orkney marine mammal research initiative
OMMRI is a marine conservation charity. We work with our local Orkney community
to ensure marine mammals are valued and given the protection they deserve whilst
in Orkney waters. As a locally based grassroots organisation, we undertake
research and collate data relating to marine mammals within Orkney, in
partnership with Orkney residents and national organisations, to encourage a
culture of stewardship that utilises an evidence based approach to protect
Orkney’s marine mammals. Marine mammals are present year-round in Orkney waters.
Despite this and a public appetite to know more about the marine life in our
seas, little is known about residency patterns and abundance levels of cetaceans
(whales, dolphins and porpoises) and pinnipeds and the impact of localised
anthropogenic (caused by human activity) pressures on these.
