Muc Mhara 2008 - 2nd IWDG International Whale Conference
19-21 September 2008
Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney, Co Dublin
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group hosted a conference on Ireland's smallest whale - Muc Mhara or the harbour porpoise. The harbour porpoise is the smallest and most frequently observed of all Irish cetaceans. They can be seen in all Irish coastal waters and from many sites along the Dublin coastline. An incredible list of experts attended the conference which was a unique opportunity to learn more about this most intriguing, yet poorly understood of our marine mammals.
Conference Proceedings can be downloaded here:
Muc Mhara: Ireland's smallest whale (PDF file, 4.17MB)PDF copies of some presentations are available below:
Andrew Read_Life in the Fast Lane (PDF file, 2.67MB)Simon Berrow Abundance estimates of harbour porpoises (PDF file, 801KB)Ben Wilson_A Cost of Green Energy (PDF file, 4.97MB)Ronan Cosgrove Assessment of Pingers in Irish Gillnet Fisheries (PDF file, 1.49MB)Gary Burrows_River Bann Harbour Porpoise (PDF file, 1.01MB)David Lyons Harbour Porpoise Conservation in Ireland (PDF file, 173KB)Stefan Brager Porpoise Conservation in Europe (PDF file, 1.92MB)wav. files of some presentations to be uploaded soon:
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