A Sowerby’s Beaked Whale stranded at Inishcrone, Kilalla Bay, Co Sligo on 12th November. Reported by IWDG member Neil Gilroy, the whale was initially thought to be a Cuviers beaked whale, the most frequently stranded on the family Ziphiiae, but on closer inspection single tooth, measuring 20-30mm in each lower jaw, were found to be
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IWDG have received reports since mid September of a dolphin which has taken up semi-residence around this offshore Donegal Island.
The IWDG has been awarded a Vodafone/CVI Ireland Nature Fund Award. The award will enable us to continue with our large whale Photo ID project over the coming year. The award was presented by Mairead McGuinness MEP who also chaired the judging panel. The Nature fund is distributed twice a year, with a yearly prize
Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source said on Wednesday, three weeks after Reykjavik ended a two-decade ban by resuming commercial whaling.
During the current calm weather, whale watching and research opportunities off the Irish South coast have been excellent, and we’d advise you to make the most of this weather window. On each of the past three days this week IWDG observers have been monitoring fin whales inshore off Counties Cork and Waterford. Fin whales Balaenoptera
The world’s fish and seafood populations will collapse by 2048 if current trends in habitat destruction and overfishing continue, resulting in less food for humans, researchers said on Thursday. The researchers found that marine biodiversity – the variety of ocean fish, shellfish, birds, plants and micro-organisms – has declined dramatically, with 29 percent of species
A group of 25 countries plan to tell Iceland they object to its resumption of commercial whale hunts despite an international ban, and will urge it to stop, France’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Croatia is eager to apply the European Union’s common fisheries policy but expects support from Brussels to preserve its sea resources, a senior official said on Monday.
Dozens of bottle-nosed dolphins have died after beaching themselves on a remote Mozambique coastline, mystifying environmentalists who say mass beachings are very rare in the area.
Traders in a Kent seaside town say a dolphin who has been “performing” for visitors all summer has boosted trade and extended their holiday season. Planet Ark