Survey Ended: MI Oceanographic Survey 2009 Area: Rockall Trough, Porcupine Bank Agency: Marine Institute Ship: Celtic Explorer Observer: Dave Wall ______________________________________ 14th February 2009 As we approached Galway Bay, Transiting west of the Aran Islands, we were greeted by the ususal compliment of common dolphins which seem to always frequent this area. During the course
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The Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin and her crew have withdrawn from the Japanese whaling fleet to begin preparations to return with a faster and longer range ship. P
Fishermen in the Philippines have rescued about 200 melon-headed whales which became stranded in shallow waters near Manila. BBC
The IWDG successfully obtained tissue samples from fin and humpback whales this year. This work is part of the ongoing Large Whale Survey, which started in 1999 and since 2001 has been collecting images suitable for photo-identification. These tissue samples were obtained using biopsy sampling. This involves firing a dart with a sampling tip into
Despite it being a relatively quiet time of year with few people venturing out to the clifftops, there is still a steady trickle of sightings being reported.
The most interesting sighting of the weekend was of an adult pair of killer whales that stayed around Dursey Island, West Cork throughout the weekend. They were reported by David Cooke, who is a regular recorder from Dursey Island. Initially seen off the tip of Dursey Island on Saturday morning 7/02/09 they moved north towards
The fetal remains, found with the 47.5 million-year-old pregnant female, were positioned head down, suggesting these creatures gave birth on land, while spending much of the rest of their time in the water.
Report 2, Wed. 4th Feb 2009 12:00 Tony Murray, NPWS conservation ranger has measured the whale at between 15-17m, which would put it within the 50-60ft range. For those considering travelling to see it, it is 2.5km south of Morris Castle at Grid Ref T19294 40950. . Report 1, Tues. 3rd Feb 2009 Three weeks
Under the EU Habitats Directive, Member States are required to provide strict protection to all species of cetacean (all on Annex IV) within the Irish EEZ. For species on Annex II, Member States are also required to designate Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). This includes the harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin. To date, two sites
Survey Ended: January Patrol Area: East, South, Southwest and West Coasts Agency: Naval Service Ship: L.E. Niamh Observer: Dave Wall ______________________________________ Jan 29th 2009 Last day at sea spent south of Cork. Though we headed out to the Labadie bank a developing gale brought matters to a close and we surfed back towards Cobh in