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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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The GO-SHIP A02 survey was completed in April"May 2017 on the RV Celtic Explorer, travelling from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, across the North Atlantic to Galway, Ireland. A total of 67 stations were occupied along the A02 transect, with 1231 nutrient samples...
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Burrishoole catchment water colour measurements, and associated environmental driversTimpeallachtWater colour is measured routinely in the Burrishoole catchment at several different locations as part of the ongoing LTER (long term ecological research) program of monitoring. Water colour is a good proxy measurement of DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon). This dataset is...
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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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TimpeallachtThe 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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TimpeallachtAnnual 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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Aran Grounds Celtic Sea Nephrops Underwater Television Leg 1 Survey into the abundance and distribution of prawn shellfish. 1.To obtain 2016 quality assured estimates of Nephrops burrow densities from a randomised isometric grid of UWTV stations at 4 nautical mile spacing...
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TimpeallachtThe 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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TimpeallachtThe 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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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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The 2016 survey continues the Marine Institute’s Winter Nutrients monitoring that commenced in 1990"91. In 2011 this survey was reestablished as a winter environmental survey with a broader remit to provide supporting information for OSPAR and Water Framework Directive...
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CV17038 Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) Biogeochemical SurveyTimpeallachtThis biogeochemical survey took place in October 2017 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Voyager off the west and south-west coast of Ireland. This survey formed a key part of the ongoing research into biogeochemical processes along the Irish west coast that is...
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TimpeallachtThe 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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Annual 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 suitable for...
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This eight day geological survey took place in March 2017 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Voyager off the coast of Co. Donegal. The aim of this survey was to understand and quantify Quaternary sediment off Western Donegal to promote sustainable development...
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Primary marine aerosol production (MAP) is produced by the interaction between wind and waves. The wind drag at the sea surface creates waves. When the wind speeds exceeds a certain threshold, between 4 and 7 ms-1, the drag becomes so high that the waves break and air is...
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Every three years the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinates a series of mackerel and horse mackerel egg surveys covering the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the north coast of Scotland between January and July. The aim of this survey...
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This training survey took place in December 2009 on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean. The over-arching scientific objective of the proposed training programme was to provide the next generation of marine scientists...
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TimpeallachtThe Marine Institute and the National University of Ireland, Galway conducted a deepwater survey in December 2009. This survey was the fourth in an annual series, carried out on the RV Celtic Explorer, gathering fishery and hydrographical data on the continental slope to the...
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Every three years the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinates a series of mackerel, Scomber scombrus, and horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus, egg surveys covering the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the north coast of Scotland between...