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Report II, June 1st 2016 IWDG's yacht the Celtic Mist diverted to the Carlingford Lough area yesterday May 31st and after a search of the immediate area did not locate the bowhead whale. She then undertook a series of line transects covering both inshore and offshore waters in the area which also produced no sightings.

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Part One: Leg three of the Celtic Mist Sanctuary Cruise began on Monday the 23rd in Killybegs. Shortly after breakfast the ship was visited by some thirty pupils from the nearby national school. Due to the size of the group, they were split into two sections and the marine biology crew on board gave presentations

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Celtic Mist sets sail from Galway bay to Killybegs 16/05/2016 Leg two of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Anniversary Sanctuary tour has kicked off to a great start! The crew were ecstatic to learn from a local dive group that basking sharks and one bottle nose dolphin were spotted just outside of Galway Bay as they

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For the past three days the Celtic Mist and its crew have been surveying the waters around the Aran Islands for whales, dolphins and other marine wild-life. We have had a very exciting few days  with sightings of humpbacks, minke whales and common dolphins, we also encountered many basking sharks, a couple of grey seals,

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Cloudy with a chance of Humpbacks What an epic day!  The first day of the Celtic Mist Anniversary Sanctuary Tour has gotten off to an amazing start.  An optimistic crew left Fenit this morning on board the Celtic Mist headed for Inis Mor. As we prepared for our trip the night before, we discussed some

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The collaboration between Inis/Fragrances of Ireland and IWDG is now in its 12th year. Inis are based in Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow at the foot of the lovely Sugarloaf mountain, www.fragrancesofireland.com  have remarkably been IWDG's sole Corporate Core Funder during this period, and huge credit is due to them for maintaining financial support during the toughest

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A quick look at the total number of strandings reported to IWDG for the first three months of 2016 show the highest figure ever yet recorded on the strandings database. Between 1 January and 31 March 2016, 91 strandings were recorded in Ireland, up from 68 in the same period in 2015 and 15 more

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