Update II :9 July Unfortunately the IWDG received a report on Saturday (7th July) of a stranded basking shark at Drom East, Cloghane, Co. Kerry. The c.5m female shark, had stranded the previous day in fresh condition and was almost completely entangled in monofilament netting. Drom East is quite close to Brandon Point where the
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Marine conservation charity Organisation Cetacea (ORCA) is pleased to announce the development of a new partnership with ferry company DFDS Seaways that will enable large areas of the North Sea to be surveyed regularly for whales and dolphins. The 18 months of survey data already collected on the DFDS Newcastle Norway route by ORCA
Report update VII: 4 July 16:50 Two additional dolphin reports today from Bray and Wicklow Head suggest that the bottlenose dolphins are still active in the area. Report update VI: 3 July 17:50 A synopsis of the details provided in a number of reports yesterday evening from Patrick O’ Mara, Anthony Quinn & Luke Johnston
Crikey, it doesn’t seem all that long ago when on a busy month we might receive 15 sighting records, whereas today we could receive this many sightings on any given day. In the early days we never knew how we’d receive your records, which was always part of the fun and indeed challenge. Back in
The 101 Maritime Squadron have forward more sightings of both Pilot and Northern bottlenose whales from the Southwest region.
Report update III: 19th June 2007 IWDG have just received a further update on this amazing dolphin activity off the East Antrim Coast, which centers around a very large aggregation of Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus . On Tues. 19/06/07 at 11:30 AM Colin Cardy & Aishling Carlin saw a very large group of 70-100 dolphins
Divers were treated to amazing close-up views of two killer whales off the Maharees, Co. Kerry on 17th June 2007
Report update VI: 13 June Upwards of 20 basking sharks were reported by whale watch operator Colin Barnes in several locations between High Island and Galley Head. It will be interesting to see if the change in the settled weather on 14/06/07 and the big seas will break up the plankton, and if it does,
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group are holding a public talk on the whales and dolphins of Ireland on Friday 15th June.
This lovely photo of a minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata West of Aranmore Isl., Co. Donegal on 8/06/07 taken by IWDG member John Rafferty www.johnraffertyphotography.com shows that whales, especially the minke can be seen in all Irish waters. Also the fact that a Basking shark was observed during an IWDG Ferry Survey from Larne to Cairnryan