Tuesday 19th June: With a fresh crew on board, which included our new skipper Mick O' Meara and some old IWDG heads like Conal O' Flanagan and Joanne O' Brien, we finally had a weather window to round the imposing North West peninsula of Hornstrandir. This was a hard overnight passage during which we had to
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Consultation Paper on Minister’s Review of Trawling Activity Inside the 6 Nautical Mile Zone Submission from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Submission by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group The Irish Whale and Dolphin group (IWDG) welcome the opportunity to comment on the review of trawling activity inside the 6nml zone. We also
Read about our second survey week "West Fjords weather not doing us many favours" at http://www.iwdg.ie/iceland2018/post.php?id=9 First photographs of humpback whales in Hesteyrarfjordur during Ireland to Iceland 2018 expedition. with the remains of a whaling museum on the shore. Photos: Padraig Whooley IWDG Director, Frances Bermingham and IWDG member Ronan Berrow also captured this footage of
Abundant marine wildlife, from whales to storm petrels, is just an hour from the Wild Atlantic Way. Read Paddy Woodworth's trip out on the Holly Jo with IWDG Sightings Officer, Padraig Whooley https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/whale-watching-in-ireland-the-first-humpback-was-a-giant-1.3528911
Ireland to Iceland: Week 1 The first week on the IWDG humpback whale expedition to Iceland was very successful. After a great reception in Reykjavik with the Icelandic Choir Selkorinn welcoming Celtic Mist to Iceland, we headed out into Faxafloi Bay for the short journey to Akranes. Minke whales, white-beaked dolphins and a distant humpback
The IWDG's Celtic Mist set sail from Dublin on Friday, 25th May to embark on a historic expedition to Iceland. You can catch up with what the crew are doing, the sightings of the expedition and the outreach work we'll be doing in Iceland on our vlogs and blogs page http://www.iwdg.ie/iceland2018/post.php?id=2 You can also find out more
Celtic Mist, formerly owned by Charles J. Haughey and now a research vessel owned by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, sets sail today to Iceland. Leaving Poolbeg Yacht Club in Dublin first thing this morning to catch the ebbing tide, skipper Liam Quinn, from Wicklow says “we are excited and slightly apprehensive, it’s a long journey, but
To celebrate the official launch of the IWDG's 2018 expedition to Iceland, Inis and the IWDG will be at Grand Canal Quay from 2 pm – 5 pm on Sunday, 20th May. Come along for a fun-filled afternoon and meet our crew and marine scientists. We will have some whale and dolphin biofacts and some prizes
National Biodiversity Week runs from May 19th – 27th, 2018. The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group have a series of events over the week to spread the word on Irish whales and dolphins and how best to spot them. Whales and dolphins off the Northwest, Sat. 19th May, 7:30 pm – further details here Whalewatch, Brandon Point,
Preparations for our expedition to Iceland are in full swing. Volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks, with painting and sailing preparations on our research vessel, Celtic Mist, which is currently moored in Charlotte Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2. Celtic Mist sets sail at the end of May and you can