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This survey was conducted by the Marine Institute on-board the RV Celtic Explorer in summer 2012 as part of the North West 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...
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FSS (Fisheries Science Services) within the Marine Institute will carry out an acoustic survey along the west and northwest coasts (ICES Division VIIb, c and VIaS) to assess the size of summer feeding aggregations of herring within the Malin shelf stock complex. This survey...
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Annual Celtic Sea herring acoustic survey into the abundance and distribution of target fish species undertaken by the Marine Institute. FSS (Fisheries Science Services) within the Marine Institute carry out annual acoustic surveys in the Celtic Sea (ICES Division VIIj, g and...
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TimpeallachtDeep water coral and fish interaction off the west coast of Ireland : Marine Institute [NDP] funded deep water coral assessment cruise. Spatial data includes assessing the interactions of corals and fish under CoralFISH FP7 project. In addition, spatial data includes joint NUI...
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Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey into the abundance and distribution of Blue Whiting in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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TimpeallachtThis survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2012 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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CE10005 MODOO – MOdular Deep Ocean Observatory (MODOO) and its application in the Porcupine Abyss...TimpeallachtMOdular Deep Ocean Observatory oceanographic survey in the Celtic Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. The principal objective is to maintain the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) observatory infrastructure. The main components of this are:- 1. A large ODAS buoy mooring with real time...
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TimpeallachtCeltic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey Acoustic surveys are generally carried out on spawning and pre-spawning aggregations of fish. Outside of the spawning season many pelagic species are generally very scattered over a large geographical area and difficult to detect using...
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TimpeallachtClimate change oceanography, biogeochemistry and geology sections This cruise is designed to contribute Ireland's data to the ICES working group on oceanic hydrography (WGOH). WGOH produce the ICES Report on Ocean Climate (IROC) each year which summarises oceanic...
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This cruise proposes to build upon the oceanographic and ecosystem data collection efforts of the past decade to understand the dynamics of living and non-living resources on the Irish continental shelf.The cruise has the following key objectives. - Collect CTD profile data...
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TimpeallachtCetacean survey carried out by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in 2009 on board the Celtic Explorer research vessel. The main objective of the survey was to conduct a habitat specific survey of deep diving cetaceans,...
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CE0915 National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) SurveyTimpeallachtThis survey, led by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Ireland, was carried out in September 2009 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean to test the Marine Institute's Remote Operated Vehicle [ie. ROV]. Test the...
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TimpeallachtCTD or Conductivity Temperature Depth stations measure the sea temperature and salinity of the marine water column water column at various depths from the surface to within 10m of the bottom of the water column. A CTD is the oceanography instrument used to determine the...
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TimpeallachtClimate Change Survey: Oceanographic Survey undertaken under the Climate Change programme. Standard oceanographic research data collection to ascertain the condition of the ocean.
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TimpeallachtSALSEA-Merge was a three year scientific project to investigate the migration and distribution of salmon in the North-East Atlantic. The project was supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological development. Funding was...
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TimpeallachtConduct the standard oceanographic stations across the Porcupine Bank, Rockall Trough to Rockall and Hatton Banks intersecting with OVIDE line at 54N 25W. Work includes 24 hour CTD operations. Cetacean monitoring is also planned. Nutrient station sampling will also take place...
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TimpeallachtAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2014. Spawning takes place from January through to April along the shelf edge from the southern Porcupine Bank area northwards to the...
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An acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2009. Spawning takes place from January through to April along the shelf edge from the southern Porcupine Bank area northwards to the...
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The transatlantic crossing has been carried out since 2011 gathering fisheries acoustic data, underway temperature profiles and carrying out a number of fishing sets for ground truthing of the acoustics dataset. The Transatlantic Added Value cruise in April 2014, led by...
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TimpeallachtNMCI Student Training Cruise off the south coast of Ireland.