Trophic diversity in marine protected areas
The METRODIVER project (2020-2023) aims to: 1) model the effects of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on trophic diversity and functioning, 2) identify aspects of MPA design that influence this relationship and 3) determine to what extent protection of trophic diversity by MPAs drives the delivery of ecosystem services and mediates fish health, and ultimately human […]
Conserving Biodiversity
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SeaMonitor
This four year project (2019-2022) is funded by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme (Environment Theme). It will address two Programme Output Indicators and directly deliver the objective of developing cross-border capacity for the monitoring and management of marine protected areas and species. SeaMonitor is a novel and comprehensive project, the first of its kind […]
Whales in the Porcupine Seabight
GMIT are working in collaboration with Woodside PLC, an Australian Oil and Gas company to add value to an acoustic dataset collected in 2014 and 2016 in the Porcupine SeaBight. The project runs for three years from September 2018 and is funded through the Woodside-GMIT Cetacean Scholarship awarded to PhD candidate Cynthia Barile. Cynthia […]
Hen Harrier Project European Innovation Partnership
The Hen Harrier Project (2018-2023) is a European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture productivity and Sustainability (EIP AGRI). These innovation partnerships focus on societal benefits using multi-actor approaches fostering cooperation between research and innovation partners to achieve enhanced results for particular targets. The Hen Harrier Project aims to improve the sustainability of rural areas within areas […]
Water sampling using drones
This EPA funded research assessed the potential of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/ drones to monitor water quality in Ireland. The project team are the first research team in Ireland and Europe to capture a 2 litre water sample using a drone. This research has made several significant contributions towards the advancement and application of […]
Using eDNA to monitor Irish pollan
This project funded was under the Genetic Resources Grant Aid Scheme (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine). The aims were to (i) design and validate novel eDNA assays for the detection of pollan in Irish waters; (ii) test and apply a range of water sampling and filtration protocols for eDNA analysis; and (iii) evaluate […]
Microplastics in Galway Bay
This is a 3 year project (2017-2020) funded under both Government of Ireland International scholarships and the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (IRC). This project is addressing some of the knowledge gaps on microplastics in benthic fauna and sediments in Galway Bay. The bay is being used as a test site where both the […]
Conservation status of white-clawed crayfish
The objective of this project was to assess the conservation status of the White-clawed Crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, in all fifteen Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Ireland for which the species is listed as a qualifying interest, by (i) establishing the range of the species in the SACs, (ii) estimating the population size, (iii) quantifying […]
Seal Management and Conservation
The main objectives of this project are to: (1) investigate population genetic structure among protected species of seal around Ireland and further afield; (2) investigate harbour seal habitat use in chosen SACs and around Ireland using a combination of photo-identification and genetic methodologies as well as citizen science; and (3) provide high quality knowledge required […]