On marine projects, people care about what happens in some location. But if you can not determine the location of the sensor in the base station, the information collected is not practical significance.
Mr Bird said the information from the survey would help scientists to understand what effect, if any, marine renewable projects might have onmarine animals.
Several projects it is currently involved in are based on protecting coastal and marine environments and ecosystems, including the EU Valmer Project and the Marine Conservation Zones that it has established within its borders.