The first leg of the harbour porpoise survey finished at the end of May, and Song of the Whale docked in Cherbourg for a crew change on 31st May. Our first few days of survey were a mixed bag of weather, shipping and sightings: As we left Ipswich for our first transect across the Channel… Continue Reading
Song of the Whale and team left Ipswich early this morning, bound for the Channel to begin two research projects funded by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) through MCR Ltd’s non-profit partner company MCR International. During the coming weeks, the SOTW team, working closely with UK and French partners, will conduct acoustic and… Continue Reading
We are now planning our next project in the Channel – which will begin mid May. The team will be working closely with French and British groups to conduct a survey for harbour porpoises in the Channel, as well as make some measurements of ship noise. From the Channel the SOTW will return to London… Continue Reading
Anna Cucknell joined the MCR team at the beginning of April. Anna has previously worked on cetaceans off the east coast of the USA, Sardinia, and Australia and has a Masters degree in Marine Environmental Protection from Bangor. In 2008 she returned to the UK and started work with an environmental consultancy on acoustic impact assessments… Continue Reading
Song of the Whale has now returned to Ipswich, having spent a chilly winter in the canal in Fort William, Scotland (see photo below). The team completed the final section of the beaked whale survey in March, en route from Scotland to Ipswich. The final report is now available (please contact us if you would… Continue Reading