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Following a consultation led by recently-appointed Gaelic Development Intern Kenny Rankin, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust has adopted an official Gaelic name, part of an exciting step towards incorporating Gaelic into the Trust’s work at every level.
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 MoreArdnamurchan Lighthouse volunteer Craig recounts his exciting week exploring the area, and the amazing sightings from his watches.
Read MoreRead our first guest article from Jenni Hume at Have You Got the Bottle? - a campaign towards a deposit return system in Scotland to reduce our plastic waste, and find out how you can get involved.
Read MoreDuring the survey we encountered seven species of marine mammals, as well as several basking sharks. When crossing the sea of the Hebrideas we even sighted all seven species in ONE DAY, including over 200 common dolphins, a breaching white-beaked dolphin and some juvenile bottlenose dolphins!
Read MoreLook out for our Whale Track updates, which will come into effect from today, 29th August 2018.
Read MoreConsultation Response to the Wild Seaweed Harvesting Scoping Report by Marine Biopolymers Ltd.
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 MoreRead our latest update from our volunteer Craig who is stationed at Ardnamurchan Lighthouse…
Read MoreThe Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is delighted to be participating in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018 to raise vital funds for our Hebridean Marine Explorers engagement programme.
Read MoreHWDT welcomes Craig Mackie to our exciting new volunteer placement at Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, where he will be living for a month to monitor marine life and engage with visitors and the local community.
Read MoreDuring the survey we covered the Sound of Sleat and surveyed around the Small Isles. In total we recorded six different species of marine megafauna, including an unexpected basking shark, some stealthy minke whales and over a hundred common dolphins.
Read MoreToday 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.
Read MoreDuring the survey we recorded four different species of marine mammals, including some really special glimpses of harbour porpoises within meters of Silurian. We also had an unexpected encounter with a couple of common dolphins, who came over to bow ride as we surveyed up towards Fort William.
Read MoreEver wondered what it would be like to join HWDT as a volunteer on Silurian? Well know you can find out! Read our guest piece by dedicated volunteer Rod White, who has joined us seven times monitoring whales and dolphins along Scotland’s west coast.
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 MoreDuring the survey we recorded five different species of marine mammals, which included an incredible sighting of Risso’s dolphins with new calves in tow, as well as some very close encounters with some minke whales. We also had the opportunity to visit the island of Lunga, spending time with thousands of nesting puffins!
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 MoreThe Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is delighted to announce a new corporate partnership with Treshnish and Haunn Cottages, at Treshnish Farm on Mull.
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