A cetacean survey during the annual Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey (CSHAS), running from the 10th to the 28th of October 2019. A total of 204 sightings, were recorded throughout the survey. This includes 145 primary sightings, 38 sightings recorded as auxiliary sightings, 20 sightings recorded as incidental sightings, and …
A seabird survey during the annual Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS), running from 13th of June to 4th of July and the 4th to 24th July 2019. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird survey team with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations …
Irish waters represent one of the most important marine habitats for seabirds in Europe, utilized by a wide range of seabird species. However, the at-sea abundance and distribution of many of the seabird species occurring in Irish waters remains poorly understood. Under the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement …
Under the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement on member states to conduct surveillance of seabirds occurring within their waters. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird observer with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations and oceanographic sampling stations. Survey transects were undertaken at …
The purpose of this project was to count seabird species occurring in Irish waters. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird observer with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations and oceanographic sampling stations during the Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey (BWAS) between 21st March and the …
The Grassland Monitoring Project 2006 represents the initial phase of a larger grassland survey which is designed to meet the monitoring and conservation objectives of the Habitats Directive. The Grassland Monitoring Project 2006 is initially focusing on the two priority Annex I grassland habitats: *Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies …
The project was organised into two distinct stages. Stage A involved the collection and collation of the habitat and management data on floodplain grasslands and was primarily a GIS task. Stage A included a review of appropriate management for callows and floodplain grasslands. Stage B of the project involved the …
A survey of small cetaceans was carried out at three sites (Carnsore Point, Blasket Islands cSAC and Donegal bay) to derive density and abundance estimates using distance sampling. Single platform line transect surveys were carried out on three days at each between July and September 2008. During nine days of …
The monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitats, referred to as the Grassland Monitoring Survey (GMS), was a three-year survey conducted from 2015 to 2017 by BEC Consultants on behalf of NPWS. One hundred and ten EU Annex I grassland sites were monitored, 55 sites …
Under the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement on member states to conduct surveillance of seabirds occurring within their waters. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird observer with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations and oceanographic sampling stations. Survey transects were undertaken at …