Anti-whaling activists on Monday said they had chased the flagship of Japan’s whaling fleet from hunting grounds near Antarctica, but were divided over protest action if the Japanese returned to resume the yearly slaughter.
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Environmental group Greenpeace said on Saturday one of its ships has located the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and is pursuing it. Planet A
Regular monthly ISCOPE II watches show fin whales now returned to West Cork, and plenty of activity at other inshore sites.
An Australian fisheries ship has begun pursuing Japan’s whaling fleet near Antarctica to gather evidence for an international court challenge to halt the yearly slaughter, officials said on Wednesday.
The 9-10m fin whale which stranded near Ballinskelligs on 28 December has now been confirmed as a live stranding.
A fin whale which live stranded on Friday, died overnight on Letterdyfe shore near Roundstone in Conamara
A solitary fin whale was seen off Ram Head this Christmas morning along with 60+ common dolphins.
A bottlenose dolphin was discovered early 21/12/2007 entangled in monofilament netting which had been set at the beach in Ventry, Co. Kerry. The net was one of a number of illegal set nets found recently in west Kerry which are being used to trap bass. The nets are being set in darkness and low tide
In a not-so-cheery Christmas tale, Conor Ryan reports on an incredible interaction between resident bottlenose dolphins at Cobh and a luckless harbour porpoise.
Fin whale Update III: 22/12/07 At least two fin whales observed by Andrew Malcolm on Sat 22nd Dec during an effort watch off Ram Head, Ardmore, Co. Waterford. Whales were well east of Ram Head. So the Waterford area is still likely to be your best opportunity to observe large whales over the Christmas holiday