ObSERVE-Acoustic

A government funded #acoustic #monitoring project assessing the importance of Irish shelf edge habitats for #whales & #dolphins. Project led by @GMITOfficial

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Dr Simon Berrow, Principal Investigator of the @ObSERVEAcoustic project at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, on the discovery of 380 sperm whales off the coast of Ireland. Listen here https://t.co/U2ajUekqFW

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Sperm whales are one of the most abundant great whale species in the deep waters of offshore Ireland, according to our new study.
The study was recently published in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management https://t.co/ZGBqoiD4Ge

[ATU Research @ATU_ResearchIE]

@GMITOfficial was delighted to host today’s #ObServe report launch. Thanks @SeanCanney for your great interest in this landmark project

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

@jascoacoustics @SMRU_Consulting @IWDGnews

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Natural Resources @SeanCanney launched the ObSERVE Programme findings in @GMITOfficial today.

The ObSERVE reports are available at
https://t.co/wYAUt4svw6

[Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment @DeptCEE]

Through state-of-the-art research, ObSERVE has expanded our knowledge of the extraordinary range of species, habitats and physical features to be found off our shores #scicomms #LifeBelowWater https://t.co/ciZWQaa55y

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

@joanneob5 @theberrows @RossaMeade @OBSERVEaerial @MfrcGmit

[Joanne O'Brien @joanneob5]

The ObSERVE projects will be launched this afternoon at GMIT @MfrcGmit @GMITOfficial @GMITConsBehav @ObSERVEAcoustic @RossaMeade @IWDGnews @npwsBioData @MarineInst @theberrows https://t.co/PqCDI5Eo12

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

New paper published from the ObSERVE-Acoustic project. First confirmed sightings of #Sowerby's #beaked #whale with calves in the Northeast Atlantic.

https://t.co/KNijZir9Bs

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

@ObSERVEAcoustic and @OBSERVEaerial presenting some exciting results from the ObSERVE Programme at the Atlantic Ireland 2017 Conference

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Drs. Simon Berrow and Joanne O'Brien of @MfrcGmit presenting @ObSERVEAcoustic results at #SMM2017 in Halifax, Canada.

[OBSERVE Aerial @OBSERVEaerial]

Our first publication on the large and elusive ocean sunfish has been published in @SciReports https://t.co/e4hJfVK3rD

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Exciting results from @ObSERVEAcoustic. A poster on #beakedwhales off Ireland presented by Katie Kowarski at #ECS17 https://t.co/KhrALNSC6V

[Rasmus @2sloth]

Nice to see @ObSERVEAcoustic @MfrcGmit at @EuroCetSoc #ecs2017 #beakedwhalesarehardtostudy

[OBSERVE Aerial @OBSERVEaerial]

Two happy campers @WHunt86 and survey lead @mick_mackey2 as we finish the last of our surveys today.

[OBSERVE Aerial @OBSERVEaerial]

Early start to 1st survey of the #NewYear with a stop @KerryAirport to refuel before heading #west #seabirds #cetaceans @eriucc @uccBEES

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Some preliminary results from 2015 are now on our website https://t.co/7lf5l9EYpI

[OBSERVE Aerial @OBSERVEaerial]

Our field team had a very busy Nov as we enjoyed a productive start to our winter season
#cetaceans #seabirds #aerialsurvey #needmorecolours

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Our fieldwork has come to an end. Many thanks to all on the RV Celtic Voyager for another successful mission off the Irish shelf edge.

[ObSERVE-Acoustic @ObSERVEAcoustic]

Day 4: Another 2 static #acoustic moorings recovered and nine #cetacean sightings. Some great pics of bow riding striped #dolphins