A father and son from Kerry made a splash in more ways than one when they posted video footage of their close encounter with a pod of humpback whales. Simon Berrow, CEO of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, was amazed at the video footage and said his organisation was familiar with two of the whales. On an excursion to Boavista Island, marine biologist Dr Berrow photographed a humpback previously pictured breaching off west Kerry in 2015. “They move around the Irish coast,” says Simon. Whales spotted off west Cork have moved to west Kerry.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 08:03 UTC