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EnvironmentRecords of all species recorded during Ireland's BioBlitz Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2011 onwards Species Groups recorded: liverwort, bacterium, quillwort, insect - hymenopteran, protozoan, hairworm (Nematomorpha), insect - true bug...
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Riverine flora and fauna Geographic Coverage: Republic of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2005 to 2009 Species Groups recorded: liverwort, insect - true bug (Hemiptera), bony fish (Actinopterygii), insect - beetle (Coleoptera), insect - caddis fly (Trichopte, terrestrial mammal,...
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EnvironmentDragonfly and damselfly data collated from records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland. Temporal Coverage: 1994 to present. Species Groups recorded: insect - dragonfly (Odonata) Dataset Status: Ongoing Additional...
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Vascular plant data collated from published reports and discrete surveys submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Geographic Coverage: Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1837 to present. Species Groups recorded: stonewort, conifer, flowering plant, horsetail, clubmoss, fern...
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Spatial distribution of records of carrion beetles Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1825 to 2022 Species Groups recorded: insect - beetle (Coleoptera) Dataset Status: Complete up to December 2021
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EnvironmentThe term bathymetry refers to the ocean's depth relative to sea level, it can also be used to describe submarine topography or underwater terrain. INFOMAR bathymetry data is measured primarily by multibeam (MBES) and also singlebeam(SBES) echosounder devices. MBES transducers...
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EnvironmentINFOMAR backscatter data is measured primarily by multibeam (MBES) and also singlebeam(SBES) echosounder devices. MBES transducers transmit multiple a high frequency pulses of sound from beneath a vessel in a fan shape down to the seabed. The amount of energy reflected back...
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Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Assessment of progress towards the achievement of Good...EnvironmentIn 2013 Ireland competed an Initial Assessment of its maritime area. This assessment builds on that and is based on monitoring data collected under the Water Framework Directive (Dir 2000/60/EC) and OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme. The objective of this...
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EnvironmentScales and otoliths are routinely collected in the Burrishoole catchment within the permanent fish traps as part of the ongoing LTER (long term ecological research) program of monitoring. Scales and otoliths can be indicative of fish growth. Furthermore, scales and otoliths...
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EnvironmentThis three week survey was carried out to map the physical features of the Irish seabed using hydrographic techniques and ancillary geophysical equipment. This survey was conducted in the Celtic Sea on board the RV Celtic Explorer. Mapping Ireland's seabed resource...
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South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Pilot Deployment (October 2018 - May 2019) - CTD Data (Raw)EnvironmentThis dataset contains raw water temperature, conductivity (derived salinity) and pressure data from CTD instruments from a pilot deep water mooring deployed at a site (15.52 degrees West, 52.999 degrees North) in the South Rockall Trough close to the M6 met-ocean buoy. The...
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CE18008 Tectonic Ocean Spreading at the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone (TOSCA)EnvironmentThe TOSCA geological and biological research survey took place over May - June 2018 on board the RV Celtic Explorer with the mission of studying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a complex area located 1,600km west of Ireland deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Led by University College Dublin...
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The 2018 Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS) took place from 20th February to 19th March (area 7bcjk) and from 10-21st April 2018 (area 6a) on the Marine Institute's RV Celtic Explorer to provide abundance indices for anglerfish and megrim and to provide maturity...
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EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2019. This survey took place in March/April on board the RV Celtic Explorer. The purpose of this survey was to survey blue whiting...
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This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2018 by the Marine Institute (MI) as part of the annual groundfish survey to determine the distribution and abundance of commercial fish around Ireland. The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) forms part of the...
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EnvironmentThe Irish Groundfish Surveys is part of an annual International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) programme co-ordinated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The survey is carried out over 47 days between October-December each year by the Marine...
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This survey was conducted by the Marine Institute in Autumn 2018 as part of the annual Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey. The aim of an acoustic survey is to determine the relative abundance of the target species. This information is then used to determine catch rates and...
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EnvironmentThe Irish Groundfish Survey forms part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) programme, an international survey effort coordinated by ICES (the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea). Over 42 days in the Autumn/Winter each year the survey collects...
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pCO2 - CE17011 Fisheries Acoustic Survey - The Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WE...EnvironmentpC02 is the partial pressure of CO2 in a liquid or gas. In oceanography, it is used to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the surface layers of the ocean in order to better understand changes in ocean carbon chemistry and ocean acidification due to enhanced...
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pCO2 - CE17009 The Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) Acoustic Survey Leg 1EnvironmentpC02 is the partial pressure of CO2 in a liquid or gas. In oceanography, it is used to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the surface layers of the ocean in order to better understand changes in ocean carbon chemistry and ocean acidification due to enhanced...