“What a winter it’s been!” A message from the skipper, Joe Aston, as the crew of the Anna M get ready to set course for the Canaries.

Scientists have announced a breakthrough in fighting a disease that has killed an estimated 22,000 seals in the North Sea since the start of the winter. Full Story

Rampant whales are devastating Japan’s fisheries and should be culled as pests, the official in charge of the country’s controversial whaling program said yesterday.

Whale lovers are rightfully horrified at the tragedy playing itself out on Vancouver Island, where Luna, a lone killer whale, has taken to socializing with human beings rather than the rest of his pod.

A rescued pygmy sperm whale that convalesced 12 days in a resort’s heated saltwater pool died Thursday. Full Story

A South West MP said he has had a successful meeting with Fisheries Minister Elliot Morley over moves to cut the number of dolphins dying off the region’s coastline. Full Sto

Keiko, the killer whale, was injured when he hit some ice off Norway. Full Story

A Texas A&M Galveston study provides evidence that undersea oil and gas exploration has not seriously altered western gray whales’ living and feeding behaviors in the waters around Northern Russia’s Sakhalin Island, though the point is still debated by co

Marine experts say they are mystified by a humpback whale which has taken up residence in the Forth when it should be frolicking in the Caribbean. Full Story<

Two large baleen whales were reported by local fishermen on Feb 5th in the Ballyteige Bay area of Co. Wexford.