Aerial thermal imaging survey for Harbour seals, 2017 to 2018

Published by Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

A helicopter survey carried out by the Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St Andrews to obtain abundance and distribution data on Harbour Seals and Grey Seals in Ireland during the Harbour Seal moult period (Aug-Sep), using thermal imaging and high resolution digital photography.

Tags

biodiversity biota environment ireland mammal marine marine fauna marine mammal national parks and wildlife service npws species distribution

Data Resources

Dataset

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Additional Information

License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Created 2023-11-23
Last Updated 2025-10-22
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