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Assessment of impulsive and continuous low- frequency noise in Irish waters
(Springer-Verlag, 2016)
As part of the European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), member states are required to address noise pollution in the marine environment under Descriptor 11. This study aimed to provide a practical desk-based ...
Female reproductive parameters and population demographics of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
(Springer, 2018-09)
Abstract
This study investigates the female reproductive parameters and population demographics of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, using long-term relational sightings and ...
Gill disease in finfish aquaculture with emphasis on amoebic gill disease
(2017-08)
Gill disease is one of the most significant challenges facing global salmon aquaculture and in terms of economic impact; amoebic gill disease (AGD) caused by the free living protozoan Neoparamoeba perurans is perhaps the ...
Assessment and monitoring of ocean noise in Irish waters
(Environmental Protection Agency, 2013)
This desk study was aimed to help Ireland meet the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (2008/56/EC) under Descriptor 11: The introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that ...
Mucus: aiding elasmobranch conservation through non-invasive genetic sampling
(Endangered Species Research, 2013-09)
Large-scale genetic sampling by non-invasive methods is of vital importance for the conservation of vulnerable or elusive species. In the marine environment, non-invasive genetic sampling can provide a powerful alternative ...
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) social structure in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, is distinguished by age- and area-related associations
(Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2018)
Social and network analyses that incorporate information on individuals within a population enhance our knowledge of complex species. In this study, the social structure of wild bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon Estuary, ...
Assessment and monitoring of ocean noise in Irish waters
(Environmental Protection Agency, 2012)
Anthropogenic noise is now recognised as a significant pollutant in the marine environment and there is a growing interest from the scientific community, policy makers and the general public in the effects of anthropogenic ...
Current environmental microplastic levels do not alter emergence behaviour in the intertidal gastropod Littorina Littorea
(2019)
Microplastics (MPs) are an environmental pollutant of increasing concern. However, little research has assessed MP levels in intertidal gastropods. The authors explored MP abundance in the gastropod Littorina littorea from ...
Potential pathways, trophic transfer and bioindicators of microplastics in freshwater systems
(2018-03)
Microplastic (MP) polymers, 0.1 µm - 5 mm in size, are ubiquitous within aquatic environments. Due to their small size there is a risk that they may infiltrate and transfer within aquatic food webs. Though a limited number ...
Spatial separation of catches in highly mixed fisheries
(Springer Nature, 2018-09)
Mixed fisheries are the dominant type of fishery worldwide. Overexploitation in mixed fisheries occurs when catches continue for available quota species while low quota species are discarded. As EU fisheries management ...