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We are calling on members of the public to record their at-sea excursions and sightings of whales, dolphins, porpoises and endangered basking sharks off Scotland’s west coast to boost monitoring efforts and strengthen understanding of the coronavirus lockdown’s impact on these animals.
Read MoreAs part of National Volunteers Week we'd like to give a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has helped to collect on the marine life in our waters! We celebrated by asking some of our past volunteers about their favourite moments from theirs trips over the years.
Read MoreIt was a magic start to the month as bottlenose dolphins made a surprise visit to the bay! Word quickly spread amongst the community and members of the HWDT team rushed down from our respective home offices to get a closer look.
Read MoreJohn Coe and Aquarius were seen swimming into Strangford Lough, Co. Down in Northern Ireland on Friday. Every sighting of these individuals is crucial in advancing our understanding of the west coast community! If you’ve seen killer whales on the west coast, we’d love to hear about it.
Read MoreIt was another incredible summer season on board our research vessel Silurian. We covered an impressive 4476.3 nautical miles (8290.1 km) over fourteen surveys, with 1170 sightings of marine megafauna.
Read MoreCitizen science is key to better understanding mobile species like bottlenose dolphins. Rian Harris, our Education and Photo-ID Volunteer, has been undertaking some dolphin detective work to uncover the movements of some of the Inner Hebrides community.
Read MoreA warm welcome to one of the new members of the team, Hannah, who is part of our 2019 volunteer team. Here Hannah gives an account of her first trip out with Sea Life Surveys to collect Photo ID images
Read MoreWith the massive military exercise, Joint Warrior, underway in the Hebrides, we are asking the public to be vigilant and report their sightings
Read MoreRead the latest updates from the Cuvier’s beaked whale stranding on Mull over Hogmanay.
Read MoreCheck out all the updates from the second half of our survey season this year, including the first ever sightings of pilot whales from Silurian!
Read MoreYou may have seen in the news this weekend reports of sunfish in Scottish waters. Reports of sunfish at this time of year are not in fact unusual, with similar numbers of sightings reported last summer. Check out some cool facts about these incredible ocean wanderers here, and if you're lucky enough to spot a sunfish, don't forget to report your sightings via WhaleTrack!
Read MoreLook out for our Whale Track updates, which will come into effect from today, 29th August 2018.
Read MoreKasey, one of our most-loved minke whales, was spotted this week off Ardnamurchan point by our Lighthouse volunteer Craig. What a sighting!
Read MoreLocal celebrity ‘Knobble’ the minke whale has returned to Scotland’s west coast for the 13th year in a row, highlighting the area’s importance for marine wildlife. Following the whale’s sighting on 28th July north of Coll by Sea Life Surveys, scientists at the conservation charity, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, say that Knobble has now returned to the same feeding grounds in the Sea of the Hebrides every year since 2006.
Read MoreMembers of the public are invited to take part in dolphin, whale and porpoise surveys around the UK as part of National Whale and Dolphin Watch, from the 28th July to the 5th August. The data collected during the event will help develop a snapshot of the distribution of dolphins, whales and porpoises around the UK and help us better understand our marine environment, inform policy and protect these magnificent creatures.
Read MoreA year on from its launch, Whale Track, HWDT’s community sightings app and website, is going from strength to strength. With 651 users, who have recorded over 3,550 sightings and 24,055 animals, Whale Track is creating a growing community of citizen scientists monitoring whales and dolphins on the west coast of Scotland.
Read MoreDuring the survey we recorded six different species of marine mammals, which included an unbelievable encounter with nine killer whales! We also had our first basking shark sighting, bow riding common dolphins and a lunge feeding minke whale!
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce Whale Track has been named as a finalist in the 2018 National Lottery Awards – the annual search for people’s favourite National Lottery-funded projects. You can help us win by voting now!
Read MoreYesterday, in partnership with Mull and Iona Ranger Service and Turus Mara, HWDT’s Engagement Team took guests on a special trip to the iconic Isle of Staffa, home of Fingal’s Cave and a colony of puffins. Read on for all the details.
Read MoreThe season got off to an amazing start with some incredible sightings flying in through Whale Track during April, and our first ever sightings submitted from an aircraft during an aerial whale-watch!
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