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This survey took place in February 2013, led by University College Cork, on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer. This was a first part of a two part survey to define offshore stratigraphies, collect cores for palaeoenvironmental and geotechnical studies and...
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CE14001 Celtic Explorer Developing Geotechno Stratigraphies Survey (Leg2) Irish Sea 2014TimpeallachtThis eight day survey (leg 2), led by University College Cork (UCC) took place on board R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North West and central Irish Sea in January 2014. Leg1 (CE13003) concentrated on North West Celtic Sea and offshore Dungarvan- the Saltees, collecting cores and...
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Fishing sets will be called from 6am to 10:30pm unless otherwise discussed with master CTD Plankton work Acoustic work at night Cod and Capelin acoustic survey in 2J3KL as ice conditions permit Oceanographic (CTD, etc) studies Cod tagging Pelagic and Groundfish survey
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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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South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Time-Series (October 2018 - current) - CTD Data (Raw)TimpeallachtThis 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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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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TimpeallachtThe 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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TimpeallachtThe 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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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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In November-December 2018, GMIT was contracted by the Marine Institue (via Public Tender) to conduct a desk study on Irish Marine non-indigenous and invasive species. This is a requirement driven by international obligations to monitor the status and risks associated with...
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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...TimpeallachtBetween 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 multidisciplinary survey was conducted by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer, as part of the programme Cetaceans on the Frontier. ‘Cetaceans on the Frontier’ has become an annual research cruise, lead jointly by...
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Nephrops Underwater TV Survey FU22 The "Smalls" North East Atlantic Ocean 2006 - PresentTimpeallachtNephrops norvegicus are common around the Irish coast, occurring in geographically distinct sandy or muddy areas where the sediment is suitable for construction of their burrow dwellings. The Marine Institute carries out Underwater TV surveys annually of commercially important...
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Daily counts of seaward migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), trout (Salmo trutta) and Eur...TimpeallachtThe Burrishoole traps (on the Salmon leap and the Mill race) in Co. Mayo Ireland, capture every fish that migrates from the freshwater portion of the Burrishoole catchment to the sea, and are situated between Lough Feeagh and Lough Furnace. The traps are emptied every day, and...
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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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South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Pilot Deployment (October 2018 - May 2019) - CTD Data (Raw)TimpeallachtThis dataset contains raw water temperature, conductivity (derived salinity) and pressure data from CTD instruments from a pilot deep water mooring deployed at a site (15.52 degrees West, 52.999 degrees North) in the South Rockall Trough close to the M6 met-ocean buoy. The...
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TimpeallachtThe TOSCA geological and biological research survey took place over May - June 2018 on board the RV Celtic Explorer with the mission of studying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a complex area located 1,600km west of Ireland deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Led by University College Dublin...
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pCO2 - CE17011 Fisheries Acoustic Survey - The Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WE...TimpeallachtpC02 is the partial pressure of CO2 in a liquid or gas. In oceanography, it is used to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the surface layers of the ocean in order to better understand changes in ocean carbon chemistry and ocean acidification due to enhanced...
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pCO2 - CE17009 The Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) Acoustic Survey Leg 1TimpeallachtpC02 is the partial pressure of CO2 in a liquid or gas. In oceanography, it is used to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in the surface layers of the ocean in order to better understand changes in ocean carbon chemistry and ocean acidification due to enhanced...