After a successful expedition in 2011, Island Foundation have once again awarded IWDG with a generous grant to continue Humpback Whale research in Cape Verde. From mid-April until the end of May, we will have a shore-based team in Sal Rei, Boa Vista which is possibly the most important site for breeding humpbacks in the
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With all the focus at the end of this year’s 2011/12 large whale season on the Southeast coast, you’d be forgiven for thinking there were no whales anywhere else in Irish waters. Perhaps we (IWDG) are guilty of perpetuating this myth. On Sat 11th Feb Michael Patten and friends went surfing off Keel beach, Achill
With all the focus at the end of this year’s 2011/12 large whale season on the Southeast coast, you’d be forgiven for thinking there were no whales anywhere else in Irish waters. Perhaps we (IWDG) are guilty of perpetuating this myth. On Sat 11th Feb Michael Patten and friends went surfing off Keel beach, Achill
Tá glactha ag an Uachtarán nuathofa Michael D. Higgins leis an gcuireadh a bheith ina phátrún aonair ar Ghrúpa Faire na Míolta Móra agus na nDeilfeanna (IWDG). Is é an IWDG an t-aon ghrúpa caomhnaithe in Éirinn atá tiomnaithe do chosaint míolta móra agus deilfeanna i bhfarraigí na hÉireann. Rinneadh comóradh ar bhliain is fiche
Tá glactha ag an Uachtarán nuathofa Michael D. Higgins leis an gcuireadh a bheith ina phátrún aonair ar Ghrúpa Faire na Míolta Móra agus na nDeilfeanna (IWDG). Is é an IWDG an t-aon ghrúpa caomhnaithe in Éirinn atá tiomnaithe do chosaint míolta móra agus deilfeanna i bhfarraigí na hÉireann. Rinneadh comóradh ar bhliain is fiche
Updated 7 February Some photos of the Celtic Mist refit are available on http://www.rvcelticmist.ie/index.php/gallery/renovation-project 28 January Following a lengthy tendering and evaluation process, Clare Local Development Company have announced that they are able to grant aid the IWDG 75% towards the refit of Celtic Mist. Clare Local Development Company administer LEADER funds in County Clare
Updated 7 February Some photos of the Celtic Mist refit are available on http://www.rvcelticmist.ie/index.php/gallery/renovation-project 28 January Following a lengthy tendering and evaluation process, Clare Local Development Company have announced that they are able to grant aid the IWDG 75% towards the refit of Celtic Mist. Clare Local Development Company administer LEADER funds in County Clare
The Kish Bank and adjacent waters are important for cetaceans. Some of the highest densities of harbour porpoises recorded in coastal Irish waters have been recorded in the area in recent years (Berrow et al. 2008). In addition sightings of bottlenose dolphins have increased dramatically in the area following the presence of a group of
The Kish Bank and adjacent waters are important for cetaceans. Some of the highest densities of harbour porpoises recorded in coastal Irish waters have been recorded in the area in recent years (Berrow et al. 2008). In addition sightings of bottlenose dolphins have increased dramatically in the area following the presence of a group of
IWDG are delighted to announce a previously unrecorded humpback whale photographed yesterday 23rd Jan off Hook Head, Co. Wexford, bringing to 19 the number of individual humpbacks recorded to date in Irish waters. Well it was only a matter of time before humpback whales joined the feeding activity off Hook Head, given the recent run