Passive Acoustic Monitoring for improved conservation of Harbour porpoise in Irish SACs: Roaringwater Bay case study and workshop report

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dc.contributor.authorTodd, Nicoleen
dc.contributor.funderResearch Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-05T14:37:25Z
dc.date.available2026-03-05T14:37:25Z
dc.date.issued2026en
dc.description.abstractPurpose and scope of the report: This report brings together findings from an acoustic monitoring programme in Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC with the outcomes of the Porpoises, PAM, and Perspectives for Conservation and Management workshop. Together, these provide new insight into how multi-year passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) can inform practical strategies for the conservation and management of harbour porpoise within Irish Special Areas of Conservation. The case study in Roaringwater Bay and Islands SAC, conducted between November 2020 and May 2023, aimed to address knowledge gaps on the continuous habitat use of harbour porpoise in the region. This case study will collate findings from Todd et al. (2025b), knowledge synthesis from Todd (2023, PhD thesis), and national SAC survey reports, to offer an evidence base to strengthen approaches to monitoring and management. The online workshop, funded by Research Ireland and supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), brought together national and international participants from research, government, NGOs, and industry. Its aim was to examine opportunities, challenges, and priorities for applying multi-year PAM within the SAC network, and to identify best practice, pitfalls, and recommendations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Ireland (GOIPD/2024/612)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationTodd, N. (2026) Passive Acoustic Monitoring for improved conservation of Harbour porpoise in Irish SACs: Roaringwater Bay case study and workshop report. Cork: University College Cork, pp. 1-36. https://doi.org/10.33178/10468/18603en
dc.identifier.doi10.33178/10468/18603
dc.identifier.endpage36en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18603
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity College Cork
dc.rights© 2026, the Author.en
dc.subjectAcoustic monitoringen
dc.subjectRoaringwater Bay and Islandsen
dc.subjectPorpoises, PAM, and Perspectives for Conservation and Management workshopen
dc.subjectIrish Special Areas of Conservationen
dc.subjectConservation and management of harbour porpoiseen
dc.subjectHarbour porpoiseen
dc.titlePassive Acoustic Monitoring for improved conservation of Harbour porpoise in Irish SACs: Roaringwater Bay case study and workshop reporten
dc.typeReporten
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