel to refloat the animal. Thanks to
Portrush Coastal Zone is ideally sited to promote appreciation of our marine environment. Right beside the sea the marine days are an opportunity for the public to find out more about our remarkable sealife and marine heritage. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group will have a stunning exhibition of whale and dolphin bones, a continuous audio-visual
Having had an effort watch that yielded absolutely no sightings from Helvick Head early yesterday afternoon we decided that as the conditions were so good it was worthwhile visiting Ram Head and seeing if there was anything happening there. After another 90 minutes of total lack of cetacean activity at Ardmore, just as we were
Having had an effort watch that yielded absolutely no sightings from Helvick Head early yesterday afternoon we decided that as the conditions were so good it was worthwhile visiting Ram Head and seeing if there was anything happening there. After another 90 minutes of total lack of cetacean activity at Ardmore, just as we were
Portrush Coastal Zone is ideally sited to promote appreciation of our marine environment. Right beside the sea the marine days are an opportunity for the public to find out more about our remarkable sealife and marine heritage. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group will have a stunning exhibition of whale and dolphin bones, a continuous audio-visual
One day cetacean identification, recording and survey skills courses will be held in Whitehead, Co Antrim on Saturday 14th August. The day will consist of an indoor morning session covering an introduction to IWDG, survey activities and techniques, cetacean identification and data recording, validation and submission. An afternoon land-based field session at a local site