Abstract
This report constitutes the third seasonal (April to June 2023) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in June 2023 within the South-West Celtic Sea under the POSEIDON project and commissioned by Natural England. Surveys were undertaken using APEM’s high-resolution camera system to capture digital still imagery of birds and marine megafauna within the Survey Area.
The survey was successfully carried out in in a single day in June 2023, with no technical or safety issues. A total of 926 observations were recorded in June 2023, of which 520 were observations of birds and 406 observations of marine megafauna. APEM will continue to monitor the site for these species and others during the remaining seasonal surveys.