Following the report of the unusual stranding of five Cuvier’s beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris on the coast of western Scotland in February, it is interesting to note a similar trend in Ireland.
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Scientists have developed a cutting-edge underwater listening system to protect Right Whales from their number one killer: ships. The Massachusetts Bay network can track right whales by their signature call – and in as little as 20 minutes warn mariners t
Anti-submarine sonar may have killed a group of whales found dead in the Hebrides in one of Britain’s most unusual strandings. 4 beaked whales were also found dead on the Irish coastline during same period – Ed]
Most of our monthly Effort Watches for April from throughout all Irish waters have been carried out by our regular watch teams. These regular montly watches in our inshore waters form a central plank of our monitoring commitment to NPWS under ISCOPE II. These watches provide an important “baseline” which are essential in establishing key
Samples of whale lice were taken by IWDG from an Atlantic white-sided dolphin found dead on April 2nd on Inch Beach, Co. Kerry.
Survey Ended: 2008 Blue Whiting Survey Area: Rockall Trough Agency: Fisheries Science Services, Marine Institute Ship: R.V. Celtic Explorer Observer: Dave Wall ______________________________________ Date: 15 April 2008 Woke this morning as the ship arrived off St. John’s Point, Donegal Bay. No cetaceans sighted in the bay, though a few seals were seen in the channel
Survey Ended: 2008 Blue Whiting Survey Area: Rockall Trough Agency: Fisheries Science Services, Marine Institute Ship: R.V. Celtic Explorer Observer: Dave Wall ______________________________________ Date: 15 April 2008 Woke this morning as the ship arrived off St. John’s Point, Donegal Bay. No cetaceans sighted in the bay, though a few seals were seen in the channel
For years the fate of the world’s whales has swung with the vote count at meetings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). National Geograph
A pair of researchers from the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has discovered that it hurts dolphins to swim faster than about 54 kilometres per hour near the surface, but tuna do not suffer the same problem.
A population of rare Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong’s coastal waters may be threatened by several upcoming construction projects including a proposed new airport runway, a dolphin conservation group has warned.