GMIT student Enda McKeogh has volunteered to participate in the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group’s Ship Surveys Programme. Enda left Killybegs, Co. Donegal on Sunday on the Marine Institute’s research vessel Celtic Explorer. Currently somewhere west o
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The whale watching spotlight is clearly on Northern Irish waters which in recent days has produced multiple killer whale sightings off both Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim and Co. Down, and we’re now delighted to be able to add a confirmed humpback whale off Bangor, on the shores of Belfast Lough yesterday afternoon 14/06/11. The flurry
The whale watching spotlight is clearly on Northern Irish waters which in recent days has produced multiple killer whale sightings off both Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim and Co. Down, and we’re now delighted to be able to add a confirmed humpback whale off Bangor, on the shores of Belfast Lough yesterday afternoon 14/06/11. The flurry
A fairly normal week on Irish waters, still yielded 30+ validated sighting records reported to IWDG comprising seven cetacean species and basking sharks. You always know when it’s the summer “silly season” when the phone starts ringing with calls from tabloid journalists asking bizarre questions about “man-eating” sharks in Irish waters. This morning’s classic surely
A fairly normal week on Irish waters, still yielded 30+ validated sighting records reported to IWDG comprising seven cetacean species and basking sharks. You always know when it’s the summer “silly season” when the phone starts ringing with calls from tabloid journalists asking bizarre questions about “man-eating” sharks in Irish waters. This morning’s classic surely
A summary report from the third IWDG research expedition to Cape Verde is available to download. Cape Verde 2011 Expedition Report: Download Report (PDF 2.8MB) The lab works are about to commence the results from which will contribute towards a GMIT-based PhD while contributing to an international project on humpback whale population ecology. Molecular genetic
A summary report from the third IWDG research expedition to Cape Verde is available to download. Cape Verde 2011 Expedition Report: Download Report (PDF 2.8MB) The lab works are about to commence the results from which will contribute towards a GMIT-based PhD while contributing to an international project on humpback whale population ecology. Molecular genetic
A break in the awful weather that persisted throughout much of May 2011 gives us an opportunity to review some nice sightings in the past week. Noteworthy among the 37 validated records is the fact that 14 sightings (38%) are of bottlenose dolphins, and for those living on the East coast many of these are
A break in the awful weather that persisted throughout much of May 2011 gives us an opportunity to review some nice sightings in the past week. Noteworthy among the 37 validated records is the fact that 14 sightings (38%) are of bottlenose dolphins, and for those living on the East coast many of these are
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) are to accept the kind offer of the yacht Celtic Mist from the Haughey family. The 17 metre steel-hulled yacht has been offered as a gift to the IWDG to support its work on the study and conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoise in Irish waters. IWDG Co-ordinator