As part of a deal with Waterways Ireland, the IWDG has secured a berth for the Celtic Mist at Charlotte Quay in the Grand Canal Dock, Dublin. The berth will enable us to carry out essential maintenance of the vessel, give greater access to our members, and facilitate education and outreach projects with local schools and
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Marine debris found in the stomachs and intestines of whales, dolphins and porpoise in Ireland in one of the largest studies of this kind undertaken A new study just published in Environmental Pollution found marine debris in 8.5% of the dolphins and porpoise examined and microplastics in every individual examined. A total of 528 digestive
Up to and including 2010, IWDG never received more than 150 validated cetacean stranding reports in any one year but things started to change in 2011 when 163 strandings were validated and we thought that annual figures had reached a new high. Little did we realise that 163 would soon become a 'quiet' year as
5 September 2017 The departure point for this years’ offshore cruise on Celtic Mist was Kilrush which we departed on Monday August 28th August. With the usual plethora of things to do before departure it was 13.30 hrs before we left the harbour in Kilrush. On going down the Shannon Estuary we came across the
On Saturday 26th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2017. This All–Ireland Whale Watch day comprised free, guided land based whale watches at 20 sites throughout the country. Now in its 17th year, this is one of the largest events on the Irish wildlife calendar and was attended by C.1,300
The annual inshore arrival of the commonly observed whale species like the minke, fin and humpback whales has been well documented by IWDG over many years. We've a pretty good idea as to which species are most likely to occur, where and when and what they're doing while they are in our waters. And because
The trouble for anyone with an interest in the natural world is that 'offshore' wildlife is far more difficult to observe than its inshore equivalent – especially when it's something happening over 200km off the northwest coast of Donegal. Apart from our television/computer screens, we rarely get a glimpse of what is 'going on' out
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and its research vessel, the Celtic Mist, will be at Seafest in Galway this weekend, June 30th to July 2nd. The Celtic Mist will be open to the public each day from 10 am until 6 pm in the Galway Docks. The IWDG will also have
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) are extremely saddened by the recent passing of award-winning broadcaster and environmentalist, Dick Warner. Dick's passion and commitment to raising awareness on the beauty and fragility of our environment has helped effect change that will be far reaching beyond his years. He will be fondly remembered by the
Report III, update 10th June The latest sighting report of this humpback whale was Friday evening off Bloody bridge, near Williams harbour at 20:30 by Jessica Koquert & Marc Viñas, where they observed it with optics heading in the direction of Annalong. There were several other sightings of it in the Newcastle area around lunch