You can help us to conduct research by taking part in our Crowdfunding campaign! Every pound you gift, will make a difference and help protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in our waters.
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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.
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For the safety of our volunteers, staff and island community, we have taken the incredibly difficult decision to cancel all volunteer Research Expeditions scheduled for the 2020 summer field season.
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On World Oceans Day we’re raising awareness of the impact that human activity has on the soundscape of the marine environment. Join David de la Haye as he launches his project ‘Cetacean Conserevation: An Oceanic Sound Model’ which incorporates sounds recorded from on board our research vessel
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As 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.
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Our normal action-packed summer season allows us to raise the money we need to conserve Hebridean whales, dolphins and porpoises year round. With these activities suspended or cancelled due to Covid-19, our charity is at risk and we need your help to meet this shortfall
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It 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.
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Following the piblication of the Scottish Government’s route map to lifting lockdown restrictions, HWDT have taken the difficult decision to cancel our public activities until mid-August
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Today provides an opportunity for us to celebrate the extraordinary marine biodiversity we have in the Hebrides and to recognise the importance of our continued mission to protect it.
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John 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.
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, so we thought we’d share our experience of working with the excellent Highlands & Islands Connections project, run by Support in Mind Scotland.
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The sun shone down as we set sail for the last winter survey of the season. Six volunteers from the local community joined us on board as we surveyed waters to the north of Mull
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Wild weather extended into February as we set out for our latest winter survey. We encountered all types of weather as we surveyed the waters to the east of the Isle of Mull, with snow showers and hail storms broken up by sunny spells.
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Following the latest developments and government advice on the Coronavirus pandemic, HWDT have taken the difficult decision to cancel our public activities until the end of June.
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Following the change in the UK Government’s Coronavirus social distancing advice announced on Monday (16.03.2020) we have made the difficult decision to cancel or postpone many of our charitable activities, including cancelling all research expeditions until 15th May.
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Join us for our Tales from the Trail blog; this week, Steve Dodd shares his love of Tiumpanhead Lighthouse - arguably one of the best land based whale watching sites in the UK, if not Europe!
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Emma Critchley and Lee Berwick’s new installation, The Space Below explores the global issue of underwater acoustic pollution. Emma spoke to us about The Space Below and shares her experience creating the installation.
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Record numbers of volunteers took part in research expeditions organised by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust last year, helping to launch a new year-round programme of monitoring marine mammals and basking sharks in the Hebrides.
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2019 marks a very special year for HWDT as we surveyed the Hebridean seas every single month for the first time in our history! Recently Silurian completed surveys in November and December with magic minke whale and Christmas killer whale encounters!
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Join us for our Tails from the Trail blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Chloe, the Glengorm Wildlife Ranger shares why Glengorm is so special.
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