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CV16021 INFOMAR (Seabed Mapping) Survey

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 concentrates on creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed in the near-shore area.    This survey took place on board the RV Celtic Voyager in 2016 from 26th May - 8th June in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore Co. Mayo.     Surveys conducted include:  Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) hydrographic survey to International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1a in water depths less than 100 metres and Order 2 in depths greater than 100 metres.   Bathymetry survey: to produce bathymetry shaded relief and backscatter mosaic products which provide depth, seabed features and seabed hardness information.   Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) survey: to acquire data of the shallow (up to 30 metres) sub seabed to determine the existence of buried objects and ascertain the sub-seabed character.   A magnetometer was used to acquire data  on sub seabed geology to provide information on manmade seafloor debris.   Shipwrecks were also surveyed.     An area of 944km2 was covered during this survey and water depths varied from 20 metres to over 200 metres at the shelf edge. Mapping Ireland&#039;s seabed resource.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16018 INFOMAR (Seabed Mapping) Survey

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 concentrates on creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed in the near-shore area.    This 8 day survey took place on board the RV Celtic Voyager in 2016 from  16th - 23rd April in the Celtic Sea, off the Co. Cork Coast.     Surveys undertaken include:  Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) hydrographic survey to International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1a standard.   Bathymetry survey: to produce bathymetry shaded relief and backscatter mosaic products which provide depth, seabed features and seabed hardness information.   Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) survey: to acquire data of the shallow (up to 30 metres) sub seabed to determine the existence of buried objects and ascertain the sub-seabed character.   A magnetometer was used to acquire data  on sub seabed geology to provide information on manmade seafloor debris.   Shipwrecks were also surveyed.     An area of 504km2 was covered during this survey. Mapping Ireland&#039;s seabed resource programme.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16017 SMART Galway Mayo Institute of Techonolgy Applied Marine Biological Sampling 2016 Survey

This SMART (Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training)  survey, led by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), on board the R.V. Celtic Voyager was carried out in April 2016 in Cork Harbour. The survey is part of an accredited module for graduates, researchers, marine industry professionals and observers who wish to gain practical skills and experience in offshore biological sampling and data collection. The objectives of the SMART survey are to train graduate students and marine industry personnel in practical skills and experience in offshore biological sampling and data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16016 NMCI Shipboard and Familiarisation Training Survey

NMCI student training survey for ABs and engineers in Cork Harbour. NMCI student training for ABs and engineers.  This project is to allow exposure of undergraduate students at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to the experience of shipboard operations in a controlled environment prior to their sea phase training. These students will encompass the three main degree courses at the NMCI  (Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Marine Electrotechnical). The experience will add a valuable practical aspect to their academic modules, using a modern sea going vessel.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16015 INFOMAR (Seabed Mapping) Celtic Sea Survey

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 concentrates on creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed in the near-shore area.    This 21 day survey took place on board the RV Celtic Voyager in 2016 from 21st March to 04th April in the Celtic Sea, off the Co. Cork Coast.     Surveys undertaken include:  Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) hydrographic survey to International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) Order 1a standard.   Bathymetry survey: to produce bathymetry shaded relief and backscatter mosaic products which provide depth, seabed features and seabed hardness information.   Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) survey: to acquire data of the shallow (up to 30 metres) sub seabed to determine the existence of buried objects and ascertain the sub-seabed character.   A magnetometer was used to acquire data  on sub seabed geology to provide information on manmade seafloor debris.   Shipwrecks were also surveyed.     An area of 515km2 was covered during this survey. Mapping Ireland&#039;s seabed resource programme.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16014 Fisheries Sea Bass Survey

This 6 day survey took place in March 2016 on board the R.V. Celtic Voyager .The aim of the survey was to catch and tag sea bass in the Celtic Sea.    The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a large marine fish typically found in coastal seas down to 100 m depth. They typically enter coastal waters and estuaries during the summer and then migrate offshore to deeper water during winter. The European sea bass is an extremely important marine sport angling species.     In Ireland (and most of Europe), little is known about the fine scale movements (e.g. local movements), residency (how long do they spend in any particular place?) and behaviour of the European sea bass. This survey is part of a project which aims to investigate the biology of this species by tagging fish with electronic acoustic tags to monitor inshore movements and satellite tags to track their oceanic movements.    During the survey, tows (averaging 40 minutes in duration) were carried out daily and bongo net tows were carried out for egg and larval collection. Locate aggregations of adult seabass for tagging.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16013 NMCI Shipboard and Familiarisation Training Survey

NMCI Shipboard and Familiarisation Training Survey in Cork Harbour. NMCI student training for ABs and engineers.  This project is to allow exposure of undergraduate students at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to the experience of shipboard operations in a controlled environment prior to their sea phase training. These students will encompass the three main degree courses at the NMCI  (Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Marine Electrotechnical). The experience will add a valuable practical aspect to their academic modules, using a modern sea going vessel.

Tags: environment
Organization: National Maritime College of Ireland
CV16011 SMART/UCC Training #2 Survey

SMART/UCC Training #2 Survey in Cork Harbour. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module  •	Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey.    •	Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms.  •	Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel.  •	Collect multidisciplinary datasets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration.   •	Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.s

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16010 NMCI- Shipboard and familiarisation training

National Maritime College Ireland Shipboard and familiarisation training survey in Cork Harbour. NMCI student training for ABs and engineers.  This project is to allow exposure of undergraduate students at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to the experience of shipboard operations in a controlled environment prior to their sea phase training. These students will encompass the three main degree courses at the NMCI  (Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Marine Electrotechnical). The experience will add a valuable practical aspect to their academic modules, using a modern sea going vessel.

Tags: environment
Organization: National Maritime College of Ireland
CV16009 Undergraduate Shipboard Training in Methods of Oceanographic, Benthic Megafauna and Fisheries Research Survey

CV16009 Undergraduate Shipboard Training in Methods of Oceanographic, Benthic Megafauna and Fisheries Research Survey in Galway Bay. The objective of the proposed cruise is to train undergraduate degree students on the GMIT course in Applied Marine and Freshwater Biology in various fisheries, megafauna, benthic and oceanographic sampling methods at sea.  Students will receive training and become competent in station position fixing and data logging at sea and the use a range of sampling devices and on-board sampling processing at sea.  In addition, students will experience, at first hand, equipment and techniques that are covered during lectures as well as collect material for use in practical sessions later in the year.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16008 Winter Environmental Monitoring Survey

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 (WFD- Directive 2000/60/EC) assessments and also to maintain the winter time series on key biogeochemical parameters in Irish waters in response to pressures such as land based inputs of nutrients and climate change. Since 2011 the survey circumnavigates the Island of Ireland every two years.    This 13 day survey took place in February 2016 on board the R.V. Celtic Voyager. The survey was designed to collect multidisciplinary information on physical conditions, water chemistry (dissolved nutrients, dissolved oxygen, total alkalinity (TA), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved trace metals, and total organic carbon, salinity), sediment chemistry (persistent organic pollutants POPs and trace metals), sediment particle size distribution and benthic macroinvertebrates.  In total 203 underway stations were sampled for surface water chemistry via the onboard non-toxic system; 96 CTD deployments were undertaken, typically at surface and bottom but occasionally at mid-depths where some stratification was seen in the water column, resulting in 197 CTD sampling events. The survey aims to fulfil Ireland&#039;s requirements under the Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme (CEMP) of the 1992 &#039;Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the North East Atlantic&#039; (OSPAR) and to contribute to assessments under the Common Procedure for the Identification of the Eutrophication Status of the OSPAR maritime area.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16007 NMCI Shipboard Familiarisation and Training Survey

NMCI - Shipboard familiarisation and training survey in Cork Harbour. This project is to allow exposure of undergraduate students at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to the experience of shipboard operations in a controlled environment prior to their sea phase training. These students will encompass the three main degree courses at the NMCI  (Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Marine Electrotechnical). The experience will add a valuable practical aspect to their academic modules, using a modern sea going vessel.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16006 SMART AFGDP Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016

SMART AFGDP Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016 survey undertaken in Cork Harbour. The aim of the AFGDP programme is to provide skills training to postgraduate students, research and field staff and is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). AFGDP courses are specifically tailored for the needs of postgraduate students and practitioners with an agriculture, forestry, fisheries, horticulture, food or nutrition based qualification or post. The AFGDP has been jointly developed by UCC, UCD and Teagasc.      The shiptime applied for follows on from 2015 when 20 participants including PhD students, and Teagasc and Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) employees took part in multidisciplinary training in Cork Harbour and Approaches.    For postgraduate participants the shiptime training forms part of a 5 credit, level 9 module entitled ‘Practical Fish and Shellfisheries Science’ within their structured PhD or MSc programme and is designed for postgraduates and practitioners in the Food area who have a scientific background and wish to learn more about the “marine food production” side of the food industry. Teagasc and SFPA participants undertake the module as continuous professional development (CPD).      The Celtic Voyager is an optimal platform for delivering the modules learning objectives which are identified as:     Distinguish different methods of fishing and capture  •	 Identify retained and discarded elements of a commercial catch of fish  •	Expound on the drivers for retaining and discarding commercially valuable and non-commercial species in a catch  •	Demonstrate an understanding of fisheries management approaches  •	Discuss the ecosystem implications of fisheries and aquaculture and possible mitigation methods  •	Employ sampling and data collection methodologies aboard research vessels.  •	Discern the appropriate sample processing and survey methods for the main taxonomic and ecosystem groups.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16005 SMART NUI Galway SEMRU 2016 Survey Cork Harbour

SMART NUI Galway SEMRU 2016 Survey undertaken in Cork Harbour. Training will focus on multidisciplinary research methods for studying the marine environment, using the core disciplines of fisheries, benthic biology, oceanography, and marine geophysics. The course takes advantage of the wide range of economic activities clustered in and around Cork Harbour to provide students with hands on experience of the multidisciplinary methods used to collect data that can input into the models economists use for analysing and costing the impacts of human activities on the marine environment. These data collection methods  will address mapping of the seabed, the extent of fisheries and shellfisheries resources in Cork Harbour and its approaches, human impacts on water quality and wave, swell and weather readings from an offshore marine monitoring platform.     The learning objectives on the that the training supports may be summarised as:   •	Understand the relevance of economic concepts and models to marine resource issues and policies.    •	Rigorously evaluate the economic impacts of marine management policies  •	Explain the linkages between economics and environmental science in the marine sector  •	Communicate with stakeholders working in the ocean economy  •	Assess the potential of the residents and political and community leaders in coastal areas to design, implement, and sustain policies that balance growth, development, and resource conservation in vulnerable coastal zones  •	Estimate non-market values for ocean and coastal resources.  •	Use critical thinking skills, have proficiency and skills of oral and written presentation of ideas and concepts.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16012 SMART Common Module UU Spring 2016

SMART Common Module UU Spring 2016 training survey in Cork Harbour. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module for 2nd year undergraduates at the University of Ulster in fulfillment of  student’s studies and academic requirements.  •	Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey.    •	Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms.  •	Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel.  •	Collect multidisciplinary datasets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration.   •	Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16004 SMART/UCC Training Survey Cork Harbour

SMART Sea School UCC graduate training survey in Cork Harbour. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module  •	Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey.    •	Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms.  •	Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel.  •	Collect multidisciplinary datasets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration.   •	Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16003 SMART Common Module Spring 2016 (NUIG) Cork Harbour Survey

SMART Common Module Spring 2016 (NUIG) survey in Cork Harbour. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module for final year undergraduates of NUIG Marine Science and Earth and Ocean Sciences.  •	Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey.    •	Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms.  •	Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel.  •	Collect multidisciplinary datasets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration.   •	Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16002 SMART MaREI Ocean Energy 2016 Cork Harbour Survey

The SMART (Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training ) MaREI (Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland) Ocean Energy training survey took place in Cork Harbour in February 2016 on board the Marine Institute&#039;s R.V. Celtic Voyager.     The objectives of the training programme were to give students the capability to analyse the morphodynamics of coastal systems and the hydrodynamic behaviour of the marine environment. The MaREI training programme forms part of the undergraduate and masters degrees for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Energy Engineering in University College Cork.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV16001 Rockall OBS (Broad Band Ocean Bottom Seismographs) Network Deployment Survey

This survey, led by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), took place in January 2016 on board the Marine Institute&#039;s R.V. Celtic Voyager off the North West coast of Ireland.     The aim of the survey was to deploy 10 Broad Band Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBSs) units across the shelf offshore Donegal and out into the Rockall Trough in order to study microseims. Compared to earthquakes, microseisms represent background seismic noise generated by ocean wave pressure fluctuations on the sea floor which generate low frequency seismic waves. The OBS stations will record around 8 months worth of seismic data at the sea floor and will be recovered in August 2016.    The main goal of the survey is to investigate the generation mechanism as well as spatial and temporal distributions of dominant microseism source regions. Each OBS unit also includes an acoustic sensor (hydrophone) which will be used to study the coupling of seismic and acoustic signals at the sea bed and its evolution in both the deep water and shelf areas.     The OBS network is the first ever attempt to closely monitor local offshore earthquakes. The aim of the survey was to deploy 10 Broad Band Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBSs) units to investigate the generation mechanism as well as spatial and temporal distributions of dominant microseism source regions.

Tags: environment
Organization: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
CV17041 A multidisciplinary approach to studying deep diving whales and their habitat

A 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 these deep species where fish and cephalopods migrate into shallower waters during night time and back to depths during daylight combined with the Voyagers limitation of trawling to 400m we will be carrying out all our fishing activities on deck between dusk and dawn. We will use a mid-water trawl to a depth of 400m although we can also consider using a nueston net to slightly deeper depths. In addition, CTDs and plankton tows will be carried out at regular intervals along transects. If these stations fall during night time hours then these will be carried out then also. The three main aims of this survey are:  i)	To investigate the fine scale distribution and habitat use of deep diving whales, particularly beaked and sperm whales.   ii)	To improve species identification of beaked whales and to update current species description of beaked whales within Irish waters.   iii)	To investigate the food chain of deep diving whales in Ireland and their link to oceanographic and topographic features of interest.       Scientific Objectives   The proposed survey has 8 objectives   1)	To employ sightings-based survey design to model the distribution of deep diving whales in the study area  2)	to calculate abundance and distribution of beaked and sperm whales in this region using towed acoustic hydrophones, and to characterise their acoustic behaviour   3)	To investigate the abundance and biomass of mesopelagic fish species and squid, the main prey sources for beaked and sperm whales  4)	To take high quality images of beaked whales that can be used for species identification and to update our knowledge of species occurrence in Irish waters for future surveys  5)	to characterise the oceanography data of the study area and better understand water movements   6)	to understand the role of zooplankton in this deep-water ecosystem.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North East Atlantic Ocean)  from July 2020 - July 2021

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (54° 59.0146' N, 10° 0.00192' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer on 15/07/2020. Recovered on 20/07/2021 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