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
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Report III, 27/07/10 Phillip Clapham, NOAA reports…..” Apparently our female humpback has found a restaurant – at least that would be my interpretation of the sudden change in her track. She’s in an area just west of Rockall, which is a major fishing ground. Hopefully this won’t mean she’ll ditch the tag, which is always
Since at least February 2006, six bottlenose dolphins have been resident in the mouth of Cork Harbour. They have been observed mostly between Crosshaven and Power Head (but have also been photographed in Kinsale Harbour) in all seasons and appear to have predicatable movements based on tidal conditions. Cian Ryan (IWDG) regularly sees the pod
Since at least February 2006, six bottlenose dolphins have been resident in the mouth of Cork Harbour. They have been observed mostly between Crosshaven and Power Head (but have also been photographed in Kinsale Harbour) in all seasons and appear to have predicatable movements based on tidal conditions. Cian Ryan (IWDG) regularly sees the pod
Report III, 27/07/10 Phillip Clapham, NOAA reports…..” Apparently our female humpback has found a restaurant – at least that would be my interpretation of the sudden change in her track. She’s in an area just west of Rockall, which is a major fishing ground. Hopefully this won’t mean she’ll ditch the tag, which is always
Report IV, 26/07/10 A report today from Eleanor Stone, Marine Officer with the Manx Wildlife Trust gives us a likely clue as to the wherabouts of the humpback whale last reported off Howth head on Fri 15th July 2010. On Fri. 23rd July, a research team from Manx Basking Shark Watch photographed a humpback whale
Survey Ended: FSS Mackerel Egg Survey Area: Irish, UK & French Shelf. Agency: Marine Institute Ship: Celtic Explorer ______________________________________ 27th July 2010 Sea state five, increased to six by late afternoon. No sightings were made in between the procession of heavy rain showers that intermittently obliterated the view. Tomorrow we dock in Galway, marking the
Survey Ended: FSS Mackerel Egg Survey Area: Irish, UK & French Shelf. Agency: Marine Institute Ship: Celtic Explorer ______________________________________ 27th July 2010 Sea state five, increased to six by late afternoon. No sightings were made in between the procession of heavy rain showers that intermittently obliterated the view. Tomorrow we dock in Galway, marking the
Report IV, 26/07/10 A report today from Eleanor Stone, Marine Officer with the Manx Wildlife Trust gives us a likely clue as to the wherabouts of the humpback whale last reported off Howth head on Fri 15th July 2010. On Fri. 23rd July, a research team from Manx Basking Shark Watch photographed a humpback whale
Friday 23 July 11.00: A stranded dolphin on Ventry strand was reported to Nick Massett IWDG by Aíne Long, a local woman. Nick attended the scene and found a common dolphin grounded in shallow water with three others milling around just 20 metres away. People on the scene had already refloated the stranded animal a