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Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are designated under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. All European Community member States are required to identify internationally important areas for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds and...
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Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are those which have been given greater protection under the European legislation of The Habitat's Directive. They have been designated because of a possible threat to the special habitats or species which they contain and to provide...
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EnvironmentThis map shows drainage classes of soils across Ireland based on examination of the soil profile. Organic soils, comprising either peat or alluvium, are separated out from four drainage classes across mineral soils; well drained, imperfectly drained, poorly drained or very...
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EnvironmentEurope Ferries represents the ferry routes in Europe.
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EnvironmentAn exclusive economic zone extends from the outer limit of the territorial sea to a maximum of 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) from the territorial sea baseline, thus it includes the contiguous zone. A coastal nation has control of all economic resources within its...
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EnvironmentThis feature class shows the location of lifeboat stations around Ireland. Additional information on the facilities available at each station is also provided. Data was downloaded from MIDA Atlas hosted by the CMRC.
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EnvironmentOSPAR Regional Boundaries GIS dataset. The OSPAR Convention is the current legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. Work under the Convention is managed by the OSPAR Commission, made up of...
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CV21026 Celtic Voyager SMART Student Training in Marine Science 2021, National University of Irel...Marine InstituteEnvironmentA week long National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) student training in multidisciplinary offshore operations in Marine Science. The overarching objective of this training survey was to introduce students to the multidisciplinary ecosystem approach to investigating the...
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site Clew Bay (53° 48.082' N, -10° 5.31798' W) from the Fish Farm Vessel on 29/10/2021. Recovered on 30/11/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site Bantry Bay (51° 42.62' N, -10° 30.61' W) from the Bantry Bay Mussel Company on 15/06/2021. Recovered on 19/09/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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Deployment of Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Wave buoy for Belmullet B (Lat:54.2251 Long:-10.15099) Waverider ocean energy test sites data collection activities.
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.9398' N, -11° 54.31' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 10/08/2021. Recovered on 04/03/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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EnvironmentThe 14 day Celtic Explorer CE21003 cruise took place in March 2021 to collect high quality oceanographic data to contribute to the Atlantic Ocean Observing System. Physical Oceanography: During the CE21003 cruise, full water column CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth)...
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CE19009 Celtic Explorer Ocean Climate Survey Rockall Trough North East Atlantic Ocean 2019Marine InstituteEnvironmentThe objective of this cruise was to collect high quality oceanographic data to contribute to the Atlantic Ocean Observing System. The Ocean Climate cruise facilitates long-term monitoring of the deep water environment to the west of Ireland. Oceanographic data collected...
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EnvironmentThe WESPAS survey is an annual multi-disciplinary survey that is conducted by the Marine Institute to the west of Ireland and the British Isles from northern Bay of Biscay to the Hebrides from coastal waters out to the shelf edge. The survey is usually conducted over 2 legs in...
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CE20013 Celtic Explorer Irish Groundfish Survey 2020 Legs 1-3 North East Atlantic OceanMarine InstituteEnvironmentThis survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2020 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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CE20007 Celtic Explorer INFOMAR Hydrographical and Geophysical Mapping of the Celtic Sea 2020Marine InstituteEnvironmentCE20007 INFOMAR hydrographical and geophysical survey took place in March/April 2020 in the North East Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Ireland and in the Celtic Sea on board the RV Celtic Explorer. The aims of the survey were to undertake a Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES)...
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CV21035 Celtic Voyager 2021 Mobility of Sediment Waves and Sand Banks in the Irish Sea Phase 2 (M...Marine InstituteEnvironmentWith the sudden increase in offshore infrastructure developments in the Irish Sea, expert knowledge of seabed morphodynamics and sediment mobility is of huge importance. Significant vagrancies exist regarding seabed morphodynamics and the potential for sediment mobility in the...
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CV21010 Celtic Voyager IMMErSE II (Irish Marine Mammals Ecosystem-based Survey) North East Atlant...Marine InstituteEnvironmentAn eight day cruise led by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (Ireland) on board the RV Celtic Voyager in the North East Atlantic Ocean in April 2021. Extensive visual surveys and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) for marine mammals was carried. Additionally, 22 CTD...
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CE21005 Celtic Explorer Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey North East Atlantic Ocean 2021Marine InstituteEnvironmentThe 2021 Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS) took place from 10th to 21st April on the Marine Institute's RV Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean to provide abundance indices for anglerfish and megrim and to provide maturity data for a range of species....
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