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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

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At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania’s west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean.

Japan has recently purchased whale meat from Iceland, marking the first such imports in 17 years, Kyodo News reported, a move that will likely irk environmental groups and anti-whaling countries such as Australia.

Japan has recently purchased whale meat from Iceland, marking the first such imports in 17 years, Kyodo News reported, a move that will likely irk environmental groups and anti-whaling countries such as Australia.

At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania’s west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean.

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

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Large whale Report update 25th Nov 2008 No real change to report. The same high levels of activity have been reported SE of Galley Head area and off Seven Heads by both land and boat based observations. HBIRL3 “Boomerang” was observed today travelling with fin whales. Large whale Report update 24th Nov 2008 Just back

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