Cetaceans on the Frontier 6

A team of seabird observers are once again present on board the Marine Institutes research vessel, the R.V. Celtic Explorer during the sixth Cetaceans on the Frontier cruise to take place since 2009. The team will join a group of marine mammal observers from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in surveying offshore fauna along Ireland's Atlantic margin.

To keep to speed with all the latest sightings and pics from the trip please see the project blog and Facebook page.

Blog: www.cetaceansonthefrontier.blogspot.ie

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cetaceansonthefrontier

Cetaceans on the Frontier 5

Following on from Cetaceans on the Frontier 4 which took place between January & February 2013, the next installment of our adventures, Cetaceans on the Frontier 5, will begin on Monday 20th January 2014 from on board the R.V. Celtic Explorer, spending two weeks at sea along the edge of the continental shelf off western Ireland.

This will be the fifth such multidisciplinary survey to be undertaken since 2009 with staff on board studying offshore bottlenose dolphins & other cetaceans, acoustics, plankton, jellyfish & micro plastics. A team from BirdWatch Ireland will also be on board to conduct visual surveys for seabirds to assess their distribution & abundance in Irish waters.

A project blog has been created so those of you on dry land can keep up to speed with our progress. The blog will be updated daily with cetacean/seabird sightings & pics and feature guest blogs from different staff members from time to time relating to specific areas of their research.

www.cotf5.blogspot.ie

Cetaceans on the Frontier III

Niall Keogh (BirdWatch Ireland Seabird Fieldworker), will be surveying seabirds as part of a multidisciplinary study of the north-east Atlantic shelf edge along the Goban Spur & Porcupine Seabight, south-west of Co. Cork from 24th Feb-5th March with staff & students from universities & institutes across Ireland & the UK. 

Be sure to keep an eye on The Cetaceans on the Frontier III blog for updates & pics.