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Skipper's Log posts by Cork Whale Watch proprietor Colin Barnes

Colin Barnes is Ireland's most experienced whale watching skipper, and the owner of Cork Whale Watch. West Cork's coastal waters have been Colin's second home for the last 30 years and more... here he shares his wisdom, insight and opinions on the whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife off the West Cork coast.

Another shot of a Minke whale from Saturday's trip

April 22, 2014 By Colin Barnes Leave a Comment

Whale watching… it all starts with plankton!

After one of the wettest and stormiest winters of all time, the sea has finally settled down, and clarity has returned to the water, from being a thick …

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Colin showing whale watchers the sprats whales are feeding on

January 21, 2014 By Colin Barnes 8 Comments

Decimation of Irish Sprat Stocks

Last January I wrote to Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food, Simon Coveney, TD highlighting the problem of unsustainable inshore trawling for sprat off …

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Colin Stafford-Johnson

November 6, 2013 By Colin Barnes Leave a Comment

Filming Humpback Whales off Ireland’s South Coast

Colin Barnes of Cork Whale Watch is regularly asked to collaborate on both Irish and UK natural history productions. This extract is from the "Living the …

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