The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) is an All-Ireland NGO “dedicated to the conservation and better understanding of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Irish waters through study, education and interpretation”.  The IWDG has charitable status (CHY 11163), is regulated by the Charity Regulators (No. 20029913) and is a Limited Company (332093). Currently it has two full-time employees, eight service providers and 12 consultants who help the IWDG deliver its work plan. It also has over 600 members, many of whom contribute to its Sighting and Stranding Schemes, and other activities on a voluntary basis.  Over the past 30 years, the IWDG has grown into a large, credible and complex organisation.  Its activities range from co-ordinating cetacean stranding and sigh