Abstract
This report constitutes the third year two seasonal (April to June 2024) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in June 2024 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 across two days in June 2024, with no technical or safety issues. A total of 263 observations were recorded in June 2024, of which 147 were observations of birds and 116 observations of marine megafauna. APEM will continue to monitor the site for these species and others during the remaining seasonal surveys.