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A large number of North Atlantic right whales have been seen in the Gulf of Maine, leading right whale researchers at NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center to believe they have identified a wintering ground and potentially a breeding ground for this e

President George W. Bush has announced strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters.

Large whale update 8 Jan 2009 Lt. Rónán Mc Laughlin of the Irish Naval Service vessel, LE Aishling has just reported sightings of c10 fin whales and 1 breaching humpback whale 9-10 miles South of Toe Head, West Cork at around 14:15 today 8th Jan. This sighting compliments the sightings from the aerial arm of

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Large whale update 8 Jan 2009 Lt. Rónán Mc Laughlin of the Irish Naval Service vessel, LE Aishling has just reported sightings of c10 fin whales and 1 breaching humpback whale 9-10 miles South of Toe Head, West Cork at around 14:15 today 8th Jan. This sighting compliments the sightings from the aerial arm of

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President George W. Bush has announced strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters.

Large whale update

We are delighted to report that there is still large whale activity off West Cork as well as the Waterford coast.

A striped dolphin live stranded in Lahinch this morning and was euthanased. It was first reported to the Lahinch Coastguard at 9:30am after being found by locals taking their dog for a walk. The IWDG were informed at around 10:30am and Simon Berrow immediately travelled to the site to determine its prognosis. Local Coastguard Ciaran

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One of the world’s highest concentrations of dolphins and whales — many of them protected species — has been discovered off the coast of East Timor, local and Australian researchers said on Wednesday.