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 COMPASSย and SeaMonitor, the project will culminate in the development of six comprehensive MPA management plans.
Consultation on the development of #fisheries management measures for Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) & establishment of #Scallop enhancement sites in the #NorthernIreland inshore region now open: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/consultations/consultation-development-fisheries-management-measures-marine-protected-areas-mpas-and-establishment
Fantastic PhD opportunity alert! With @denrisch @ewaneddy @bwilson999 @HWDT_org and myself. This research will explore Minke whale acoustics and ecology to help underpin the latest MPA conservation efforts! ๐ณ๐บ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-enterprise/grad-school/studentships/nerc-super-dtp/minke-whale/
MPA Management Plans
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Who is delivering the project?
