As part of the Coca-Cola Clean Coasts Events 2014 organised by An Taisce, IWDG Welfare Officer Paul Kiernan will be sharing a platform with reknowned naturalist, Jim Wilson. Jim will be talking about his experiences in Antarctica as a wildlife tour guide, entitled “10 Weeks in the Freezer” and Paul will be discussing cetacean
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Report update, 23/04/2014 A quick review of basking shark sightings validated by IWDG in the past week suggests that if you want to see the planet's second largest fish, you should be heading towards West Kerry, and watch the inshore area between Ventry harbour and Slea Head. On April 18th, Nick Massett reported 7 sharks around
Report update, 23/04/2014 A quick review of basking shark sightings validated by IWDG in the past week suggests that if you want to see the planet's second largest fish, you should be heading towards West Kerry, and watch the inshore area between Ventry harbour and Slea Head. On April 18th, Nick Massett reported 7 sharks around
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
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
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
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
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
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
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