A number of acoustic listening stations have been depleted at Tory Island to detect the presence tagged marine wildlife as part of an EU INTERREG research project.
The 12 ALS units have been placed in the waters around the island off the coast of North Donegal.
Most are in depths of more than 30 metres and are fitted with acoustic releases, without the need for lines to surface.
A small number of inshore arrays are attached to 16-inch orange hard floats marked ‘SeaMonitor’ with a corresponding ID. If accidentally hauled or otherwise found out of place, they also contain contact details for retrieval by the project coordinators.
Further details, including coordinate of the ALS locations, can be found in Marine Notice No 31 of 2021 which is available to download below.