Survey Ended: FSS Celtic Sea Acoustic Survey 2009 Area: South and Southwest Shelf. Agency: Marine Institute Ship: Celtic Explorer ______________________________________ 27th October 2009 At dawn we were already in Galway Bay and due into Galway Docks at midday, thus marking the end of survey… the 5th successive year in which a cetacean survey has been
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I have just started a PhD project on the feeding ecology and migration of baleen whales in Irish waters at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, under the supervision of David McGrath, Ian O’Connor and Simon Berrow. I will be carrying out fieldwork and attending strandings to obtain samples on an ongoing basis. Baleen tends to be
Survey: FSS Celtic Sea Acoustic Survey 2009 Area: South and Southwest Shelf. Agency: Marine Institute Ship: Celtic Explorer ______________________________________ 21st October 2009 The identity of the distant whale remains a mystery as, though we spent the day just east of Ram Head (where the whale was seen last night) the weather was blowing a gale
This year the Conamara Sea Week celebrates 25 years. the IWDG have been involved since the early 1990’s and the event has acted as an inspiration to the IWDG in its informative years. IWDG will be strongly represented with IWDG Co-ordinator Simon Berrow, Director Fiacc O’Brolchain and Committee member Faith Wilson and Eithne FGriffin (ex-Committee)
Report II, 09/10/09. The flow of sightings in recent days leaves little doubt other than the core area of large whale activity, namely fin whales, remains tantalisingly just outside the reach of many. From land there are several options but the easiest may be the Lusitania memorial at the Old Head of Kinsale (please note,
Report IV, 05/10/09. Just talking to Nick Massett, in Kerry this morning (5/10/09) while he was watching the humpback whale #HBIRL10 (above) from Slea Head, “Pec-slapping” some 10 miles offshore. Nick first observed this adult humpback three weeks ago on 19th Sept and has recorded it on 8 days in the interim period. Nick’s effort
After a flurry of emailing of images among colleagues both at home and overseas, IWDG are delighted to confirm the 1st sei whale sighting (not subsequently stranded) validated by the IWDG in Irish waters. On Wed. 23rd September 2009 IWDG member, John Brittain based in Clifden was out on one of their angling charters in
The 2009/10 fin & humpback whale season seems to have commenced with fin whale sighting reports from several inshore Cork locations and humpback whales confirmed off Slea Head, Co. Kerry. It may come as no surprise to Irish whale enthusiasts that the end of summer generally heralds the arrival of large whales, namely fin and
There is a £200 (Sterling) reward for anyone who finds a basking shark tag thought to be washed up in County Dublin or Wicklow. Our colleagues in the Isle of Man have been putting out satellite tags on basking sharks this summer. They are designed to pop off after a pre-determined time. One of their
An adult minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata, which appears to have drowned following entanglement in ropes, washed ashore today 16/09/09 at Inishcrone, Co. Sligo. The 8.8m female had extensive deep rope marks on its flank, tail stock and tail and likley died during the last few days. Interestingly, this is the second stranding in the area