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Interactions between seabirds and pollution in Irish waters

Acampora, Heidi (2017-01)

Seabirds are abundant and ubiquitous globally. They suffer pressure from many contemporary threats such as fisheries, invasive species and pollution. This thesis focuses on two different types of pollution: plastic litter ...

PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe

De Jong, Y; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M.; Boegh, P.; Pedersen, H.; Enghoff, H.; Von Raab-Straube, E.; Güntsch, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A; Berendsohn, W; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, Roisin; Costello, M.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F.; Ulenberg, S. (2015-09)

Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations,however, presents a serious challenge for ...

Optimising growth and survival in Irish aquaculture of abalone and sea urchins

Hannon, Colin (2015-09)

Increased demand for abalone and sea urchins globally has resulted in increased production of these commercially important invertebrates in aquaculture. Transfer of aquaculture technology from established producing countries ...

Density estimates of harbour porpoises phocoena phocoena at eight coastal sites in Ireland

Berrow, Simon; Hickey, Ronan; O'Connor, Ian; McGrath, David (2014)

Single platform line-transect surveys with distance sampling were carried out at eight sites between July and September 2008 to derive density and abundance estimates of harbour porpoises. Over 37 days at sea, a total of ...

Fine-scale spatial association between baleen whales and forage fish in the Celtic Sea

Volkenandt, Mareike; O’Connor, Ian; Guarini, Jean-Marc; Berrow, Simon; O’Donnell, Ciaran (2015-09)

Baleen whales can be regularly observed in the Celtic Sea; however, little is known about their local foraging behaviour. This study's objective was to determine whether or not baleen whales selectively prey upon particular ...

An investigation into the effects of environmental variables on the early life history stages of fish, with special emphasis on the flatfish of the west of Ireland

Comerford, Stephen (2012-10)

The temperate waters of the North-east Atlantic host a diverse marine ecosystem, and within that ecosystem fish are a valuable resource both in terms of ecosystem functioning and commercial exploitation. The West Coast of ...

Modelling abundance hotspots for data-poor Irish sea rays

Dedman, Simon; Officer, Rick; Brophy, Deirdre; Clarke, Maurice; Reid, David G. (Elsevier, 2015)

Skates and rays represent one of the most vulnerable components of fish communities in temperate demersal fisheries such as the Irish Sea. They also tend to be data poor in comparison to commercially exploited teleost fish. ...

Short note: the first confirmed successful refloat of a stranded bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Ireland and subsequent resighting with a neonate

O'Brien, Joanne; Baker, Isabel; Barker, Joanna; Berrow, Simon; Ryan, Conor; O’Connell, Mick; O’Donoghue, Barry (2014-05)

The article presents a study which discusses the refloating of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the subsequent resighting with a neonate in Ireland. Topics include the live-stranding events of a bottlenose ...

Including unsexed individuals in sex-specific growth models

Minto, Coilin; Hinde, John; Coelho, Rui (Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2017-04-19)

Sexually dimorphic growth models are typically estimated by fitting growth curves to individuals of known sex. Yet, macrospically ascribing sex can be difficult, particularly for immature animals. As a result, sex-specific ...

Plaice on Irish and Scottish coasts: Contributions to the ecosystem-based management approach for pleuronectes platessa fisheries

Zölck, Melanie (2013-09)

This study examines aspects of the early life history, growth and condition of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) populations in Irish and Scottish waters, using innovative modelling approaches, among other techniques, to ...