Guidance to Manage the Risk to Marine Mammals from Man-made Sound Sources in Irish Waters
Codes of Practice
Click on the link below for further information:
Marine Scientific Research Code of Practice 
at Irish Coral Reef Special Areas of Conservation. [107KB]
MMO Forms
Mammal Observer Forms must be fill out where activities likely to cause disturbance or possible impacts to cetaceans are being carried out. These forms cover activities such as seafloor acoustic surveys and other types of works e.g. dredging, termed Coastal Works, which require a Marine Mammal Observer. The forms are available as both Microsoft Word documents and in Microsoft Excel format.
Click on the links below to download the following forms:
Coastal/Marine Works - Record of Operation/Activity 
[65KB]
Coastal/Marine Works - Record of Monitoring Effort [68KB]
Coastal/Marine Works - Sighting Form [36KB]
MMO Recording Form [130KB]
MMO Recording Spreadsheet 
[44KB]