IWDG Tender Review of Commercial Fishing in Cetacean SACs The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation and better understanding of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) in Irish waters through study, education and interpretation. The IWDG feel protecting important cetacean habitat is critical to protecting cetaceans in Ireland
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Report II, 04/05/11 We’ve just officially got confirmation, via Nick Massett that a days basking shark research off the Blasket Islands Co. Kerry on 29th April led by Dr. Simon Berrow, produced another huge count of c60 animals, of which over half (37) were colour tagged. This result comes one day after Emmett Johnston counted
Report II, 04/05/11 We’ve just officially got confirmation, via Nick Massett that a days basking shark research off the Blasket Islands Co. Kerry on 29th April led by Dr. Simon Berrow, produced another huge count of c60 animals, of which over half (37) were colour tagged. This result comes one day after Emmett Johnston counted
Report II, 20/04/11 Nick Masset’s interesting picture of a breaching basking shark from Slea Head, Co. Kerry yesterday (Pic below) serves as an timely reminder that over the coming months we shouldn’t assume that every large marine species leaping spectacularly out of the water is a whale. Between Mar-July there are many times more basking
Report II, 20/04/11 Nick Masset’s interesting picture of a breaching basking shark from Slea Head, Co. Kerry yesterday (Pic below) serves as an timely reminder that over the coming months we shouldn’t assume that every large marine species leaping spectacularly out of the water is a whale. Between Mar-July there are many times more basking
Update 18 April 2011 The large increase in strandings of common dolphins, noted in January and February, has continued into March and April. The total number of common dolphin strandings in 2011 is now 26. Three of these were live- stranded, two in Galway and one in Cork, with one successfully re-floated. There does not
Update 18 April 2011 The large increase in strandings of common dolphins, noted in January and February, has continued into March and April. The total number of common dolphin strandings in 2011 is now 26. Three of these were live- stranded, two in Galway and one in Cork, with one successfully re-floated. There does not
Last weekend’s settled weather (9-10th April) produced a nice spread of cetacean and basking shark sightings from around Ireland’s coast, which comprised at least seven species: harbour porpoise, common, bottlenose & Risso’s dolphins, minke and killer whales and of course basking sharks. The latter will likely feature heavily among sighting reports for the next few
Last weekend’s settled weather (9-10th April) produced a nice spread of cetacean and basking shark sightings from around Ireland’s coast, which comprised at least seven species: harbour porpoise, common, bottlenose & Risso’s dolphins, minke and killer whales and of course basking sharks. The latter will likely feature heavily among sighting reports for the next few
There is a four month contract available on the joint IWDG/GMIT project PReCAST. Starting immediately. Please see link below for details. http://www.gmit.ie/vacancies/research-scientists-fixed-term-contracts.html