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Marine Notice: Hydrophone Survey in Courtmacsherry Bay

8th October 2024
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The Department of Transport has been informed by University College Cork (UCC) that they deployed a sub-surface mooring with a hydrophone off the coast of Courtmacsherry Bay, Co Cork on Sunday 22 September.

The sub-surface mooring is located off the coast of Courtmacsherry Bay in West Cork, between the Old Head of Kinsale and Seven Heads, at a depth of 56 metres.

The mooring will be fully recovered using an acoustic release system up to 12 months from this deployment.

Coordinates and a map of the deployment position as well as contact details can be found in Marine Notice No 55 of 2024, attached below.

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