Survey Summary: HWDT 11

During the survey we covered 265 nautical miles, spending 46 hours on effort looking for cetaceans, with a total of 1.5 hours logged “with whales” (or for this trip with dolphins!). Read more about our first 'Ullapool Survey' of 2017.

Silurian, Survey SummariesMorven Summers27 September 2017citizen science, survey, research, Silurian, monitoring, whale, dolphin, porpoise, Hebrides

HWDT become Commercial Drone Operators

Through generous donations from NATS and Maplin, HWDT have become Commercial Drone Operators and look ahead to utilising our drone to improve our conservation efforts.

Science & Research, SilurianMorven Summers23 September 2017drone, NATS, Maplin, conservation, technology

Survey Summary: HWDT 10

During HWDT 10, we recorded 100 encounters throughout the survey including: 8 basking sharks, 9 common dolphins, 11 common seals, 9 grey seals, 30 harbour porpoises, 3 minke whales, 1 otter, 2 white-beaked dolphins, 1 unidentified whale, 6 unidentified dolphins and 8 unknown species.

Silurian, Survey SummariesMorven Summers19 September 2017Silurian, citizenscience, whale, dolphin, porpoise, research

West Coast Community killer whales on the BBC One Show

You might have heard us mentioned on the BBC One Show last night and part two is due to air tonight (13th September). Here is a little bit more information about the West Coast Community and the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trusts (HWDT) research on this fascinating group of animals.

Science & Research, SightingsLauren Hartny-Mills13 September 2017citizen science, one show, orca, West Coast Community, bbc one show, killer whale, lulu, PCBs

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