Why are so many dolphins dying of starvation off Ireland’s coast?
13% of common dolphins stranded or bycaught off the Irish coast between 2017-2019 died from starvation.
This compares to 3% of common dolphins found off the UK coast between 1990-2006.
https://t.co/Y5wiZmO9Io
As presented at the All-Ireland Mammal Symposium #AIMS2024. Increased numbers of dolphins in poor conditions off Irish coasts https://t.co/6JDxScFKar
Open access full article here
https://t.co/SjEZWZNNPk
Day 3 of #IMMErSE2023 🌊 Surveying in the #WildAtlantic means weather can turn its back on you... 🌬️ In the fog, pilot whales came close and chatted around 🤩 a couple blows 🐳 and even a breaching Sowerby's treated the strong and dedicated MMOs watching from the bridge 💪🏼
On top of 🐳, #IMMErSE2023 is also doing night fishing 🌙🎣 where the nocturnal team looks at zooplankton 🦐, fish 🐟, squids 🦑 and everything they can find!
Deep hauls reveal a lot of #mesopelagic fish not often looked at!
@Thibault_Cariou@AylisEmerit@coelacant99
🐳 THE STAR OF #IMMErSE2023 🐳 Intense moment when this gorgeous #spermwhale showed up ahead of us 🎉
🎧 Acoustic data ✅
👀 Visual data ✅
🧬 Water samples for #eDNA ✅
What a team, beyond grateful for each and everyone onboard ❤️
Hope he brings many of his mates tomorrow 😉🤞🏼
Thanks to the great work of all the @RVMarineInst crew on board #RVCelticExplorer to get the winch up and running for our night team, we sailed yesterday evening for #IMMErSE2023! Guess how long it took for those 🐳 and 🐦 nerds to have a little watch?
Right now 8 unspecified vessels are steaming northwest from France in formation towards the exercise area. Another two vessels are at the edge of the Porcupine Seabight
Russia's planned naval exercise inside the Irish EEZ: Repercussions on marine life?
A danger to whales and dolphins🐳🐬 The target area overlaps with a region home to many cetacean species, at high risk of lethal injuries from naval operations 🔊💥
👇🏽Read this thread👇🏽
Overfishing influences common dolphins’ nutritional health? Sofia Albrecht will investigate causes of ⬆️ strandings through the past decades and their relation to dietary changes and 🐟 stocks, and establish relevant molecular techniques at @MfrcGMIT @GMIT_Research #UKIRSC22