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Welcome to the MarPAMM project website

MarPAMM is an environment project to develop tools for monitoring and managing a number of protected coastal marine environments in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. It will be completed by 31 March 2022.

It is a cross-border project because many marine species and habitats do not abide by administrative borders. To manage mobile species and border areas requires cooperation.

MarPAMM partners will collect data on the abundance, distribution and movement of marine protected species and habitats. These data will help us produce new habitat maps and develop models for a range of species, including connectivity assessment for species with mobile life stages.

We will produce a regional sea bird model, a regional model of protected seabed-dwelling species and habitats, a seal foraging and underwater noise model and a coastal processes model.

Working closely with stakeholders and partner projects such as COMPASS and SeaMonitor, the project will culminate in the development of six comprehensive MPA management plans.

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Collaborative environment project to improve management of Marine Protected Areas in Scotland, N. Ireland & Ireland. Funded by Interreg VA/SEUPB.

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4 Aug

Zino's Petrel off Scilly – a first for Britain

@Scillypelagics did it again at the end of July, this time scoring the first sighting of one of the world's rarest birds in British waters. Bob Flood summarises a stunning, much-anticipated encounter: https://bit.ly/30qIMCe

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6 Aug

#JobOpportunity We are seeking a Marine Species Adviser to support our high profile ongoing species & impacts advice work. Strong #GIS skills? Relevant #marine mammal #ecology & #marineindustries knowledge? Find out more & how to apply https://bit.ly/33vE8VJ Closes Thurs 20 Aug

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MPA Management Plans

Argyll Marine Regions MPA

In Argyll MarPAMM explores how best to plan for the range of Marine Protected Areas to interact with one another and wider marine planning and management.

Seas of the Outer Hebrides

Marine designations in the Outer Hebrides protect a diverse array of wildlife, from puffins at the Shiant Isles and at the world Heritage site of St Kilda, to intricate sea bed reefs in Loch nam Madadh and the Sound of Barra.