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The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (also known as HWDT) is a marine conservation charity in the Hebrides, Scotland that is dedicated to research and education of whales, dolphins, and porpoises in Hebridean waters.
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Researchers found an increase in common dolphin sightings in the English Channel and Hebrides, and a decline in white-beaked dolphins in the Hebrides.
This dolphin is found mainly in the Alboran Sea and the north-western Mediterranean [13] [14] [17] [34] where its population is estimated at between 3,000 and 5,000 individuals. [2] The other pilot whale species, the long-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus), seems to have been seen at least once in the Mediterranean, probably as a stray group ...
Ending on 30 August 2019, the Scottish Government consulted on a proposal to designate the Sea of the Hebrides a Marine Protected Area (MPA). [4] The designation was confirmed in December 2020. [ 5 ] The designated area of the MPA covers 1,003,900 hectares (10,039 km 2 ), mainly to protect the area's population of basking sharks and minke whales .
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The Hebrides have a diverse geology, ranging in age from Precambrian strata that are amongst the oldest rocks in Europe, to Paleogene igneous intrusions. [2] [3] [Note 1] Raised shore platforms in the Hebrides have been identified as strandflats, possibly formed during the Pliocene period and later modified by the Quaternary glaciations.