MARINElife's research team have encountered a group of Fin
Whales including a breaching young animal on a survey aboard
Fastnet Line's Julia from Swansea to Cork.
Copyright: Pete Howlett
The animals were encountered near the southern Irish coast
apparently feeding close to the surface. As well as Fin Whales, the
survey also encountered other cetaceans including Common Dolphins,
Harbour Porpoises and a Minke Whale close to the Welsh coast.
Massses of seabirds were also encountered including over 13,000
Manx Shearwaters, together with two Great Shearwaters and two
Sooty Shearwatesr.
Copyright: Pete Howlett
Click here to see the sightings total for the
trip.