Today HWDT trustees announce that they have appointed Juliana Butler to succeed Professor Denis Mollison as the new Chair of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.
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This week HWDT joined with other environmental organisations at an event to launch of the CalMac Marine Awareness Programme.
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We surveyed the Sea of Hebrides; travelling to the Small Isles, then from Skye to Barra, and onwards to Coll. We had 29 encounters with six different species of marine mammals and sharks, totalling 63 animals.
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Are you looking for a marine conservation volunteer experience with a difference? This is your chance to join HWDT's last whale and dolphin research survey of 2017. This survey starts on 1st October; scheduled to coincide with the massive NATO military exercise, Joint Warrior.
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Travelling around the Argyll Islands and all the way up Loch Linnhe to Fort William, we recorded 59 harbour porpoises, 1 common dolphin, 14 common seals, three grey seals, as well as hundreds of birds and lots of boats.
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The Community Sightings Network reported a total of 127 sightings of 890 whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in June 2017. Although quiet compared to May (244 sightings), there have been some remarkable encounters this month.
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Over the last two weeks there have been over 13 sightings of killer whales, totaling 53 animals recorded. This is a fantastic showcase of the importance of the Hebrides for this enigmatic species, and highlights the power of citizen science for monitoring these amazing animals.
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On Thursday 6th July, the HWDT team received reports of a deceased minke whale floating just off the coast of Mull. SMASS have confirmed that this female minke most likely died due to entanglement in a rope around her tail.
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The Community Sightings Network got off to a fantastic start this month, with 10 Killer whales spotted off Tiumpan head on the 1st of May. May continued to impress with a five-fold increase in sightings compared to April; a total of 237 sightings of 1,205 animals reported.
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2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) occupying 28 Main Street, Tobermory. Over this time, the space has changed significantly; from a Bakery to office spaces, from grass-roots interpretation to an interactive Discovery Centre.
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A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for the harbour porpoise has been designated in the Hebrides - giving increased protection to the UKs smallest cetacean. The Inner Hebrides and Minches SAC is located in the heart of HWDTs study area and covers an area more than 13,800km².
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