The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is pleased to announce Baseline Data and Noise Mitigation Workshop for ECS 2025 in Ponta Delgada May 12. *12F2 Examining standards of baseline data acquisition for EIA and mitigation for offshore construction under the EU Habitats Directive.* Key attendees: Baseline – morning session Patrick Lyne patrick.lyne@iwdg.ie (Officer IWDG) Michele Manghi (Founder and Owner of Nauta Scientific) Jakob Tougaard (Senior Scientist at Aarhus University, Dept. of Bioscience) Christ de Jong* (Senior Consultant Underwater Acoustics at TNO) Talks to be followed by break-out groups to identify criteria for baseline data and justification for such criteria and finishing with a plenary session. Mitigation – afternoon session Stephen Comerford Guideline for underwater noise stephen.comerford@iwdg.ie (ORE Marine Biodiversity Officer IWDG) Michael Daehne* (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation) Ross Culloch (Associate Director Head of Marine Mammal Consultancy APEM) Tim Taugnitz* (GEOSTOR)(Meersmuseum) Talks to be followed by break-out groups to identify criteria for mitigation and justification for such criteria and finishing with a plenary session. ** Talks to be delivered by video currently* To register for the Workshop see https://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/workshops-36 Look forward to seeing you there -- Patrick Lyne Officer Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Registered Charity Number: 20029913 Merchants Quay, Kilrush, Co Clare, Ireland www.iwdg.ie / http://consulting.iwdg.ie Email: Patrick.Lyne@iwdg.ie Mob: 353 85 2641342