Land observatories
Mizen Head and Clear Island (both Co. Cork)
Whale Watch West Cork 
Union Hall, West Cork
nics@whalewatchwestcork.com
www.whalewatchwestcork.com
Member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. Skipper, Nic Slocum
is a qualified zoologist, and has a passionate interest in the
conservation and protection of all marine species.
Dolphin Watching on the Shannon
Kilrush Creek Marina, Kilrush, Co. Clare
shannondolphins@eircom.net
www.discoverdolphins.ie
Frequently spend up to 30 minutes with the dolphins as permitted
by the code of conduct of the Shannon estuary. Vessel design is
not optimised, because a shrouded propeller would render the vessel
less manoeverable. A naturalist is not always on board.
Languages: English
Dolphinwatch Carrigaholt
Shannon Estuary, Carrigaholt.
Dwatch@iol.ie
www.dolphinwatch.ie
Sometimes spends more than 15 min with the animals. In the Shannon
Estuary 30 minutes is used as maximum time spend with dolphins.
The minimum distance of approach is occasionally closer than 100
m. In the rare case when 2 or more boats are watching the minimum
distance is not enlarged to 200 m. Operators in the Shannon Estuary
must adhere to the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation's code
of conduct.
Gannets' Way
Sherkin Island, Co. Cork
Info@gannetsway.com
www.gannetsway.com
Dolphins are mostly the target species and that is why approach
guidelines and time limits can not always be met. Because they
have a sailing ship they can not easily reduce speed or stop.
The Shannon Estuary is a marine Special Area of Conservation where
it is necessary for the operator to have a permit. Their trips
are not targeted at whales and dolphins only.
Seawatch Charter
Celtic sea, Cork.
Colin.speedie@btinternet.com
www.whaleguide.com/directory/seawatchcharter.htm
Spends sometimes longer than 15 min with the animals, because
of their photo identification research. They use the Sea Watch
Foundation code of conduct for whales and dolphins and have an
English Nature licence that allows approach for research purposes.
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