AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Mace Head Sentinel site Met-Ocean Buoy - Quality Controlled Data - SBE37 sensor - temperature, salinity and oxygen (2018 - 2025)

The Mace Head buoy is a Sentinel Site located 2 km offshore from the Mace Head atmospheric research station in Connemara, County Galway. This dataset contains visually quality controlled data from the Sea-Bird SBE37 sensor deployed on the mooring to measure temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen in the surface waters at the buoy's location. It also The mooring was initially installed in May 2018  under the INTERREG funded project COMPASS – Collaborative Oceanography and Monitoring for Protected Areas and Species. Since 2022 the Mace Head buoy has been funded through the EMFAF Sentinels Site project. Time-series resolution: For the period 2018 to 2022 measurements were taken every 30 minutes. Since 2023 measurements have been made every 10 minutes. There may be short term data gaps caused by maintenance, re-deployments, or technical difficulties. Sensor deployments usually last 6 months and data are uploaded and reviewed shortly after each sensor recovery. For details of the real-time data feed from the Mace Head Buoy, see the separate Data Catalogue record (https://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.4268).

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Mammals of Ireland 2016-2025

Observations of wild and feral mammals.

 Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland.

 Temporal Coverage: From January 2016. Older sightings are contained in the Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 dataset.

 Species Groups recorded: terrestrial mammal, marine mammal

 Dataset Status: Dataset is incomplete as it forms part of an ongoing survey.

Tags: biodiversity, biodiversity data centre, biota, ecological parameter, ecosystem, ecosystem analysis, ecosystem research, environment, environmental conservation, environmental research, geoscientificinformation, habitat, ireland, national biodiversity data centre, nature protection, nbdc, organism, protected area, publishtoisde, species, species distribution, synecology, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife habitat, wildlife protection, wildlife sanctuary
Organization: National Biodiversity Data Centre
Ballycotton, Co.Cork, Ireland: Sea Surface Temperature data (2010 - )

The Marine Institute’s Ballycotton Climate Station (51.828133°, -8.000802°) hosts a Sea Surface Temperature (SST) time series that began with deployments between 2010 and 2012 but has been in continuous operation since 2016 (there is a gap in the data in 2023/2024 due to sensor failure). The SST time series is built through long-run (months to years) deployments of Seabird 39 temperature sensors, which collect data at 30-minute frequency, at the pier in Ballycotton Harbour, 2.85m below OD Malin (0.36m below LAT). 
This dataset provides valuable records of coastal ocean surface temperatures, which can inform on diurnal, seasonal and interannual variation, along with regional ocean climate change. For further background see Daves et al., 2025 (under peer review).

The data has been through quality control, with quality flags added. In the case where there were duplicate sensors used, one is deemed as best and only this data is made publicly available. This full data collection can be accessed by clicking on the Download link below. Secondary sensor data are made available through data request to the Marine Institute.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Brandon Bay from June 2024 - February 2025

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.054' N, -11° 54.287' W) on 24/06/2024. Recovered on 14/02/2025. Brandon Buoy wave buoy was not successfully recovered. Technicaians went to recover buoy on 14 February 2025 and could not locate the buoy. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
DC Flux - Diel CO2 Flux data from inland waters, 2016-2018

These data derive from an international sampling programme aimed at ascertaining the extent of diel variation in CO2 flux (FCO2) across multiple lakes. Sampling took place at 21 lakes, spanning 89 degrees of latitude and 125 degrees of longitude. Some lakes were sampled more than once, so the dataset comprises  41 sampling campaigns measuring FCO2 at circa 4-hour intervals over a full diel (24 hour) cycle. Floating chambers with in-situ CO2 sensors was deployed between November 2016 and October 2018. Rates of FCO2 ranged from -3.16 to 4.39 mmol m-2h-1. In addition to FCO2, this dataset contains  lake and campaign metadata, including  water temperatures and pCO2 of the surface water, meteorological data for each campaign from the nearest weather station and the calculated mixing depth (Zmix) and turbulent velocity scales for wind shear (u*) and convection (w*). This work is the result of an international team science effort facilitated by the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). A paper describing these data in more detail, and the analysis of the results is in preparation (de Eyto et al in prep).   

Suggested Citation: de Eyto, Elvira; Smyth, Robyn L.; Pilla, Rachel M.; Laas, Alo; Shahabinia, Amir Reza; Baldocchi, Angela; Desai, Ankur R.; Lupon, Anna; Lohila, Annalea; Doyle, Brian; Obrador, Biel; Denfeld, Blaize A.; Carey, Cayelan C.; Reed, David; Bastviken, David; Rudberg, David; R&auml;&auml;m, Eva-Ingrid; Clayer, Francois; Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A.; Chmiel, Hannah E.; Grossart, Hans Peter; de Wit, Heleen A.; Kokorite, Ilga; Rusak, James A.; Thrane, Jan-Erik; Bikse, Janis; Encinas Fern&eacute;ndez, Jorge; Bezerra-Neto, Jos&eacute; Fernandes; Brighenti, Ludmila S.; Koschorreck, Matthias; Aurela, Mika; Barros, Nathan; Keller, Philipp S.; Woolway, R. Iestyn; Marc&eacute;, Rafael; McClure, Ryan P.; Haverinen, Samuel; Juutinen, Sari; Kosten, Sarian; Sadro, Steve. (2025) DC Flux - Diel CO2 Flux data from inland waters, 2016-2018. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/pqcm.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Ireland's Marine Businesses per Electoral Division

The Marine Business dataset presents a spatial breakdown of companies categorised across the thirteen industries defined in Ireland’s Ocean Economy Report series.
To enable spatial analysis, businesses have been georeferenced to their corresponding electoral divisions (EDs) and joined with the 2022 Central Statistics Office (CSO) electoral division boundaries, as provided by Tailte Éireann. This results in an ED-level representation of marine-related business distribution across Ireland.
For confidentiality reasons, company names, contact information, and exact locations have been removed from this dataset.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Ireland’s Ocean Economy

Data on Ireland's ocean economy is collected and updated on an annual basis by the Marine Institute in collaboration with the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit at the University of Galway.
Reporting on Ireland’s ocean economy is based on thirteen marine-related industries, focusing on three key economic indicators: turnover, gross value added (GVA), and employment with data available since 2010 
The data used in this report is compiled from published and modelled data. This includes official business statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and national datasets produced by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Marine Institute’s Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO). This is supplemented by targeted business surveys and financial data analysis to assess individual companies’ contributions to the ocean economy. Due to the time lag in collecting and reporting national accounts and financial data, the figures for latest year are primarily estimated. 
The data collected is published annually in Irelands Ocean Economy report and is accompanied by an online dashboard.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Connemara Operational SWAN Wave Model

The Marine Institute has implemented a SWAN wave model for the greater Galway Bay area called the Connemara model.  SWAN (Simulating Waves Nearshore) is a third-generation spectral wave model which was primarily developed for use in coastal regions. The Connemara wave model has a horizontal resolution of ca. 200 metres. It is forced by winds produced by the ECMWF high resolution forecast, and is nested within the Marine Institute's Irish_Shelf wave model

The model is run every day to produce a 6-day forecast and a 1-day hindcast, and output includes standard wave parameters such as significant wave height, mean wave period (Tm02), peak wave period, and mean wave direction. Forecast data and a limited amount of hindcast data is available from the Marine Institute’s Thredds and ERDDAP servers.

Hindcast data is archived and is available on request.

The Connemara wave model forecast is produced on a best endeavours basis and should not be used for safety-critical applications.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish_Shelf  SWAN Wave Model - 30-year Hindcast

The Marine Institute has created a 30-year Hindcast (1994-2023) of modelled wave data for Irish waters, based on an implementation of the SWAN model (Simulating Waves Nearshore) for an area that approximates to the Irish EEZ at a horizontal resolution of 0.025 degrees. This model (Irish_Shelf) is forced by ERA5 winds and utilizes wave boundary data from the CMEMS Global Ocean Waves Reanalysis product.

The modelled wave parameters, available as hourly instantaneous fields, include standard wave parameters such as significant wave height, mean wave period (Tm02), peak wave period, and mean wave direction at hourly intervals. The data is available on request from the Marine Institute.

The Irish_Shelf model has now also been operationalised to produce daily forecasts for Irish waters.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - Wolfetone Bridge Tide Gauge from April 2009 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Wolfetone Bridge (53° 16.206' N, 9° 3.342' W) on 10/04/2009. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish_Shelf Operational SWAN Wave Model

The Marine Institute has implemented a new SWAN model (Irish_Shelf) for Irish waters. SWAN (Simulating Waves Nearshore) is a third-generation spectral wave model which was primarily developed for use in coastal regions. The Irish_Shelf wave model covers the Irish EEZ at a horizontal resolution of 0.025 degrees. It is forced by winds produced by the ECMWF high resolution forecast, and utilizes wave boundary data from the CMEMS 1/12 degree Global Ocean Waves Analysis and Forecast  product.

The model is run every day to produce a 6-day forecast and a 1-day hindcast, and output includes standard wave parameters such as significant wave height, mean wave period (Tm02), peak wave period, and mean wave direction. Forecast data and a limited amount of hindcast data is available from the Marine Institute’s Thredds and ERDDAP servers.

Hindcast data is archived and is available on request.

The Irish_Shelf model forecast is produced on a best endeavours basis and should not be used for safety-critical applications.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Deployment  from April 2024 - Present

Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.912' N, -16° 27.818' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 24/04/2024. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and provide context to CTD profile data collected in the South Rockall Trough. These data are vital in understanding the likely impact of future ocean climate scenarios on key marine sectors as well as understanding possible impacts on ecosystem in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Sea)  from July 2024 - Present

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, 6° 42.142' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 13/07/2024. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Deployment  from April 2024 - May 2025

Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.912' N, 15° 38.4339' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 24/04/2024. Recovered on 12/05/2025 by the CE Celtic Explorer survey CE25007. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and provide context to CTD profile data collected in the South Rockall Trough. These data are vital in understanding the likely impact of future ocean climate scenarios on key marine sectors as well as understanding possible impacts on ecosystem in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M6 (Deep Atlantic Sea)  from May 2024 - May 2025

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M6 (53° 3.63' N, 15° 55.803' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 10/05/2024. Recovered on 13/05/2025 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE25007. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M3 (North East Atlantic)  from February 2024 - March 2026

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M3 (51° 13.002' N, 10° 33' W) from the Ocean Bank on 06/02/2024. Recovered on 22/03/2026 by the Ocean Bank. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M3 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M6 (Deep Atlantic Sea)  from August 2023 - April 2024

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M6 (53° 3.63' N, 15° 55.803' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE23017 on 24/08/2023. Recovered on 24/04/2024 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North East Atlantic Ocean)  from August 2023 - August 2025

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, 10° 0.07998' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 23/08/2023. Recovered on 02/08/2025 by the RV Tom Crean survey TC25036. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at AMETS B from July 2023 - November 2024

Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS B (54° 13.5114' N, 10° 9.0594' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 21/07/2023. Recovered on 12/11/2024. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at AMETS A from July 2023 - March 2025

Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS A (54° 16.518' N, 10° 17.8404' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 20/07/2023. Recovered on 15/03/2025. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Deployment  from May 2023 - May 2024

Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.94362' N, 15° 32.182' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE23009 on 11/05/2023. Recovered on 22/05/2024 by the Tigers II. Initial recovery attempted on 24th April 2024, however the buoy never surfaced. 2023 Mooring came to surface on 18th May and Novatech Beacon started pinging. Recovered by Tigers II fishing vessel on 22nd May. All equipment recovered successfully. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and provide context to CTD profile data collected in the South Rockall Trough. These data are vital in understanding the likely impact of future ocean climate scenarios on key marine sectors as well as understanding possible impacts on ecosystem in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North East Atlantic Ocean)  from July 2022 - August 2023

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, 10° 0.07998' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 21/07/2022. Recovered on 23/08/2023 by the ILV Granuaile. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Bantry Bay from December 2022 - November 2023

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Bantry Bay (51° 42.62' N, 9° 29.39' W) on 07/12/2022. Recovered on 16/11/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Brandon Bay from September 2022 - August 2023

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.935' N, 10° 5.69598' W) from the Ocean Navigator on 23/09/2022. Recovered on 03/08/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at AMETS B from October 2022 - July 2023

Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS B (54° 13.5114' N, 10° 9.0594' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 24/10/2022. Recovered on 21/07/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Finnis from September 2022 - January 2023

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Finnis (53° 2.964' N, 9° 29.161' W) from the ATNO Marine on 03/09/2022. Recovered on 10/01/2023 by the RV Explorer survey CE23001. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at AMETS B from March 2022 - September 2022

Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS B (54° 13.5114' N, 10° 9.0594' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 26/03/2022. Recovered on 09/09/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at AMETS A from March 2022 - July 2023

Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS A (54° 16.518' N, 10° 17.8404' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 26/03/2022. Recovered on 20/07/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M2 (Irish Sea)  from July 2019 - December 2020

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M2 (53° 26.01' N, 5° 25.8067' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 01/07/2019. Recovered on 22/12/2020 by the ILV Granuaile. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M2 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Lehanagh Sentinel Site Met-Ocean Buoy - NRT Data - all sensors (2024 - present)

The Lehanagh Met-Ocean buoy is part of the Sentinel sites and is located in Bertraghboy bay, Connemara, County Galway. Initially installed in May 2024, sensors have been deployed for the measurement of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, chlorophyll a, phycoerythrin and depth. In addition, a weather station was installed for measuring wind speed and direction, air temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure at this site. Also a wave buoy records wave height, wave direction and wave period and an ADCP records current speed and direction. This work has been funded through the EMFAF Sentinels Site project. Data telemetry: Measurements have been made every 10 minutes and transmitted every 2 hours to the Marine Institute. Disclaimer: These data are real-time (GMT) and raw - they have not yet been through the full quality checking procedures. There may be short term data gaps caused by maintenance, re-deployments, or technical difficulties. The buoy is situated close to a Marine Institute fish farming site, providing useful data for their research as well as providing a counterpoint to similar measurements made at the Mace Head data buoy

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - TGN_16 - Dingle Tide Gauge from November 2017 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Dingle (52° 8.3322' N, 10° 16.6698' W) on 14/11/2017. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

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Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - TGN_6 - Kilrush Tide Gauge from December 2016 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Kilrush (52° 37.9156' N, 9° 30.1396' W) on 01/12/2016. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - TGN_15 - Castletownbere Tide Gauge from December 2006 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Castletownbere (51° 38.9838' N, 9° 54.2123' W) on 05/12/2006. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - TGN_14 - Ballycotton Harbour Tide Gauge from August 2010 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Ballycotton Harbour (51° 49.688' N, 8° 0.04812' W) on 13/08/2010. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - Wexford Tide Gauge from April 2007 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Wexford (52° 20.31' N, 6° 27.534' W) on 13/04/2007. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

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Organization: Marine Institute
Tide Gauge Deployment - TGN_22 - Dublin Port Tide Gauge from February 2007 - Present

Deployment of a tide gauge at a site in Dublin Port (53° 20.7444' N, 6° 12.9984' W) on 13/02/2007. The purpose of this activity is as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which provides real-time data and freely available tidal predictions to operational activities (flood forecasting and monitoring) supporting research, recreational and navigation activities.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute