With a sense that the current run of large whale activity off West Cork can’t last forever, it was decided to organise another research cruise with Colin Barnes on the MV Holly Jo. It was made clear by Eugene Mc Keown of Biospheric Enginering Ltd, that the focus of this charter was “acoustics” and not
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Greenpeace launched a campaign to turn Japan against whaling on Tuesday, with directors of the group from around the world delivering a letter to Prime Minister Taro Aso, urging him to halt the hunts.
Once again bottlenose dolphins have appeared along the Antrim coast in an impressive aggregation of at least 100 animals. As if on cue for this Thursdays public lecture in the Portrush Coastal Zone, titled ….”Monitoring Northern Irelands’ Cetaceans” (full details below), the Antrim coast has produced another unprecedented aggregation of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus Readers
Large whale Report update 7 Dec 2008 Upwards of a dozen fin and at least 4 humpback whales remained in the waters off Galley head over the weekend. Let’s hope that they remain in the area, although the windy forecast may limit opportunities to view them during the week. This lovely image of HBIRL9 tail-fluking
A report released by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Ocean Noise: Turn it down, showed that, in recent decades, ocean noise created by human activities has risen dramatically, posing a major threat to many marine mammals.
Endangered Hector’s dolphins are being killed and mutilated, according to evidence from the Department of Conservation. Wildlife Extra
Despite broad “dolphin safe” practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has concluded.
Endangered Hector’s dolphins are being killed and mutilated, according to evidence from the Department of Conservation. Wildlife Extra
It’s that time of year again and no doubt some of you are still looking for ideas for Christmas presents…..
A free public talk will take place on Thursday 11 December on “Monitoring Northern Irelands’ whales, dolphins and porpoises” at at the Coastal Zone, Portrush, Co Antrim. The rich waters around Northern Ireland conceal a surprising diversity of cetaceans. With most of their lives spent underwater, monitoring and protecting these highly mobile marine mammals presents