New 3 Sep 2011 IWDG Fin Whale Biopsy Research Trip Jul 2011
Video shot off the West Cork Coast around Galley Head & 7 Heads areas, the boat's track is shown at the start.
The video shows an IWDG.ie researcher, Conor, shooting special darts with a cross-bow at surfacing 60+ ton Fin whales to get skin samples for analysis. Colin, the skipper, had to carefully bring the boat close enough. The operation was supevised by a park ranger from the NPWS.ie.
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Apr 09 Common Dolphins off the Old Head of Kinsale
New Video clips: Low
Res24mb, HiRes,
Short. Some
common dolphins approach the boat bow riding and and spy hoping.Taken of
the old head of Kinsale Co cork Ireland. 11 Sep 05. Some pictures
captured from the video. Common Dolphin profile..
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group & Joy Reidenberg, Associate Professor
at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine perform gross portmortem on the
Courtmacsherry / Kilbrittain whale along with UCC and Cork County Council
16 Dec 08: First recording of singing
Humpbacks off the south coast sound: video IWDG
article & uTube (far left)
29-Nov-08: Discovered this dead
dolphin species (photo on left) floating at the old head of kinsale.
Photos.
2-Nov-07 RTE News Google
video of Fin Whales feeding off the Galley Head - movie (download
17Mb mp4 video)
More Pictures of the common dolphins on 3-Nov-07 at the old head of kinsale. Polarizing filter used to give less glare on underwater shot. Ever seen a dolphin ghost? have a look at pic KG030400.jpg.
27Jul08 - some more common dolphins at the old head-difficult photo conditions with a heavy swell, a sun fish and rock formations at hole open bay west.
Basking Shark in Kinsale Harbour 9 Jun 07. More Photos.
No, they're not really that colour but it gives a better view of the shark against the background. More
info on the Basking Shark, the second largest fish. Filter feeder - no teeth - it won't eat you!
Movie Minke Whales Jul 2005 off the old head of kinsale: