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Coast and Offshore Photos & Videos of sea life - Cetaceans (dolphins, whales etc) seals, sharks etc. I've taken these along the Cork coast, off Kinsale, Ireland.

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• 06-Feb-10 SeaShepherd & Whaling ships collide in southern ocean (uTube).
• 26 Jan 10 Breaching humpback off Co Wexford - more pics on this IWDG page. © IWDG/Pádraig Whooley
• 06-Jan-10 Whaler and Sea shepherd's Ady Gil vessels collide in southern ocean- video. HeraldSun article.
• 03-Jan-10 Humpbacks approach the Seashepherd's stealth vessel Ady Gil which is in the southern oceans attempting to stop the Japanese whalers.
• 21 Dec 09 Chrishmas whale activity - Courtmacsherry bay: see IWDG article
• 10 Dec 09 Loggerhead turtle washes up in West Cork.
• 19 Oct 09 Fish & Chips? - this basking shark (photo) nearly wound up an a Dublin fish and chip shop - full story at BaskingShark.ie
• 04 Oct 09 Common Dolphins on route to kinsale gas field: photo gallery, original photos directory including track & waypoints file. Gas platform photos also.
• 27 Sep 09 Kinsale Dolphins photo gallery, breaching, breaching2, fish has lucky escape, original camera pics directory . IWDG have confirmed that these dolphins are the cork harbour resident dolphins.
• 20 Aug: There are holes going throught the old head of kinsale - here's a map with lines of how they may be connected. The Waypoints
• 1 July: Limerick dock & Curraghgour II dredger photos.
• 2nd July:: University of limerick's ROV Demo Video & Photos

24 Jun 09 Summer 09 22Jun: Bottlenose Dolphins Kinsale harbour Video clips: Long, Short some photos. Common dolphins galley head photos. First humpback of 09, has lucky escape - see IWDG article Dolphin stampede! (USA) video (from uTube) Galley Head scenery - pics to follow

26 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..

17Jan 09 Courtmacsherry / Kilbrittian whale Photos, Videos, TV clips and more info here. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group & Joy Reidenberg, Associate Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine perform gross portmortem on the Courtmacsherry / Kilbrittian whale along with UCC and Cork County Council

16 Dec 08: First recording of singing Humpbacks off the south coast sound (clip far left). video IWDG article & uTube. 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.

More Pictures of the Common Dolphins. 10km South of Courtmacsherry 28 Aug 2007. See also IWDG.

See the rest of the photos. Jun 2006 Hole Open Bay west at the old head of kinsale co cork ireland. Gulls, Guillemots, seals

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!

Seal release Fountainstown 17 Jan 2007. See more pictures. See also www.irishsealsanctuary.ie

11 Sep 2005 Common Dolphins off the Old Head of Kinsale. See more pictures. 26Apr09 - Uploaded video Video clips: Low Res24mb, HiRes , Short

12 Jul 2005 harbour Porpoise off the old head of kinsale. See more Pictures . You can see the blow in the 3rd picture here

Minke Whales 9 Jul 2005, 5km South of Old Head. More pictures here including Harbour Porpoise (..81, ..84)

Sounds of the sea, DIY hydrophones. Recording of shrimp near the old head of kinsale

Fin Whale Nov 2004 on IWDG trip with Colin Barnes.Last picture shows 165km track over 7 hours in search of whales/dolphins.

Photos of seals near Kinsale, 21 Aug 2004

Common Dolphins outside Kinsale Harbour between Doon Pier and bulman. 31 Oct 2004

All taken with a 'top of the range' (€7) disposable camera.

See all the photos and map of sighting location.

More details on Common Dolphins. from IWDG

Recent sighings from the IWDG database: All Ireland, Cork, Kinsale

Real map of ireland - including the parts under the sea (pdf).

There are holes going throught the old head of kinsale - here's a map whith lines of how they may be connected. Here are the Waypoints

Other links: American Cetacean Society, http://dolphins.jump-gate.com/, CourtMacSherry Life boat,

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