IWDG received a strong set of images taken by Tomas Kelly, of Bond Air Services Ireland, on 25th May 2015, during a routine Kinsale Energy, crew changeover helicopter flight to the offshore Kinsale Gas Fields, Co. Cork. The sighting was of about 7-8 large whales and the series of images confirm these to be fin
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IWDG received a strong set of images taken by Tomas Kelly, of Bond Air Services Ireland, on 25th May 2015, during a routine Kinsale Energy, crew changeover helicopter flight to the offshore Kinsale Gas Fields, Co. Cork. The sighting was of about 7-8 large whales and the series of images confirm these to be fin
#HBIRL23 returns to West Kerry for 3rd consecutive year On May 2nd a humpback whale was spotted by IWDG personnel off Clogher Head, Co. Kerry amongst large numbers of actively feeding common dolphins, the earliest record of a humpback in Kerry so far. This follows a trend where over the last ten years, since humpbacks
#HBIRL23 returns to West Kerry for 3rd consecutive year On May 2nd a humpback whale was spotted by IWDG personnel off Clogher Head, Co. Kerry amongst large numbers of actively feeding common dolphins, the earliest record of a humpback in Kerry so far. This follows a trend where over the last ten years, since humpbacks
IWDG Chief science officer Dr. Simon Berrow will be speaking at Dublin Bay Conference and Celtic Mist will be open to visitors in Dublin Port opposite the 3 Arena, please come along and visit our vessel and learn about the work of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Dublin Port Company will host a major
IWDG Chief science officer Dr. Simon Berrow will be speaking at Dublin Bay Conference and Celtic Mist will be open to visitors in Dublin Port opposite the 3 Arena, please come along and visit our vessel and learn about the work of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Dublin Port Company will host a major
Onlookers at Nimmo’s Pier in Galway over the past few days have enjoyed the rare opportunity to view a selection of Ireland’s marine mammals at very close quarters without disturbing the animals. We have observed a bottlenose dolphin at Nimmo's pier Thursday, Friday and Saturday, on occasions coming as close as 15 meters!! The dolphin
Onlookers at Nimmo’s Pier in Galway over the past few days have enjoyed the rare opportunity to view a selection of Ireland’s marine mammals at very close quarters without disturbing the animals. We have observed a bottlenose dolphin at Nimmo's pier Thursday, Friday and Saturday, on occasions coming as close as 15 meters!! The dolphin
A recent paper by produced as part of a joint research project by IWDG and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has been cited as a reason not to suuport the new Japanses whaling plan which tries to justify resumption of lethal scientific whaling. The study was carried out as part of a PhD project at GMIT carried out
A recent paper by produced as part of a joint research project by IWDG and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has been cited as a reason not to suuport the new Japanses whaling plan which tries to justify resumption of lethal scientific whaling. The study was carried out as part of a PhD project at GMIT carried out