Marine Wildlife
#BALTIMORE WHALE - Hopes are fading for an injured whale trapped in Baltimore Harbour, according to the Irish Independent. It's being reported that the fin whale, which was injured on sharp rocks and beached off the pier in the West…
#algalbloom – After impacting on the marine wildlife along the north west coast for the past month, the algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi has finally began to subside. The bloom severely affected areas of the North West from Mayo to…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - A stranded dolphin has been successfully refloated for the first time ever in Ireland thanks to the efforts of volunteers with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG). As the Irish Examiner reports, the group was alerted…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - An algal bloom off the west coast of Ireland is responsible for significant fish and shellfish kills from Galway to Donegal, according to the Marine Institute. As The Irish Times reports, as much as 80% of stocks have…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - The body of a porpoise washed up on a beach near Dundalk recently is believed to be one of two 'dolphins' rescued from the area just days before. The Dundalk Democrat reports that the porpoise carcass was…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Dolphinwatch Carrigaholt has postponed its midsummer night cruise on the Shannon Estuary for a second time due to poor weather. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the nighttime cruise to raise funds for the Irish Whale and Dolphin…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Spotters of marine mammals such as whales and dolpins are among the country's wildlife enthusiasts being called to help compile an Atlas of Mammals in Ireland. According to The Irish Times, more than 5,000 sightings have been…
Worst June Weather on Record Brings Down Whale and Dolphin Sighting Numbers
7th July 2012 Marine Wildlife
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Ten different cetacean species were accounted for among 143 sightings validated by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) for the month of June. "It’s tempting to overinterpret sightings from a single month’s snapshot," said IWDG sightings…
Irish Sea Could Have Own Barrier Reef if UK Acts on Marine Wildlife Zones
28th June 2012 Marine Wildlife
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Blackpool could have its own 'Great Barrier Reef' if proposals to set up Marine Conservations Zones in the Irish Sea get the green light, as the Blackpool Gazette reports. Earlier this month the Lancashire Wildlife Trust launched…
#MARINE WILDLIFE – The South Dublin Branch of BirdWatch Ireland is organising outdoor meetings over the summer which include watching terns and other species during July at Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey, writes Jehan Ashmore. The first meeting is Tuesday 3rd July…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Dolphinwatch Carrigaholt, in collaboration with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), is offering a special midsummer night cruise in the Shannon Estuary as a fundraiser for the IWDG. The cruise will depart Castle Pier in Carrigaholt,…
#ISLAND NEWS - The Junior Minister for Tourism was on hand at the official opening of the Go Explore Hostel and Praeger Education Centre on Clare Island last weekend, as the Mayo News reports. “This new venture will spearhead Clare…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - Experts at the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) have been puzzled by a rare photo of a minke whale breaching in the Irish Sea, as the Larne Times reports. Minke whales are a regular visitor to…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - The recent horrific reports of seal killings are but part of a "swing in activity" over the past few months, as TheJournal.ie reports. Gardaí continue to investigate the shocking incident in Dingle two weeks ago, where the…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - There were some strange goings-on off Connemara last week as fishermen caught two very surprising marine wildlife finds, The Irish Times reports. On the Aran Islands prawn grounds, skipper Colin Reynolds of the Fragrant Cloud caught an…
#MARINE WILDLIFE - RTÉ News reports that a Fine Gael councillor for Co Galway has called for a seal cull along the West coast. Cllr Seosamh Ó Laoi told RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta that the increase in the seal population…
