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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...
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EnvironmentThis survey, led by the Marine Institute, took place on board the RV Celtic Voyager in January/February 2020 to carry out an environmental survey of coastal and shelf waters from Dun Laoghaire (Dublin) to Galway for the purpose of Benthos monitoring. 139 Benthic Faunal samples...
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A suite of environmental parameters in the Burrishoole catchment, the freshwater Lough Feeagh and estuarine Lough Furnace are routinely measured as part of the ongoing LTER (long-term ecological research) program of monitoring. Parameters include meteorological variables...
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Water quality and meteorological data from the Lough Feeagh Automatic Water Quality Monitoring St...Marine InstituteEnvironmentLough Feeagh is a deep humic (brown coloured) lake, typical of many lakes in the west of Ireland. This dataset consists of data from the AWQMS (automatic water quality monitoring station) situated in Lough Feeagh, which is run as part of the Marine Institute’s BurrishooleLTER...
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The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of...
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The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an underwater observatory which uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. It was installed in 2015 on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland at a depth of...
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EnvironmentThe Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (Weather Buoy Network) is managed by the Marine Institute in collaboration with Met Éireann and the UK Met Office. The Irish Weather Buoy Network is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy...
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EnvironmentThis is a test dataset after upgrade to Drupal 8.5.1
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Landings are defined as the part of the catch that is retained (not discarded) and landed. This dataset shows the distribution of landings by Irish vessels measured as average weight or value of landing per kilometre square, per year. Data from years 2014 to 2018 was used to...
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SUPERSEDED - The dataset was originally published with a doi in February 2020 but has been superseded by an updated version. This DOI has been superseded in May 2021 by https://doi.org/ 10/gc9t due to corrections applied to the dataset. Nephrops norvegicus are common around...
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Detailed Particle Size Analysis (PSA) data for deep-sea sediment samples acquired during the SeaR...Marine InstituteEnvironmentBetween 2017 and 2019 the SeaRover project, funded by the EMFF’s (European Maritime & Fisheries Fund) Biodiversity Scheme opportunistically collected deep-sea sediment samples during three offshore surveys. These data were processed aboard the RV Celtic Explorer and ILV...
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This dataset represents a snapshot of Special Areas of Conservation taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2. These are prime wildlife conservation areas in the country, considered to be important on a European as well as Irish level. Most Special Areas...
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This dataset represents a snapshot of Special Protection Areas taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2. The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for listed rare and vulnerable species, regularly occurring migratory species, such...
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This dataset represents a subset of Special Protection Areas that have protected water species. Detail on the water dependencies of protected species was provided by National Parks and Wildlife Service. This snapshot was taken of this subset of national SPAs for the purpose of...
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This dataset represents a subset of Special Areas of Conservation that have protected water dependent habitats or species. Detail on the water dependencies of protected habitats and species was provided by National Parks and Wildlife Service. This snapshot was taken of this...
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EnvironmentThe dataset represents the areas protected under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and relevant information about them. The points were compiled from SACs, SPAs, and NHAs, and therefore provide only a general indication of Ramsar areas.
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SMART University College Cork (UCC) training programme to provide advanced training for postgraduate geology students in offshore mineral resource prospecting to a professional standard using a realistic survey scenario that incorporates resource evaluation, quantification and...
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SMART UCC training survey in Cork Harbour 1. Deliver an accredited offshore blended learning module for final year UCC BSc Geoscience and Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduates. 2. Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute...
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Two day survey within Cork Harbour under the Smart Sea School programme. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module for final year UCC BSc Geoscience and Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduates. • Provide students with the knowledge...
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Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training (SMART) survey coordinated by Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) and Galway-Mayo Institute Technology (GMIT) in Cork Harbour. The objectives of the training programme are to: 1. Introduce new MaREI interns to the...
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