Silurian is back on the water collecting acoustic data on the whales, dolphins, and porpoises in our seas. On the first survey we covered an impressive 637 nautical miles and collected over 105 hours of acoustic recordings!
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Three of your most-loved minke whales have returned to the Hebrides this month, highlighting how important the region is for these wonderful whales who migrate to feed in the rich waters off Scotland’s west coast during the summer months.
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A massive thank you to everyone who donated to our Crowdfunder, thanks to you we have resumed our vital data collection programme on board our research vessel, Silurian.
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The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is delighted to introduce our partnership with leading UK watch makers, Farer, to help raise awareness of Hebridean marine life and provide vital funds for our research and conservation programme.
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In August 2021, James Armour will attempt to be the first person ever to swim and run the entire length of the Outer Isles, with a target of £10,000 to raise for the Trust. Learn more about his mega challenge
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We are amazed by all the incredible sightings you folks have been having recently. See our 10 top tips for how to have the best marine wildlife encounters, whilst keeping the welfare of these amazing animals at the forefront of our minds.
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Explore the amazing sightings reported during this years National Whale and Dolphin Watch event.
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You are invited to take part in a national event, to watch the water for our amazing marine life. We need your help to get a snapshot of whales, dolphins, porpoise and basking sharks across the west coast of Scotland.
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You can help us to conduct research by taking part in our Crowdfunding campaign! Every pound you gift, will make a difference and help protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in our waters.
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We are calling on members of the public to record their at-sea excursions and sightings of whales, dolphins, porpoises and endangered basking sharks off Scotland’s west coast to boost monitoring efforts and strengthen understanding of the coronavirus lockdown’s impact on these animals.
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For the safety of our volunteers, staff and island community, we have taken the incredibly difficult decision to cancel all volunteer Research Expeditions scheduled for the 2020 summer field season.
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On World Oceans Day we’re raising awareness of the impact that human activity has on the soundscape of the marine environment. Join David de la Haye as he launches his project ‘Cetacean Conserevation: An Oceanic Sound Model’ which incorporates sounds recorded from on board our research vessel
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As part of National Volunteers Week we'd like to give a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has helped to collect on the marine life in our waters! We celebrated by asking some of our past volunteers about their favourite moments from theirs trips over the years.
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Our normal action-packed summer season allows us to raise the money we need to conserve Hebridean whales, dolphins and porpoises year round. With these activities suspended or cancelled due to Covid-19, our charity is at risk and we need your help to meet this shortfall
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It was a magic start to the month as bottlenose dolphins made a surprise visit to the bay! Word quickly spread amongst the community and members of the HWDT team rushed down from our respective home offices to get a closer look.
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Following the piblication of the Scottish Government’s route map to lifting lockdown restrictions, HWDT have taken the difficult decision to cancel our public activities until mid-August
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Today provides an opportunity for us to celebrate the extraordinary marine biodiversity we have in the Hebrides and to recognise the importance of our continued mission to protect it.
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John Coe and Aquarius were seen swimming into Strangford Lough, Co. Down in Northern Ireland on Friday. Every sighting of these individuals is crucial in advancing our understanding of the west coast community! If you’ve seen killer whales on the west coast, we’d love to hear about it.
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, so we thought we’d share our experience of working with the excellent Highlands & Islands Connections project, run by Support in Mind Scotland.
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The sun shone down as we set sail for the last winter survey of the season. Six volunteers from the local community joined us on board as we surveyed waters to the north of Mull
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