West Cork Ocean Life Tours

06/01/2025

04/01/2025

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How Taiji Profits from Dolphin Suffering by Helene O’Barry: Why do dolphin hunters in Taiji continue to capture hundreds of dolphins and force them into the town’s infamous killing cove year after year?

The answer is as simple as it is infuriating: Members of the dolphinarium industry are turning the hunt into a lucrative business by purchasing “show-quality” dolphins from dolphin dealers in Taiji. The dolphin dealers purchase some of the best-looking dolphins from the hunters and then sell them at huge profits to dolphinariums in Japan and abroad. Taiji’s trade in live dolphins, in which both the hunters and the dealers make a profit, is the reason the dolphin drive hunt, where hunters use modern motorized boats to push entire pods of dolphins ashore, continues year after year. The demand for young, unblemished dolphins that can be trained to perform in front of large, paying audiences fuels the demand. Full Story at DolphinProject.com (Blog)
Photo: Ren Yabuki of LIA watches the horizon for dolphin hunting boats, Taiji, Japan. Credit: Mimi, Life Investigation Agency (LIA)

31/12/2024

What an eventful yet wonderful 2024 it was Thankyou to everyone for being part of it, looking forward to an even more exciting 2025🐬🐳🐋🦈🦭🙂

12/11/2024

still have a few spaces for a tour at 1030 am today to look for fin whales

09/11/2024

Weather is allowing us to get out and find Whales with conditions looking fine for Tuesday 13th November
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05/11/2024

The continued seine trawling of our inshore grounds must be stopped! We are the only country in Europe to allow this practice.The devastating loss of breeding grounds and continued overfishing practices are leading to dramatic changes which will take years to recoverand all to provide food for fish farms and to keep keep a small number of boats busy. 6 miles is not nearly enough with most country's implementing a 12 NM ban,but its a start. no further time should be wasted implementing the ban. I am seeing big changes in cetaceans behaviour in recent years which is very troubling also science is proving they are starving and dying from malnutrition.Irelands Whale and Dolphins sanctuary is a farce.
Photo of recent activities in Union hall / Glandore Harbour courtesy of a friend

03/11/2024

Great few days with Fin Whales feeding off our coast,together with Dolphins,Seabirds and Tuna

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02/11/2024

Great 2nd of November day watching the fin Whales and Dolphins feeding with birds and Bluefin.

01/11/2024

Spaces available for our 930am trip tomorrow Fins Whales Bottlenosed and common Dolphins all being seen on recent trip's
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31/10/2024

Great day out today with 3 Fin whales turning up amoungst large numbers of dolphin and bird action.

31/10/2024

Fantastic trip today tons of Dolphin and birds feeding 3 fin whales turned up as well

30/10/2024

Spaces available for a short 2 hr trip this morning will be the pier for 11.30 am

28/10/2024

Spaces available for tomorrow's morning tour see www.westcorkoceantours.ie for booking info or call direct 0834066021

09/10/2024

Delighted with this

LAST week was ‘deadline day’ for the clean-up of a coastal amenity that looks like a boat graveyard.

08/10/2024

Weather looking great for a tour Saturday
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21/09/2024

(VL) We now have in stock our new title "The Magic of an Irish Rainforest - A Visual Journey" by Eoghan Daltun. Come at see https://birdwatchireland.ie/product/the-magic-of-an-irish-rainforest-a-visual-journey-pre-order-releases-24-09-24/