Bádóirí an Bhlascaoid Teo. Blasket Island Ferries/Eco-Ventures
Dunquin Harbour Booking Office: (066) 9156422
Dingle Marina Booking Office: 066) 9151344
Web: www.blasketisland.com
Email: info@blasketisland.com
Booking is Advised for ferry
Booking is Essential for Eco-Tour
Sea life.
The Great Blasket Island has the second largest population of grey seals in Ireland with colony numbers in excess of 600. During the breeding season (September-October) pups can be seen on all of the smaller islands surrounding the main island and in the secluded coves on the North side of the Great Blasket. The far side of the “Trá Bán” on the main island is also a favoured spot for the grey seals and can often be seen sunning themselves on the beach, particularly during an extended period of bad weather. In the summer months they are ever present amongst the swimmers on the beach.
On the hottest of days it is not unusual to find a couple of Basking Sharks cruising the shallows of the “Trá Ban”. This generally leads to the most predictable of results, people running from the water 
waving their hands above their heads and acting in an alarmed fashion. Although the Basking sharks that inhabit the waters around the Blasket Islands can grow to 35 feet, they are plankton eaters and are of no danger to humans whatsoever.
Dolphin visiting tourists on the ferry
The seas surrounding the Blasket Islands have well developed reef and marine communities which attract and act as a haven for the larger predators.
Common Dolphins are frequently seen swimmimg in pods in the Blasket sound, over the summer months along with bottlenose dolphins. Risso dolphins and orca are occasionally seen in the blasket sound, along with harbour porpoises and the occasional sun fish.
Whales are often seen during the season, the most frequent sighting is of the Minke whale with occasional sightings of Humpback and fin whales.
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