Image - copyright Dave Wall, sourced from iwdg.ie

The most productive Irish marine group, the IWDG have recorded the largest ever pod of bottlenoses in Irish waters, but unusually in offshore waters. This raises the question of the presence of an offshore ecotype distinct to the inshore dolphins we see so commonly, read the story here at iwdg.ie.

The event occured on the journey home from the 2009 Cetaceans on the Frontier research cruise. Read about all the marine life documented on this trip here.