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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Se...EnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, -7° 17.858' W) from the RV Celtlic Explorer survey CE21020 on 07/09/2021. Recovered on 27/01/2023 by the Ocean Bank. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) Weather Buoy at M2 (Irish Sea) 2001- PresentEnvironmentThe M2 Weather Buoy is part of the Irish Marine Data Buoy Network and is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) Weather Buoy at M5 (Celtic Sea) 2004 - PresentEnvironmentThe M5 Weather Buoy was part of the Irish Weather Buoy Network is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general public...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) Weather Buoy at M3 (North East Atlantic) 2002...EnvironmentThe M3 Weather Buoy is part of the Irish Weather Buoy Network and is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Se...EnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, -7° 17.858' W) from the Granuaile on 22/01/2020. Recovered on 07/09/2021 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE21020. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) Weather Buoy at M6 (Deep Atlantic) 2006- PresentEnvironmentThe M6 Weather Buoy as part of the Irish Marine Data Buoy Network is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. M6 is deployed west of Co. Galway off the west coast of Ireland beyond the continental shelf in deep waters approximately 250 nautical...
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OSPAR Common Indicator BH3 – Extent of Physical Damage to Predominant and Species Habitat (D6-C2)...EnvironmentBH3 is currently limited to pressure caused by abrasion on the seafloor from mobile bottom contacting fishing gear (trawling). Pressure from other activities is in development. The scale of disturbance on the seafloor is a product of the habitats sensitivity and exposure to a...
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OSPAR Common Indicator BH3 – Extent of Physical Damage to Predominant and Species Habitat (D6-C2)...EnvironmentThe main activities driving pressures on benthic habitats, based on Commission Directive 845/2017 are: - extraction of living resources (fish and shellfish harvesting); - transport; - extraction of non-living resources; - production of energy; and cultivation of living...
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OSPAR Common Indicator BH3 – Extent of Physical Damage to Predominant and Species Habitat (D6-C2)...EnvironmentThe sensitivity of benthic ecosystem components is determined by their resistance (ability to tolerate disturbance or stress) and resilience (time required to recover). Resistance of a species or habitat can be assessed using a scale and illustrates a species or habitats...
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The SeaRover project (Sensitive Ecosystem Assessment and ROV Exploration of Reef) was a three year survey of Irelands deep-sea to establish the abundance and distribution of sensitive species and habitat types. Over 152 ROV dives were carried out, between 2017 and 2019, more...
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EnvironmentVideo Surveys using ROV
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EnvironmentA permanently moored thermistor chain at the deepest point in Lough Feeagh measures water temperature at 13 depths (0.9, 2.5, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 27, 32, 42). This dataset comprises data collected between 2004 and 2019 which has gone through detailed QA/QC. More...
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) weekly maximum and environmental dataset 1997-2016 North East Atlanti...EnvironmentThis dataset was created for niche modelling (GBM model) with weekly maximum HAB species cell counts per ID (this ID matching Climate_run_corr.rds and Projection_corr.rds) and combined with Climate_run_corr.rds. This 20 year dataset contains data on weekly maximum cell...
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) weekly mean and environmental dataset 1997-2016 North East Atlantic O...EnvironmentThis dataset was created for ZINB GAMM with (Harmful Algal Blooms) HABs weekly mean and wekly mean dataset from hindcast model.This 20 year dataset contains data on weekly mean cell abundance of harmful taxa, namely, Dinophysis acuta, Dinophysis acuminata, total Dinophysis...
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CV20020 INFOMAR seabed mapping survey took place in August/September 2020 in the North East Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Ireland and in the Celtic Sea on board the RV Celtic Voyager. The aims of the survey were to . 1. Undertake a Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) hydrographic...
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A permanently moored thermistor chain at the deepest point in Lough Bunaveela measured water temperature at 8 different depths (1m, 3m, 5m, 7m, 9m, 11m, 15m, 17m). This dataset comprises data collected between February 2009 and August 2019 which has gone through detailed QA/QC...
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Collaborative Oceanography and Monitoring for Protected Areas and Species (Compass): Task 1 Ocean...EnvironmentThe COMPASS buoy is located 2 km offshore from the Mace Head atmospheric research station in Connemara, County Galway. Initially installed in May 2018, sensors have been deployed for the measurement of Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrate, pH, and pCO2. In...
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South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Time-Series (October 2018 - current) - CTD Data (Raw)EnvironmentThis dataset contains raw water temperature, conductivity (derived salinity) and pressure data from CTD instruments from a succession of deep water moorings deployed at a site (15.52 degrees West, 52.999 degrees North) in the South Rockall Trough close to the M6 met-ocean...
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EnvironmentThe purpose of this cruise was to complete the following practical CIT modules; Trainee Deck Officers (Undergraduate), Seamanship for Trainee Deck Officers, Introduction to Coastal Navigation Trainee Engineering Officers (Undergraduate), Marine Engineering Practice. National...
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The 2019 survey continues the Marine Institute’s Winter Nutrients monitoring that commenced in 1990/91. The survey has evolved and expanded during this time period with respect to target areas, parameters and sampling strategy. In 2011 this survey was reestablished as a winter...