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Report on the 4th Trans-Atlantic Research cruise On 12th April 2014 the RV Celtic Explorer departed from Galway Docks bound for St. Johns, Newfoundland with a multi-disciplinary team of marine biologists, zoologists, benthic ecologists, marine mammal observers and ornithologists.  This was the 4th consecutive year crossing the North Atlantic to Canada, during which the ship

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Report on the 4th Trans-Atlantic Research cruise On 12th April 2014 the RV Celtic Explorer departed from Galway Docks bound for St. Johns, Newfoundland with a multi-disciplinary team of marine biologists, zoologists, benthic ecologists, marine mammal observers and ornithologists.  This was the 4th consecutive year crossing the North Atlantic to Canada, during which the ship

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As part of the construction of a jetty at Sal Rei on Boavista, Cape Verde blasting is planned .  This site is breeding area for humpback whales that IWDG have been studying since 2003 as we think it could be the breeding grounds of humpbacks visiting Ireland.    IWDG, in collaboration with colleagues working in

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As part of the construction of a jetty at Sal Rei on Boavista, Cape Verde blasting is planned .  This site is breeding area for humpback whales that IWDG have been studying since 2003 as we think it could be the breeding grounds of humpbacks visiting Ireland.    IWDG, in collaboration with colleagues working in

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On 1 April (yes I know), while the U.S. and other navies played war games somewhere offshore in the Mediterranean Sea, Cuvier’s beaked whales began stranding along the southern coast of Crete.  Those on the scene knew right away what they were dealing with, for the strandings were only the most recent in a line of

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On 1 April (yes I know), while the U.S. and other navies played war games somewhere offshore in the Mediterranean Sea, Cuvier’s beaked whales began stranding along the southern coast of Crete.  Those on the scene knew right away what they were dealing with, for the strandings were only the most recent in a line of

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Tullan Strand, Co. Donegal cetacean bonanza.   We often get "multiple species" sightings reports sent into us, but they are generally boat-based and more often than not are from the south or southwest hotspots and such observations would tend to be later in the year. So against this backdrop, the report below from Rossa Meade

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Tullan Strand, Co. Donegal cetacean bonanza.   We often get "multiple species" sightings reports sent into us, but they are generally boat-based and more often than not are from the south or southwest hotspots and such observations would tend to be later in the year. So against this backdrop, the report below from Rossa Meade

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We often get cetacean images sent to us by members of the public. They are sometimes reasonable "record shots" that help us confirm which species the recorder has seen, and as such are very helpful to IWDG and more often than not the recorder is delighted to have a mystery solved. Sometimes they are very

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We often get cetacean images sent to us by members of the public. They are sometimes reasonable "record shots" that help us confirm which species the recorder has seen, and as such are very helpful to IWDG and more often than not the recorder is delighted to have a mystery solved. Sometimes they are very

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