Citizen Assembly on Biodiversity Grand Hotel, Malahide 5 November 2022 We are very lucky in Ireland, indeed privileged to have such a rich biodiversity of marine species such as whales and dolphins, seabirds, seals, sharks and even tuna. We have a huge EEZ, 7 times our land mass, hosting a variety of marine habitats, up
Tarmon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo 26th October 2022 Tarmon (An Tearmann) lived up to its reputation as a live stranding hotspot again on the 26th of October 2022 when 24 common dolphins were found live stranded on the outgoing tide. It’s a beach that keeps on giving! A mother and calf were also found live
CONAMARA SEA WEEK SET TO DELIGHT VISITORS WITH EXCITING PROGRAMME The 38th annual Conamara Sea Week takes place in the Quaker village of Letterfrack in North-West Connemara from the 22nd to 31st October 2022. Conamara Sea Week is a celebration of the wonderful marine and cultural heritage of Connemara and this wonderful and unique festival
Sorcha Maguire – Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 My Journey with the Irish whale and dolphin group began under what seemed at the time to be very unusual circumstances. In 2020 during the very first covid-19 lockdown. I was in my third year of studying freshwater and marine biology in Galway, and as part of
The IWDG are delighted to be partners in a new EU Horizon 2020 funded project which aims to mitigate navigational accidents by supporting the navigators to do an even better job than they do presently. Such support does not only relate to an ‘on-the-spot’ enhancement of navigational awareness – including the presence of marine mammals
Celtic Mist Cruise 9 – Baltimore to Cork It was a mixed bag of weather as the crew made their way back to Cork! Day 1: After a morning of buying provisions, safety briefings and getting to grips with Logger (the programme used for data collection) we set off from Baltimore at 12pm. We made
I was asked by the team in Kilrush a week or so ago to draft some copy to wrap up the 2022 field season and my initial thought was…. “that’s a little premature”. While we can probably draw a line on this season for the likes of basking sharks, for other species, the season may
Results of Whale Watch Ireland 2022 On Saturday 20th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2022. All–Ireland Whale Watch day, now in its 20th year, comprised free, guided land-based watches, spread over 13 counties, and in all four provinces and continues to be one of the largest events on the
Kirsten Wohak – Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 The work varied so much that I never got bored I am Kirsten Wohak and I was given the opportunity to intern at the Shannon Dolphin Project in Kilrush for the past 6 weeks. In my case, this was not a given as my background is in
Megan Keville- Shannon Dolphin Project Intern 2022 Came for a thesis stayed for the dolphins! Hi, my name is Megan, and I am one of the Interns working with the Shannon Dolphin Centre this summer. Originally from England, I came over to Ireland in January for my master’s degree in Marine Conservation at ATU (Galway).