The first whale meat sent to Japan in more than a decade by North Atlantic hunters Iceland and Norway is stuck in cold storage without an import licence, officials said on Friday.
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The IWDG sucessfully tagged two basking sharks off Slea Head, Co Kerry. This pilot study will provide knowledge and experience of basking shark tagging and hopefully provide some indication of movements and site fidelity in Irish waters. In 1993, Dr Simon Berrow received funding from the EU Fisheries Department to learn more about the elusive
During the bank holiday weekend period IWDG received many marine megafauna sightings from the public, totalling 96, from 11 counties. These break down as follows: Kerry (31), Cork (22), Mayo (10), Antrim & Galway (6), Sligo (5), Down (4), Donegal (3), Waterford (2) and one each from Dublin and Clare. As you’ve probably guessed by
Iceland and Norway have resumed whale meat exports to Japan for the first time since the early 1990s despite a UN ban, a whale exporter said on Monday. Pl
Iceland and Norway have resumed whale meat exports to Japan for the first time since the early 1990s despite a UN ban, a whale exporter said on Monday. Pl
The past few days has seen an exceptional run of Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus records in counties Derry, Antrim and Down. The first sighting of a group of c12 was in Portrush , Co. Antrim on Friday 30th May with possibly the same group spotted by surfers at Portstewart and later at Portballintrae. Finally on
Environment and Heritage Services Coastal Zone centre is hosting celebrations to mark World Oceans Day this weekend (7th – 8th June). IWDG will be among a number of organisations with an interest in marine conservation. Visit us at the EHS Coastal Zone (formerly the Portrush Countryside Centre). A range of events and activities are scheduled
According to a recent report from Iceland’s Marine Research Institute on numbers of Minke whales in Icelandic waters, the minke stock has declined by 24 percent since 2001.
New Zealand plans to ban commercial fishing near its coast and set up marine reserves to protect the rare Hector’s dolphins, a government minister said on Thursday
Conservation group Care for the Wild International (CWI) says that the Government’s disappointing decision on the Threat Management Plan (TMP) for Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins does not ensure the species’ survival, despite being an advance on current prot