Objective 2 - To make suitable provision for scientific research and survey in so far as this iscompatible with Objective 1.

Within the agreed policy there is encouragement for scientific research which may benefit knowledge of species and assist conservation understanding. This policy has been followed throughout and applications for pure research have been rejected.

Research accommodation is supplied by the CCW but supervised by the DWT staff.

To date research has been principally by post graduate students carrying out doctorate studies but there have been specific studies of the shearwater disease "puffinosis" and during each summer since 1978 a Field Assistant has been employed by the EGI to study the survival rates of some seabird species.

The objective is to maintain the research input to try and continue to understand the changing factors which affect the reserve and thereby help with the management process.Specific encouragement will be given to the study of aspects which have a potentially high input to the conservation of the notable species on the reserve. In general there is no conflict between species protection and research but this factor is a recognised constraint within the authorisation procedure.