In June 2006 the IWDG organised an Irish Cetacean Research Seminar in collaboration with the Marine Institute and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The aims of the seminar were: 1. To present data and results from research initiatives on the distribution of whales and dolphins in Irish waters. 2. To obtain feedback on recording
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Scientists added several species of deep sea sharks on Thursday to the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) endangered Red List due to overfishing. Planet Ark
Italian scientists have discovered large numbers of sperm whales travelling past the south coast of Scicily.
A Japanese whaling ship stranded off Antarctica could move on its own power within several days, an official said, but anti-whaling activists warned that environmental disaster still looms.
A humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of the Isle of Man. BBC
Over this five-day event Feb 14-18th between 2,500-3,000 sailors, boat owners and people with a broad interest in the marine visited the IWDG stand.
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, which has clashed with Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, will end its protest on Wednesday as its ships are running low on fuel.
The International Whaling Commission may be headed for collapse unless it manages to overcome distrust and confrontation, delegates to a special meeting of the organisation said on Wednesday.
Activists withdrew a threat to ram a Japanese whaling fleet in the frigid Southern Ocean on Tuesday, while in Tokyo pro-whaling nations met to push for a return to commercial fishing of the giant creatures.
Japanese technology to track and monitor the behaviour of India’s endangered Ganges River Dolphins using underwater acoustics will play a vital role in efforts to conserve the freshwater mammals, the WWF-India said.