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Short note: the first confirmed successful refloat of a stranded bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Ireland and subsequent resighting with a neonate
(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 ...
Discrete or not so discrete: Long distance movements by coastal bottlenose dolphins in UK and Irish waters
(2012)
The potential for long distance movements in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from six UK and Irish study sites was examined using photographs of natural markings. Here we provide the first evidence for ...
The use of deep water berths and the effect of noise on bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon Estuary cSAC
(2016)
The Shannon Estuary on the west coast of Ireland is one of Europe’s premier deepwater berths catering for ships up to 200,000 deadweight tonnage. It is also Ireland’s only designated candidate special area of conservation ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...