Next week there is a judicial review of the planning application issued to Shannon LNG to construct a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG) terminal on the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary. Although planning permission was granted 10 years ago, after a full environmental impact assessment had been carried out, which included an Oral Hearing for local
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The IWDG research vessel Celtic Mist will carry out a series of week-long surveys over this coming summer. Our target is humpback whales; to find and photograph to contribute to the photo-id catalogue. We would like to invite our members to come join us as we scan the seas for whales, dolphins and porpoises to continue our ongoing
The new Three-Year Plan for the IWDG has just been published. Any organisation with high amibitions and limited resources need to plan how they are best going to achieve their ambitions and allocate time and money. IWDG have tried to distill their ambitions in a three-year strategic plan to inform members and sponsers what our priorities are. The
During a routine Naval Service patrol today (December 28th), the L.É. SAMUEL BECKETT came across a large white object floating some 53nm southeast of Ballycotton lighthouse, East Cork. On their report they go on to say that " It appeared to be the carcass of a large whale, belly side up with several sea birds feeding
Dr Simon Berrow, CEO of the IWDG contributes a monthly piece to This Island Nation digital radio. Here he reflects on the year past and looks ahead to the future and fears for our ability to make the right decisions now for future generations. https://www.mixcloud.com/CRY104FM/this-island-nation-24th-december-2018/ (20 minutes in) There is increasing interest in and pressure on
The annual gathering of IWDG members took place at the Waterways Ireland Centre in Grand Canal Dock, Dublin in early December. Our AGM is an opportunity for members to learn about what the IWDG have been doing all year, a chance for members to meet the IWDG officers and board and a chance for members
Report update IV @ 10:00am 29/11/2018: With over 2 hours of daylight this morning without any further sighting reports, we remain optimistic that the River Liffey common dolphin has returned to open water. If you have any sightings please report them to us on www.iwdg.ie. Report update III @ 14:15 pm 28/11/2018: Last seen by
Research from the largest offshore whale and dolphin survey ever conducted in Ireland and probably the largest ever in Europe were published today. The ObSERVE programme aimed to provide robust data with which to inform conservation management by assessing the importance of shelf edge habitats off western Ireland for whales and dolphins. The IWDG were partners in the ObSERVE-Acoustic project,
The IWDG recently posted on Facebook about two trawlers fishing in the mouth of the Shannon Estuary: "Two pair trawlers seen entering the Shannon Estuary today. They were also observed in Galway Bay over the last week and landed an estimated 400-500 tonnes of sprat (later clarified as 120 tonnes) to be ground into fishmeal
Yesterday afternoon the phone started ringing from IWDG members in Dublin who had seen a story on social media about killer whales that were filmed from a trawler over the weekend. We made contact with trawlerman James Mac Cluskey who captured this event on his phone and provided us with the following details when he