The IWDG welcome the closure of the Celtic Sea Herring fishery due to the small size of fish caught. The fishery opened on Sunday and the fish caught were very small. the Celtic Sea Herring Management Advisory Committee who represent the fishing industry and fish producers recommended closure . They stated “The CSHMAC organised a
Under WhaleTrack Ireland the IWDG bought a drone to film large whales in Irish waters to assess their length and body condition. Here IWDG Science Officer Seán O’Callaghan and CEO Dr Simon Berrow review some amazing footage of humpback whales taken off West Cork and discuss the implications and potential use of the footage. The
Report by Karen van Dorp Skipper: Dr. Patrick Hartigan (‘The Swamp Monster’) First mate: David Bagnall Senior marine biologist: Karen van Dorp (‘Headbanger 2’) Marine biologist: Derick Bora (‘Bowrider’) Crew: Conal O’Flanagan, John ‘JC’ Cotter (‘Headbanger 1’), John ‘The Real John’ Kelleher (‘Twinkletoes’, ‘Hawkeye’, ‘Queen of the Night’), Norrina Fleming (‘The Real Queen of the
The IWDG contribute a monthly radio slot on This Island Nation, courtesy of the generosity of Tom McSweeney. This Island Nation is broadcast on digital radio and syndicated all around Ireland. IWDG feature strongly on this months edition of “This Island Nation” with the current Cape Verdes expedition and IWDG Sightings Officer’s thoughts on the
On Saturday 24th August, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2019. All–Ireland Whale Watch day, now in its 19th year, comprises free, guided land-based watches, spread over 14 counties, and in all four provinces and continues to be one of the largest events on the Irish wildlife calendar. To maximize the impact of this
The main purpose behind this Septembers survey is collaboration between IWDG, Bios.CV, ECOCV, Edmaktub Association and the Swiss Whale Society #IWDGCVI 13 September 2019 After two weeks, we arrived back to Sal Rei on Boavista last night after a long 16 hour passage from Santiago. The wind was more north than east which meant a
Read her amazing story …… 18 August 2019 Following the amazing news of sightings of “Spirtle” off the east coast of Ireland, she has been seen of Fenit, Co Kerry regularly over the last month. She was reported on 7th July by James O’Shea off Samphire Island just off Fenit in Tralee Bay, Co. Kerry.
The survey is rapidly coming to a close as we carry out a long CTD cast survey to lock down the oceanography. Yesterday we hove to all day sheltered behind Inis Mór in the Aran Islands as high winds and swell made surveying impossible. Celtic Voyager hove to inside the Aran Islands The last
Summer Survey 2019: Diary of Week 10 Report by Eamonn Clarke, IWDG Member Thanks to a cancellation, I got the pleasure of re-joining IWDG’s 12-week Summer Survey 2019 for week 10 having been on the Celtic Mist for week one. I joined the Celtic Mist in Kinvara, Co Galway, where the IWDG and the Celtic
During the summer 2018, the IWDG sailed to Iceland in search of humpback whales, but also to build relationships with Iceland, the country and its people. Why ? Because Ireland and Iceland share a humpback whale population, with the same individual whales recorded between these two island nations. We wrote about the expedition, but we