Today saw the 3rd of these survey events and the best to date. The weather forecast suggested good conditions and for once it was accurate. Setting sail from Larne at 10.30, P & O’s European Highlander had David Williams and Ian Enlander of IWDG on the bridge ready for anything the day might throw at
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The chained Farley Mowat floats under police guard in Cape Town harbour, out of reach of the whaling ships its captain seeks to destroy. Planet Ark
Japanese scientists have reacted angrily to media reports that surplus whale meat is being sold as pet food. BBC
The number of grey whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico’s warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns.
Japan’s stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday.
A TUG captain has told of the ‘tremendous loss’ he feels after Spinnaker the dolphin was caught in his boat’s propeller. Portsmouth Today
IWDG received reports of another live stranding earlier today (11 February), this time in County Wexford. Initial reports suggested that the animal which was described as a 6′-8′ bottlenose dolphin, was beached near Kilmore Quay. However, following another call which suggested a second live stranding near Rosslare, it transpired that this was the same animal.
The Shannon dolphin ID catalogue, which contains dorsal fin images of 175 dolphins, has been upgraded with the 2005 field data.
Success at last…… God knows how many years it took though, and having seen everything else one could possibly see in the sea, these two species have eluded me in Irish waters…. At about 10:45am I picked up a large concentration of gannets, SE off Hook Head, feeding intensively offshore. There were about 200 or
It does look like the large baleen whales, notably fin whales, have now left the Irish south coast, but there are plenty of other whale watching opportunities for those prepared to put in the effort. Despite the settled, dry weather over the past few weeks, the easterly airflow brought us quite choppy seas and poor