Fin Whales In The Irish Sea
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:43 am
Fin Whales In The Irish Sea:
With the current work to set up the new Marine Conservations Zones in the Irish Sea and the interest in Marine life it is generating, it seems apt that it should be now that something unusual turns up, as if to prove the point that our offshore wildlife is just as vital and magnificent as anything on Earth.
Just two weeks ago observers for the Sea Trust sighted Fin Whales in the Irish Sea. The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the planet's second largest animal growing to around 20 metres and is second only to the Blue Whale.
Fin Whales are considered quite rare, most often encountered off the North and West coasts of Scotland as well as West of Norway. Though they are very occasionally known to use the Irish Sea this has been almost exclusively during the summer months to early winter so a sighting during mid January is especially rare.
If you have seen or think you may have seen a Whale or Dolphin then please get in touch with rECOrd and let us know, also please send us your marine records, either by contacting us directly (tom@rECOrd-lrc.co.uk) or through RODIS on the rECOrd website (http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk).
With the current work to set up the new Marine Conservations Zones in the Irish Sea and the interest in Marine life it is generating, it seems apt that it should be now that something unusual turns up, as if to prove the point that our offshore wildlife is just as vital and magnificent as anything on Earth.
Just two weeks ago observers for the Sea Trust sighted Fin Whales in the Irish Sea. The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the planet's second largest animal growing to around 20 metres and is second only to the Blue Whale.
Fin Whales are considered quite rare, most often encountered off the North and West coasts of Scotland as well as West of Norway. Though they are very occasionally known to use the Irish Sea this has been almost exclusively during the summer months to early winter so a sighting during mid January is especially rare.
If you have seen or think you may have seen a Whale or Dolphin then please get in touch with rECOrd and let us know, also please send us your marine records, either by contacting us directly (tom@rECOrd-lrc.co.uk) or through RODIS on the rECOrd website (http://www.rECOrd-LRC.co.uk).