Up to 1000 tonnes of oil spilled off the west Cork coast by two Russian naval vessels on Saturday is expected to hit the South east coast of Ireland in 16 days time depending on weather conditions, according to the Irish Coast Guard.
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The IWDG had a very busy year during 2008. A summary of our achievements is contained within the Annual Report For a copy of the report see Download the Full Report (PDF file, 88KB)<
Yes, it’s late in the season, but there is still whale watching potential off East Cork and Waterford coast. The big whales have left clearly left West Cork over the past month, but doesn’t mean the end of the story for what has been a fantastic large whale season along the Irish South coast. A
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
The Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin and her crew have withdrawn from the Japanese whaling fleet to begin preparations to return with a faster and longer range ship.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.