Minke whales alert for those on Irish Sea
July 2013. Sailors and leisure craft users of the Irish Sea are being urged to keep an eye open for Minke whales and to report any sightings to Sea Watch Foundation, after an exceptionally large group of 15 was spotted in the Irish Sea.
The call comes after boat operator and Sea Watch regular observer, Jon Shaw, who is based on Anglesey, came across the group while sailing across the Irish Sea, and is made as Sea Watch prepares to host the National Whale and Dolphin Watch from 27 July- 4 August.
Juveniles and a calf
The group included three juveniles and a calf, 19 miles east of Ireland's Eye on the Dublin Coast. The animals were loosely grouped in a relatively small area and were associating with flocks of Manx shearwaters.
Jon said: "They were within a in a mile radius of the boat; some were a little distant but others just 100 metres from us, and the group included both large ones and small animals. I stopped the engines for a while and listened to the blows and sound of the water as they dived and surfaced."
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