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Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic survey of herring population abundance and distribution. Fishing and CTD casts as required. Acoustic survey to determine the abundance of herring spawning aggregations.
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TimpeallachtAnnual second leg of the Irish Groundfish Survey as part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey. Annual survey conducted by FSS for monitoring of fish stocks around the coast of Ireland. Internationally coordinated through ICES. Survey involves the use of a demersal sampling...
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Conduct acoustic survey with trawling for overwintering cod off southern Labrador and Eastern Newfoundland. Fishery characterisation Fishing by-catch
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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 & VIaS) to assess the size of summer feeding aggregations of herring within the Malin shelf stock complex. This...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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TimpeallachtIMEP Training Cruise in Galway Bay. Standard oceanographic research data collection to ascertain the condition of the ocean. MSFD characteristics. MSP scientific research. ICES CTD reporting. Galway Bay ecosystem metocean analysis.
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TimpeallachtBathymetric Mapping and Seabed Sampling of North Atlantic V-Shaped Ridge VSR-2W: Constraints on Temporal Variation in Mantle Convection. Bathymetry and Elevation Temperature of the water column
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Ground truthing survey of seismic data collected at Rockall. Standard oceanographic research data collection to ascertain the condition of the ocean. Information collected includes: Temperature of the water column Seismic reflection Seismic refraction Geotechnics
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This survey was conducted by the Marine Institute on-board the RV Celtic Explorer in summer 2013 as part of the North West Herring Acoustic Survey. The northwest and west coast (ICES Divisions VIaS & VIIb) herring acoustic survey programme was first established in 1994....
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Phytoplankton Distribution Assessment survey off the south-west coast of Ireland. Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies and phytoplankton generic biomass in water bodies survey.
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An 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...
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TimpeallachtSite Survey to investigate sites for the installation of an Oil AND Gas Rig off the south coast, two sites off Kinsale Head were investigated and one site off Donegal. Site survey for oil and gas exploration.
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Commonage Framework Planning was a joint initiative between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture and Food. Teams combining agricultural and ecological skills to assess the sustainable use of these areas have surveyed all known commonage...
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TimpeallachtThe project represents the first comprehensive assessment of sand dune systems and their habitats in Ireland. Over the course of the three field seasons (2004-2006), all known sites for sand dunes in Ireland were assessed. The project involved the updating of an existing...
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TimpeallachtThe National Survey of Native Woodlands in Ireland included the survey of 1,217 woodland sites across all 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland during 2003-2007. Site selection was carried out using the Forest Inventory Planning System 1998 (FIPS) and local knowledge. Surveys...