Survey Two - Digital aerial surveys of shark and cetacean distribution and abundances within the Sea of the Hebrides MPA created at 2023-01-13T13:27:34.445+01:00[Europe/Paris]

The Sea of the Hebrides Marine Protected Area (MPA) proposal has been identified for supporting large seasonal aggregations of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Recent studies have shown basking sharks to be aggregated in ÔÇÿhotspotsÔÇÖ within the MPA proposal.
These data are the results of a pilot study to trial the suitability of digital aerial surveys for collecting data on marine megafauna for the purposes of assessing distribution and abundance in the Sea of the Hebrides MPA proposal.