Sat8th Mar 2014 | Discovery Channel Canada has confirmed they are coming to Malin Head to film a program on Basking Sharks for their famous Shark Week. The Irish Basking Shark Study Group Since which was only started in 2009 believe this is a major publicity coup for them, coordinator Emmett Johnston said “To… | Read more... |
Tue3rd Sep 2013 | Foyle II a 6-8m shark successfully equipped with a satellite transmitter or ‘Spot’ tag in Irish waters this summer is heading south for the canaries Islands. This wildlife computers SPOT tag was deployed off Malin head, Donegal on the 12thof July as part of the ‘Shark Spotting’ project sponsored by… | Read more... |
Fri23rd Aug 2013 | Ocean Literacy; Understanding our local sea’s and collating sufficient information to support informed decision making on their use and future is the focus of the European Marine Science Educators Association's (EMSEA) Conference to be held inPlymouth University during September 2013. The Irish Basking Shark Study Group education facilitator Rosemary… | Read more... |
Sat17th Aug 2013 | Shark Camp 2013 was a two week Summer Camp and internship for local teens run by the Irish Basking Shark Study Group and funded by the Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP). The two week camp in Malin Head, Co Donegal was designed to give interns a taste of marine biology, conservation… | Read more... |
Wed31st Jul 2013 | Shark Camp Update Secondary school students from around Inishowen are taking part in a two week ‘Shark Camp’ internship with the Irish Basking Shark Study Group designed to let students experience what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a shark biologist. This Inishowen Development Partnership funded initiative not… | Read more... |
Mon29th Jul 2013 | SHARK CAMP BEGINS The first Irish Shark Camp Intern. Programme began today Monday 29thJuly at Malin Head, Co. Donegal. The two week duration summer camp for teenagers will involve hands on training in marine biology and oceanography as well as tuition in Basking shark ecology and shark conservation. The 10… | Read more... |