British coastguards said on Friday they had intervened to stop a confrontation at sea between Greenpeace protesters and trawlermen because of fears people could be killed.
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This morning (14 March) a dolphin, live stranded at Lissadell, Co Sligo was reported to the IWDG. After a number of attempts to refloat it at Lissadell, the animal was transported to nearby Raughley Pier and apparently successfully refloated. The dolphin was found by local clam farmers and reported to Don Cotton of Sligo RTC.
On 7th March IWDG received a call from Michelle Walsh, reporting the carcass of a whale washed up at Belgooly Creek, Oysterhaven, near Kinsale, Co. Cork . We visited the site on 8th March and can confirm that the whale is another adult male, sperm whale. Interestingly this is the 2nd adult male sperm whale
World stocks of most fish, including Atlantic herring and capelin, are stretched to their limits and nearly a quarter are already over-exploited, a United Nations agency said on Monday.
Genetic research on Tokyo whale meat reveals that minke whales may not be experiencing an unprecedented surge in numbers as had previously been thought. BBC
Rescuers struggled on Thursday to save dozens of stranded dolphins in shallow waters off the Florida Keys, with many volunteers standing in water for hours to support the animals.
Using old US Navy hydrophones once employed to track submarines, Christopher Clark has collected thousands of acoustical tracks of singing blue, fin, humpback and minke whales.
Fears for the future of rare whales will not halt the Shell-led Sakhalin-2 gas project in Russia’s far east, Shell’s country manager said on Friday. Planet
Have you ever wanted to get involved in watching and recording whales and dolphins? A scheme called ISCOPE, which is in its final year, may be just what you were looking for. ISCOPE is a 3 year initiative aimed at encouraging public participation in cetacean recording. We are in the last year of data collection
It is with deep regret that we learn of the passing of Sean Eviston today in Killarney. Sean, who was the youthful face of the Irish Seal Sanctuary in the Kerry area, was a tireless campaigner, who in recent years dedicated so much of his energy into car