AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Maritime Boundary Irish Contiguous Zone

Beyond the 12-nautical-mile (22 km) limit, there is a further 12 nautical miles (22 km) from the territorial sea baseline limit, the contiguous zone, in which a state can continue to enforce laws in four specific areas: customs, taxation, immigration and pollution, if the infringement started within the state's territory or territorial waters, or if this infringement is about to occur within the state's territory or territorial waters.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Maritime Boundary Irish Territorial Sea

Territorial waters or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,[1] is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) from the baseline (usually the mean low-water mark) of a coastal state. The territorial sea is regarded as the sovereign territory of the state, although foreign ships (civilian) are allowed innocent passage through it, or transit passage for straits; this sovereignty also extends to the airspace over and seabed below. Adjustment of these boundaries is called, in international law, maritime delimitation. The term "territorial waters" is also sometimes used informally to refer to any area of water over which a state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and potentially the continental shelf.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Fish lengths of juvenile Atlantic salmon from the Burrishoole catchment, Co. Mayo, Ireland (1997-2019)

Juvenile Atlantic salmon in the Burrishoole catchment collected as part of the long-term monitoring programme. Fish were captured using electrofishing throughout the Burrishoole river system, the Srahrevagh downstream trap and the Mill Race and Salmon Leap traps. 
   

Suggested Citation: de Eyto, Elvira; McGinnity, Philip. (2023) Fish lengths of juvenile Atlantic salmon from the Burrishoole catchment, Co. Mayo, Ireland (1997-2019). Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/kqs8.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
INFOMAR Seabed Survey Trackline

Survey tracklines delineate the line along which the vessel travelled as it was surveying. The vessel collects multibeam echosounder data (MBES) by emitting a fan of soundwaves and recording the reflected signal. The area of seabed ensonified is known as the footprint and the area surveyed along a transect is commonly called the swath. The size of the footprint depends on the depth: deeper areas will have a larger footprint than shallower areas. The central line of the swath is the trackline and so therefore, tracklines in shallower water will be closer together than those in deeper water.   

Suggested Citation: Furey, T; Sacchetti, F. (2023). INFOMAR Seabed Survey Trackline. Marine Institute, Ireland. https://doi.org/10/mhpx

Tags: environment
Organization: Geological Survey Ireland
INFOMAR Seabed Survey Coverage

This dataset shows the area of seabed mapped by both the INFOMAR and Irish National Seabed Survey projects to date. Each survey leg is represented by a unique polygon whose title is coded using the initials of the vessel that did the survey, the year the survey was completed and the leg number for that year. Attributes contain information on the instruments used and the data acquired during the survey.   

Suggested Citation: Sacchetti, F; Furey, T. (2023). INFOMAR Seabed Survey Coverage. Marine Institute, Ireland. https://doi.org/10/mhpz

Tags: environment
Organization: Geological Survey Ireland
Yellow Eel Fyke Net Survey 1987-2022

This dataset is used to examine a 35 year yellow eel survey to determine relative abundance trends while accounting for survey design, and important physical and operational covariates. Chains of ten, or sometimes 5, fyke nets were fished usually at fixed sites in four lakes on a catchment in the west of Ireland. Captured eels (10,474) were counted for each trap, and weight was recorded for each chain of nets (5,515 net nights fished). Surveys were carried out by Marine Institute staff, and in 2009 and 2010, in collaboration with Inland Fisheries Ireland. The survey was initiated in 1987 to establish a baseline for the eel stock in Burrishoole. The survey was continued as part of the core monitoring programme and has also been integrated into the National eel Monitoring Programme under the EU DCF.
The data are in 3 sheets; Catch data for each net trap and chain of nets, eel measurement data, and survey net location and depth data.
   

Suggested Citation: Poole, R. (2023). Yellow Eel Fyke Net Survey 1987-2022. Marine Institute, Ireland. https://doi.org/10/k2kj

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Agreed boundary for Offshore Renewable Energy development between Ireland and Northern Ireland

To facilitate the development of offshore renewable energy installations, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland defined two boundary lines between Northern Ireland and Ireland. This is to clarify responsibilities relating to the licensing, construction, and operation of offshore renewable energy installations. This shapefile provides the latitude and longitude of the points for the line North and the line East, extending from the coast to the 12 NM limit.

Tags: environment
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Burrishoole wild and hatchery-reared(ranched) salmon - changes in marine survival and biological characteristics 1971 to 2017

Long term data, over four decades, were analysed to examine temporal trends in survival indices and phenotypic characteristics of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar returning to the Burrishoole national salmonid monitored river in Ireland.    

Suggested Citation: Cotter, Deirdre; Ó'Maoiléidigh, Niall; Poole, Russell. (2024) Burrishoole wild and hatchery-reared(ranched) salmon - changes in marine survival and biological characteristics 1971 to 2017. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/mctg.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Galway Port Weather Station 1 deployment 2024-05-07 to date

This collection activity describes the weather station associated with the tide gauge at Galway Port, Co. Galway, Ireland. The weather station was deployed in May 2024 and data collection is currently ongoing. Theis is one of two Gill GMX 500 weather station units installed at the site collecting wind speed, wind direction, wind gust, air temperature, air pressure and atmospheric humidity. Data are acquired and published in near-real-time. The weather station has been deployed to collect weather data as ancillary measurements to the tide gauge also situated at this location.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 hour average (August 2015 - Present)

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 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The SmartBay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean.

Data relating to the marine environment at the SmartBay Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet. This includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. 

This dataset comprises a summary of numerical data collected from instruments and sensors on the observatory averaged out over a period of an hour. The data includes temperature, conductivity, pressure, salinity, sound velocity, oxygen concentration, chlorophyll concentration, turbidity, water velocity and sound level measurements of the seawater.  
   

Suggested Citation: Marine Institute. (2026) SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 hour average (August 2015 - Present) [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/C77F9BCC-0033-4208-92BC-702C8E7CE08A

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Herring Spawning Areas

Herring eggs are deposited on the seabed in discrete gravel beds or flat stone and the herring are completely reliant on these spawning beds for reproduction. Spawning beds refers to known discrete gravel beds used by herring. Nearby spawning beds are grouped into spawning grounds, which may contain one or more spawning beds. Spawning grounds are further grouped into spawning areas.    

Suggested Citation: Nolan, C; O'Sullivan, D. (2023). Herring Spawning Areas. Marine Institute, Ireland. https://doi.org/10/kr82

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 day average (August 2015 - Present)

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 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The SmartBay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean.

Data relating to the marine environment at the SmartBay Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet. This includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. 

This dataset comprises a summary of numerical data collected from instruments and sensors on the observatory averaged out over a period of a day. The data includes temperature, conductivity, pressure, salinity, sound velocity, oxygen concentration, chlorophyll concentration, turbidity, water velocity and sound level measurements of the seawater.     

Suggested Citation: Marine Institute. (2026) SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 1 day average (August 2015 - Present) [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/0E29627F-00BD-4AC6-90F6-00A3C42FF467

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Floating LiDAR System at AMETS A - 10-Minute Sensor Data

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has funded the deployment of a Floating LiDAR System (FLS) at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site. In July 2025 Green Rebel successfully deployed the FLS at site A, where it will remain for up to three years. The FLS is equipped with a range of sensors that measure parameters associated with wind, current, waves etc. Green Rebel are responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance, data collection, telemetry and subsequent decommissioning of the FLS and provide SEAI with the data collected. On behalf of SEAI, the Marine Institute hosts, preserves and serves the data as part of the existing Master Service Agreement.

This dataset comprises of measurements taken by:

a ZX Lidars ZX300M, measuring wind data (speed and direction) at different heights. S/N = 1219

an Airmar 200WX Weather Station (attached to the ZX300M LiDAR), measuring wind data (speed and direction), atmospheric pressure, temperature and GNSS coordinate. S/N = 60942117

an Airmar 200WX Weather Station (standalone), measuring wind data (speed and direction), atmospheric pressure, temperature and GNSS coordinate. S/N = 60883621

a Nortek Signature 250 ADCP, measuring current profiles (speed and direction, downward facing) at different depths. S/N = 105691

a Vaisala WXT536 Weather Station, measuring temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and precipitation. S/N = W0431640
an Airmar SS510 EchoRange, measuring depths (downward facing). S/N = 60908054

a RBR Duo CT, measuring conductivity and temperature. S/N = 237996

a differential GPS, measuring GNSS coordinates. S/N = 0025001B4247500A20353534
 

Data is collected on a daily basis by Green Rebel and submitted through quality control checks, including: Instrument level filtering, Consistency checks, Data and system availability assessments, Common time stamping and synchronisation, and FLS structure impacts removal. Data is then averaged at 10-minute intervals for reporting purposes.   

Suggested Citation: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). (2026) Floating LiDAR System at AMETS A - 10-Minute Sensor Data [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/D90F7063-BF29-432C-BFDF-53D99564E2BC

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Rough River water temperature, 2001-2017

The Rough River (also called the Srahrevagh River) is a tributary of the Srahmore River in the Burrishoole Catchment. Water temperature in the river is measured at high frequency (sub-hourly)  as part of the long term monitoring of the Burrishoole catchment, an index site for salmonid populations in the NorthAtlantic region. This dataset comprises daily values of water temperature between 7/9/2001 and 31/12/2017. Water temperature (in deg C) was measured using a StowAway TidbiT temperature data logger from Onset (TB132-05+37) at location  53.982207, -9.566988. The water depth at the site is circa 0.5m.    

Suggested Citation: Dillane, Mary; de Eyto, Elvira. (2023) Rough River water temperature, 2001-2017. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/kpmb.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Floating LiDAR System at AMETS A - 30-Minute Sensor Data

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has funded the deployment of a Floating LiDAR System (FLS) at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site. In July 2025 Green Rebel successfully deployed the FLS at site A, where it will remain for up to three years. The FLS is equipped with a range of sensors that measure parameters associated with wind, current, waves etc. Green Rebel are responsible for the installation, operation, maintenance, data collection, telemetry and subsequent decommissioning of the FLS and provide SEAI with the data collected. On behalf of SEAI, the Marine Institute hosts, preserves and serves the data as part of the existing Master Service Agreement.

This dataset comprises of measurements taken by:

a Datawell directional waverider buoy, measuring wave height (significant and maximum), wave period (peak and mean spectral), wave direction. S/N = 62100
 
Data is collected on a daily basis by Green Rebel and submitted through quality control checks, including: Instrument level filtering, Consistency checks, Data and system availability assessments, Common time stamping and synchronisation, and FLS structure impacts removal. Data is then averaged at 30-minute intervals for reporting purposes.   

Suggested Citation: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). (2026) Floating LiDAR System at AMETS A - 30-Minute Sensor Data [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/5098CCBA-B06C-4BB0-926E-C99E66B98495

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Territorial Sea

Territorial waters or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,[1] is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi) from the baseline (usually the mean low-water mark) of a coastal state. The territorial sea is regarded as the sovereign territory of the state, although foreign ships (civilian) are allowed innocent passage through it, or transit passage for straits; this sovereignty also extends to the airspace over and seabed below. Adjustment of these boundaries is called, in international law, maritime delimitation. The term "territorial waters" is also sometimes used informally to refer to any area of water over which a state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and potentially the continental shelf.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Internal Waters

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a nation's internal waters include waters on the landward side of the baseline of a nation's territorial waters, except in archipelagic states. It includes waterways such as rivers and canals, and sometimes the water within small bays.   In inland waters, sovereignty of the state is equal to that which it exercises on the mainland. The coastal state is free to make laws relating to its internal waters, regulate any use, and use any resource. In the absence of agreements to the contrary, foreign vessels have no right of passage within internal waters, and this lack of right to innocent passage is the key difference between internal waters and territorial waters. The "archipelagic waters" within the outermost islands of archipelagic states are treated as internal waters with the exception that innocent passage must be allowed, although the archipelagic state may designate certain sea lanes in these waters.  When a foreign vessel is authorized to enter inland waters, it is subject to the laws of the coastal State, with one exception: the crew of the ship is subject to the law of the flag State. This extends to labor conditions as well as to crimes committed on board the ship, even if docked at a port. Offences committed in the harbor and the crimes committed there by the crew of a foreign vessel always fall in the jurisdiction of the coastal State. The coastal State can intervene in ship affairs when the master of the vessel requires intervention of the local authorities, when there is danger to the peace and security of the coastal State, or to enforce customs rules.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
INFOMAR Shipwrecks

This dataset shows the point locations of shipwrecks in Irish Waters surveyed by INSS and INFOMAR national seabed mapping projects. Over 480 surveyed shipwrecks have been recorded in the INFOMAR shipwreck inventory. The database accurately records the location of shipwrecks (known, unknown and in some cases uncharted), and contains detailed information regarding each wreck's condition on the seafloor, its extent, dimensions and water depth. This is possible by means of high resolution multibeam data acquired over the site of the wreck.

Tags: environment
Organization: Geological Survey Ireland
Irish Shelf Seabed Geomorphological Map v2023

Dataset present a high-resolution (up to 10 m/ pixel) seabed geomorphology map of the entire Irish continental shelf, up to a depth of 200 m below sea level (bsl). 
The map was produced taking advantage of the high resolution Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and INFOMAR multibeam dataset, and using a protocol of modern semi-automated mapping techniques to streamline the results assisted by expert interpretation and corrections. 
The current version of the map (v2023) is based on all available INSS and INFOMAR multibeam data up to 2023. 
All previous mapping efforts and existing literature on the Irish shallow shelf geomorphology have also been collated and integrated in the map, re-delineating features using the machine-assisted methodology and critically evaluating the previous interpretations. 
An internationally standardised terminology and classification scheme, in the form of the MIM-GA two-part scheme, has been adopted, aligning the new map to other international geomorphological work (https://zenodo.org/record/7804019#.ZGZl6qXMK3B). 
The map includes both newly identified and re-assessed seabed morphological and geomorphological features (e.g. palaeochannels, drumlins, dunes etc.) and the different types of substrate (e.g. bedrock, unconsolidated or consolidated superficial deposits) that have been interpreted to represent the dominant composition within the top 1-2 metres of the seafloor. 
This detailed geological digital map is intended firstly as a resource enabling to better inform multiple offshore activities and management of the marine environment on the Irish continental shelf. The information is of importance to a range of stakeholders connected to sea fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy (wind, wave and tidal power), marine communications, dredging, and aggregate industry.
   

Suggested Citation: Arosio, Riccardo; Wheeler, Andrew; Sacchetti, Fabio; Guinan, Janine; Benetti, Sara; O'Keeffe, Eimear; van Landeghem, Katrien; Conti, Luis; Furey, Thomas; Lim, Aaron. (2023) Irish Shelf Seabed Geomorphological Map v2023. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi:10/kh9g.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Housing Maintenance Requests FCC

<p>This contains the details of the number of requests received by the staff in Estate Management Team of the Housing Division of Fingal County Council . These are the number of call in relation to Repairs of the Council Housing Stock. 2018-2026 inclusive.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This can be (1) Heating (2) Plumbing (3) also other items too.</p>

Tags: FCC, Fingal County Council, Housing, Housing Management, Housing Stock Management, Open Data, Population, Population and Community
Organization: Fingal County Council
SmartBay Observatory Fluorometer Data (Raw)

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 20-25m. Underwater observatories allow ocean researchers unique real-time access to monitor ongoing changes in the marine environment. The Galway Bay Observatory is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed in the ocean.    Data relating to the marine environment at the Galway Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet. The data includes a live video stream, the depth of the observatory node, the water temperature and salinity, and estimates of the chlorophyll and turbidity levels in the water which give an indication of the volume of phytoplankton and other particles, such as sediment, in the water. Maintenance take place on the observatory every 18 to 24 months.     A WetLabs ECO-FLNTU is installed on the observatory infrastructure. It measures the fluorescence of the seawater to give an estimate of the volume of chlorophyll present (indicative of the amount of phytoplankton in the seawater) and it measures turbidity, or the ‘cloudiness’ of the seawater, caused by the presence of particles such as sediment from the seabed suspended in the water.    The following paramaters are available:  - Timestamp and Instrument Code  - Date-time (time stamp from a Global Positioning System receiver at the cable observatory shore station in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sss)  - Instrument-ID (unique identifier for the instrument based on its manufacturer, model number and serial number)  - Instrument clock date in the format MM/DD/YYYY  - Instrument clock time in the format hh:mm:ss  - Wavelength of light used to make fluorescence measurements in nanometres  - Chlorophyll fluorometer instrument output (counts) (no units)  - Wavelength of light used to make turbidity measurements in nanometres  - Optical scattering turbidity sensor instrument output (counts) (no units)  - Thermistor

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute