CETUS – Cetacean, Elasmobranch, Turtle and Seabird distributional modelling platform supporting the sustainable development of offshore renewable energy
Ongoing
Key knowledge gaps about sensitive Irish marine megafauna will be addressed to inform future offshore renewable energy developments.
Project Insights
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€856,907
Total Project Costs -
4 yr
Project Duration -
2021
Year Funded
Project Description
To understand the potential interactions between megafauna (e.g. cetaceans, seabirds and elasmobranchs) and ORE devices (by the year 2030 Irish maritime waters could contain 5GW) , CETUS aims to find and compile all available datasets on sensitive megafauna species and build a national standardised database which can support visualisation and mapping of species distributions.Project Details
Total Project Cost: €856,907
Funding Agency: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Year Funded: 2021
Lead Organisation: University College Cork
Partner Organisation(s): Inland Fisheries Ireland
