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Ornithological and Marine Mammal Baseline Characterisation Surveys for the POSEIDON project: July-September (Seasonal) Report – South-West Celtic Sea

Abstract

This report constitutes the fourth and final year two seasonal (July to September 2024) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in August 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 in a single day in August 2024 with no safety issues. A total of 1,679 observations were recorded in August 2024, of which 1,046 were observations of birds and 633 were observations of marine megafauna.

Survey Report: July – September 2024 (seasonal)