One of IWDG Consulting’s surveyors, Darren Craig, is currently onboard the R.V. Celtic Explorer during the mackerel egg survey along with William Hunt of UCC – MaREI (Centre for Marine & Renewable Energy, Ireland). They are recording any sightings of marine megafauna encountered throughout the survey, including cetaceans (whales & dolphins), seals, turtles, sharks and other large fish […]
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale washed up in Doonbeg, Co Clare
One of the last strandings of 2015 proved to be one of the more interesting. A whale reported by a number of locals in west Clare turned out to be a juvenile Cuvier’s beaked whale. The whale measured 3.7m and was a female. Cuvier’s grow up to 5-7m in length with no differences between males […]