Celtic Mist will sail this Sunday 8th December from Kinsale Marina surveying whales and dolphins in the area, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Cork coastline. Last week members were treated to harbour porpoise, lunge feeding fin whales, bow riding common dolphins, a bubble netting humpback whale and minke whales at sunset! All members
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In the US elevated numbers of cetacean strandings, which are unexpected and involve a significant die-off is declared as an Unexpected Mortality Event (UME). Under US law this requires the state authorities to investigate the event and test the animals to determine what killed them. Currently there is a UME off the east coast of
In the US elevated numbers of cetacean strandings, which are unexpected and involve a significant die-off is declared as an Unexpected Mortality Event (UME). Under US law this requires the state authorities to investigate the event and test the animals to determine what killed them. Currently there is a UME off the east coast of
On Sunday last, 24 November there was a mass stranding involving up to 13 common dolphins between Cartron and Blacksod on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. It appears that a number of animals were able to refloat themselves from shallow water while others were refloated by local people. The group of dolphins included likely mother/calf
On Sunday last, 24 November there was a mass stranding involving up to 13 common dolphins between Cartron and Blacksod on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. It appears that a number of animals were able to refloat themselves from shallow water while others were refloated by local people. The group of dolphins included likely mother/calf
Celtic Mist made a successful overnight passage from Kilrush to Baltimore, despite the cold conditions, skipper and crew were treated a clear starry sky and full moon to guide them south with Bottlenose and Common Dolphins piloting them through the blaskets and along the west Kerry and cork coastline. The last two days have been
Celtic Mist made a successful overnight passage from Kilrush to Baltimore, despite the cold conditions, skipper and crew were treated a clear starry sky and full moon to guide them south with Bottlenose and Common Dolphins piloting them through the blaskets and along the west Kerry and cork coastline. The last two days have been
Ok, so we all know that we’re in the middle of what is loosely termed the “large whale season”, which means we are receiving almost daily sightings of fin and/or humpback whales along the Irish south coast counties of Cork and Waterford. This has been well documented by IWDG over the years, and some, both
Ok, so we all know that we’re in the middle of what is loosely termed the “large whale season”, which means we are receiving almost daily sightings of fin and/or humpback whales along the Irish south coast counties of Cork and Waterford. This has been well documented by IWDG over the years, and some, both
Report Update 12/11/2013 The day kicked off with an early morning report by the Irish Naval Service, via Ronan Mc Laughlin of no less than 4 cetacean species in Dungarvan Bay off Helvic Head area, Co. Waterford. Among these were harbour porpoises, common dolphins, fin whales and wait for it a humpback whale. Ronan reports