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CE15011 Mapping the deep: the application of predictively modelled maps to European spatial plann...EnvironmentThis inter-institutional survey, led by National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), took place in summer 2015 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean, the main focus area being the Porcupine, Seabight and Rockall Bank. The...
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EnvironmentThis survey took place onboard the R"V Celtic Explorer on behalf of the MESH (Mapping European Seabed Habitats) European Union INTERREG IIIb project. The cruise took place between the 4th and 18th of June 2007. The study area is located 320km to the southwest of...
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EnvironmentThe 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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Mackerel Eggs Abundance Assessment: The aim of the international Mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey program is to estimate the spawning stock biomass (the total weight of all sexually mature fish in the population) of the North-east Atlantic mackerel and horse mackerel...
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CE0606 Celtic Explorer Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Acoustic Survey North East Atlanti...EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2006. 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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EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2005. 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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EnvironmentThis deployment 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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Annual Nephrops Galway Bay (Aran) and Porcupine Underwater television (UWTV) Survey undertaken by Marine Institute. This survey took place in June 2016 on board the R.V. Celtic Voyager. Nephrops is a genus of lobsters comprising a single extant species Nephrops norvegicus...
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CV17041 A multidisciplinary approach to studying deep diving whales and their habitatEnvironmentA multidisciplinary approach to studying deep diving whales and their habitat. Operations will be 24 hours therefore acoustic tows will be taking place day and night. Visual operations will only take place during daylight hours. Due to the daily vertical migration cycle of...
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CE10009 Celtic Explorer Cetaceans on the Frontier Cruise North East Atlantic Ocean 2010EnvironmentThis main aim of the survey, led my Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, was to conduct a habitat specific survey of deep diving cetaceans. The survey was conducted on board the Marine Institute’s R.V. Celtic Explorer as a dedicated survey between 18th February and 1st March...
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CE14001 Celtic Explorer Developing Geotechno Stratigraphies Survey (Leg2) Irish Sea 2014EnvironmentThis 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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This survey, led by National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), took place in May"June 2016 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean. The survey was Submarine Canyon Ecosystem Services Survey using the remotely operated...
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This 16 day bio-discovery and deep ocean ecosystems survey, led by National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), took place in April 2012 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean. This was a multidisciplinary deep-sea...
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CE0913 Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel North Sea Project SurveyEnvironmentThis survey, led by The Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel (IFM-Geomar) in the North Sea, was conducted in July-August 2009 Expedition CE0913 with RV CELTIC EXPLORER was conducted in the frame of the third-party-funded project...
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CE0906 Celtic Explorer North-West Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Acoustic Survey Ireland...EnvironmentAn 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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This survey was conducted by the Marine Institute in Autumn 2013 as part of the annual Celtic Sea 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 determine catch rates and...
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This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2008 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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CE0805 Celtic Explorer Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Acoustic Survey North East Atlanti...EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2008. 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 Marine Institute (MI) conducts annual groundfish surveys to determine the distribution and abundance of commercial fish around Ireland. The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) forms part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) programme, an international survey...
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CE0704 Celtic Explorer Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) Acoustic Survey North East Atlanti...EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2007. Spawning takes place from January through to April along the shelf edge from the southern Porcupine Bank area northwards to the...