Monitoring – Marine Institute Staging

Learn how annual bird surveys support scientific advice on aquaculture activities and how to request monitoring data and reports.

How monitoring supports licensing advice

As part of the aquaculture licensing process, the Marine Institute provides scientific and technical advice to the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) on the possible impacts of aquaculture activities on marine bird species.

Advice covers seabirds such as Atlantic Puffin and Northern Gannet, and waders such as Grey Plover and Bar-tailed Godwit.
Ornithological monitoring surveys take place annually in several coastal bays where aquaculture occurs.
The Marine Institute holds data for Trawbreaga Bay, Poulnasherry Bay, Tralee Bay, Castlemaine Harbour, Dungarvan Bay, Tramore Harbour, Bannow Bay, Ballyteigue Bay, and Carlingford Lough.

Data request form

Use this form to request ornithology monitoring data held by the Marine Institute.

Ornithology Monitoring for Aquaculture

How monitoring supports licensing advice

Monitoring reports and data access

Data request form