Given the conditions Tony did really well to spot anything! well done mate!
The poor viewing and
rough sea conditions resulted in only one very brief cetacean sighting. One Harbour
Porpoise and one Grey Seal were seen.
3.1 Harbour
Porpoise (Phocaena phocaena)
|
Leg
|
Time
|
#
|
Lat
|
Long
|
Water Depth m
|
|
Outward
|
|
1
|
53021.55’N
|
005028.758’W
|
82.5
|
|
Return
|
Nil
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
Table 1: Harbour
Porpoise Sightings from the Stena Superfast X 06th July 2015
3.2 Seals
One grey seal was seen at
the entrance to Dublin harbour at 11h47.
3.3 Whales
No
whales were seen.
3.4 Dolphins
No
dolphins were encountered.
3.5 Interpretation of differences in cetacean sightings between May
and July 2015
There was marked
reduction in the number of mammal sightings in July compared with over a dozen
at the end of May. Whether this is a true reflection of the relative numbers is
open to question since the viewing conditions were diametrically opposite, i.e.
calm in May and rough, neigh, almost stormy on this July trip.