Whale survey

A survey of sharks and whales is being undertaken off Uist and Barra.

Work has recently been commissioned by SNH to undertake a series of ultra-high resolution digital video surveys in the Southern Minch and down to Mull, known as the Sea of the Hebrides.

The area - a hotspot for basking sharks and minke whales - is proposed proposed to be officially designated as a marine protected area.

The surveys have been specially designed to provide detailed information on the large marine wildlife in the seas.

Wildlife exploration in shark and whale hotspot

13 September 2016