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‘Meet Us Don’t Eat Us’ volunteers ask tourists to sign a postcard that pledges n
A lone Icelander sets sail targeting fin whales for the first time in three years
10th June 2013 by Robbie Marsland
I arrived in Reykjavik at midnight on Sunday.  I was tired but the sun wasn’t – it was still well above the Read more »
A mixed group of common and striped dolphins taken using a GoPro mounted on the
Mediterranean sail research update: promising findings off the southern coast of Portugal
7th June 2013 by Luke O'Connor
Eleven days in and we’ve reached the southern coast of Portugal, where we’ve finally been able to shed the Read more »
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report March 13
2012 SOTW Azores Research USA cruise report
1st June 2013 by
The IFAW research vessel Song of the Whale (SOTW) left the Azores at the beginning of May bound for the north-east coast of Read more »
SOTW Team leaning into the swell in the Bay of Biscay, en route to the Mediterra
After weeks of frenzied preparation, Song of the Whale sets sail for the Mediterranean
30th May 2013 by Conor Ryan
After weeks of increasingly frenzied activity, boat maintenance, construction and testing of hydrophones, R/V Song of the Read more »
A humpback whale dives next to the Elding Whale Watch vessel in Iceland. Whale W
Icelandic whaling in the balance?
24th May 2013 by Robbie Marsland
It’s been interesting times for those of us keeping an eye on the whaling situation in Iceland.  Two species of Read more »
Icelandic fin whaling - an expensive and dangerous hobby, in more ways than oner
Icelandic fin whaling - an expensive and dangerous hobby, in more ways than one
14th May 2013 by Robbie Marsland
It’s been a busy week or so for those following the dying whaling industry in Iceland.  The lone Icelandic Read more »