Killer whales have become the most contaminated mammals in the Arctic, new research indicates. BBC
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The European Union’s highest court ruled on Thursday Ireland broke EU fishery laws some six years ago by not giving proper data on stocks and numbers of fish caught by its national fleet.
A dead female harbour porpoise found entangled in illegally set nets in St. Austell Bay on 4th December. Officers from the Environment Agency seized over 1.5 km of nets and were dismayed to find the snared mammal.
The prow of his pirogue slicing through the glistening waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Maketdiaye makes his way back to shore to sell his catch – 10 small black tuna fish. He has spent seven hours at sea, searching the exhausted waters off the West African
WWF have launched the second International Smart Gear Competition this week. Intended to inspire and reward innovative ideas to reduce bycatch, the competition invites entries from all over the world. The Competition will award a $25,000 grand prize and
A pygmy sperm whale, one of the rarest cetacean species recorded in Ireland, has been found washed up in Ballyheigue, Co Kerry. The whale was found by Cliona McGuire and her children Mary-Kate (8), Joshua (5) and Eli (2) on 22 November. Clionas sister Sinead Hussey went to take photographs on 23 November and informed
As a result of an IWDG hosted workshop on whalewatching, a new paper on whalewatching on Atlantic Islands has recently been published by the Royal Irish Academy.
The UN General Assembly urged governments and fisheries management groups on Monday to take urgent steps to protect endangered sea turtles and sea birds from an indiscriminate fishing technique.
It looks like the inshore movement of large baleen whales may be building up a head of steam along the Irish south coast. Land based effort watches by Andrew Malcolm from Ram Head, Ardmore, Co. Waterford produced a range of 5-8 fin whales on both Sun & Mon., 27th & 28th Nov. Some whales were
Increased naval military manoeuvres and submarine sonars in the world’s oceans are threatening dolphins, whales and porpoises that depend on sound to survive, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.