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Acoustic Listening Stations In Waters Around Tory Island
15th May 2021
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.
National Museum of Ireland inviting Donegal people to take part in memory project
The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life is inviting people in Donegal with memories of boats and boat building in their community to submit their stories to an online archive of Irish heritage.
The NMI memory project is looking at the vibrant maritime heritage along Ireland’s western coast. The project is part of Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival - celebrating creativity as we age throughout the month of May.
It is envisioned the memories, stories and family photographs collected will help inform the development of a new exhibition gallery about vernacular Irish boats at the NMI - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.