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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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TimpeallachtA 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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TimpeallachtThe AtlantOS aquaculture site selection product described here was derived from a physical model; validated by the In-situ ocean data. A number of variables (bathymetry, wind, wave and currents, exposure) were used to develop the product. The dataset avaialble here is a...
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TimpeallachtThe buoy previously stationed at M1 was relocated to M6 at the request of the Met Services. At the M1 station data collection was discontinued in 2007. FS1 is an archive dataset. Please note the weather buoys maybe intermittently inoperative during periods of servicing, or due...
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TimpeallachtThe Irish Wave Power Atlas published in 2005 describes an initial comparison between several years of hourly wave forecasts (using WAM) on a grid of points located off the Irish coast with corresponding records from a number of buoys installed in recent years. Based on the...
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TimpeallachtThe SWAN wave model runs for a domain covering Irish waters at a resolution of 0.025 degrees. The model runs every day to produce a 6 day forecast using NCEP GFS wind forcing and FNMOC Wave Watch 3 data for the wave boundaries. The forecast is generated for research purposes...
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TimpeallachtModel means are only available for 12:00am for the 15th day of every month. Monthly mean values for oceanographic parameters in Irish waters from the Marine Institute SWAN and ROMS models. Mean values include: Sea surface temperature (degreeCelsius), Sea bottom temperature...
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CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) measures temperature, salinity, turbidity and flourescence in the water column. Sea temperature is a measurement of the temperature of the water column as the SBE instrument samples to various depths. Salinity is a measure of the salt...
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Network of tide gauges located around the coast of Ireland collecting water level data as part of the development of a permanent tidal monitoring infrastructure. Parameters collected include; Station (ID), dateTime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss), Water Level (Sea Level above Lowest...
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The dataset indicates the location for pot fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon...
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The dataset indicates the location of net fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon...
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The dataset indicates the location for mid-water trawl fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of...
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The dataset indicates the location for line fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon...
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TimpeallachtIn 2003 the EU Commission established a "Biologically Sensitive Area (BSA)" off the south west of Ireland and the area is shown on the map associated with the dataset. (Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003). In 2003, the EU also established a specific fishing effort regime...
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Galway Bay 1/4 Scale Marine Energy Test Site Waverider buoys have collected observations and measurements on wave characteristics including wave height and period statistics. Waverider buoys are located in the Galway Bay 1/4 Scale Test Site and the Full Scale Atlantic Marine...
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TimpeallachtQuad grid for the Irish offshore covering the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone.
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TimpeallachtIreland offshore grid zone boundaries
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The INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI). The programme is a successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and...
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This survey was carried out to trial the Underwater TV (UWTV) system for surveying the abundance and distribution of Nephrops. It was conducted by the Marine Institute (MI) in Galway Bay in December 2016. Nephrops is a genus of lobsters comprising a single extant species,...
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Annual second leg underwater television (UWTV) survey of abundance and distribution of Nephrops in the Celtic Sea Nephrops Grounds. The prawn (Nephrops norvegicus) are common in the Celtic Sea occurring in geographically distinct sandy/muddy areas where the sediment is...
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