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As the Round Britain Power Boat Race heads to Pembrokeshire it has fuelled a new round in the debate within the county. BBC

A month after the 1st humpback record of 2008 from Malin Hd, IWDG receive the 1st south coast record from the Irish Naval Service (Updated 20/6/08).

Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland’s whaling, held under rules permitting subsistence hunting, has become too commercial in character. BBC

During the period IWDG received 54 marine megafauna sightings from 7 counties, all of which have been validated and are now available on www.iwdg.ie. These break down as follows: Kerry (33%), Cork (26%), Antrim (13%), Donegal (9.2%), Mayo (5%), Waterford & Down (3.7%), and Wexford (1.8%) The big news is that basking shark sightings seem

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During the period IWDG received 54 marine megafauna sightings from 7 counties, all of which have been validated and are now available on www.iwdg.ie. These break down as follows: Kerry (33%), Cork (26%), Antrim (13%), Donegal (9.2%), Mayo (5%), Waterford & Down (3.7%), and Wexford (1.8%) The big news is that basking shark sightings seem

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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

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