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The Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource (INFOMAR) INFOMAR GIS Production and Publication - Grab Samples shape files and services

The Integrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland's MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI).  The Grab Sample shapefile dataset is an auxillary dataset used for ground truthing which is essential in the production of sediment classification maps. Samples are collected on an ongoing adhoc and targeted basis.  Samples are collected onboard research Vessels, Analysised onboard but also further analysed on shore for Partical Size Analyisis (PSA). Samples are logged and ssave as a database along with spatial information. Data is compiled in a shapefile database and stored in an online sharpoint location shared with joint partners GSI. The Grab Sample shapefile dataset is an auxillary dataset used for ground truthing which is essential in the production of sediment classification maps

Tags: environment, location
Organization: Marine Institute
Celtic Sea Offshore Habitats

Celtic Seas Offshore habitats classified to EUNIS habitat classification. The EUNIS habitat classification is a comprehensive pan-European system to facilitate the harmonised description and collection of data across Europe through the use of criteria for habitat identification. It is hierarchical and covers all types of habitat types from natural to artificial, from terrestrial to freshwater and marine. The habitat data geographic coverage is a part of the Celtic Sea to the south of Ireland. The Celtic Seas habitats data is a collation of historical data from the 1970&apos;s, 1980&apos;s, 1990&apos;s and 2000&apos;s. The Celtic Seas offshore habitats consist of interpolated point data from the collation of historical habitat data by Aquafact Environmental Consultants as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Irish and Celtic Seas, and published in the IOSEA 4 Report. Habitat classification and extent mapping supports understanding and knowledge on the nature of the seabed. Habitat mapping translation completed by the Advanced Mapping Services data analyst within the Marine Institute (Ireland). Habitat coverage 100% for the area defined and surveyed.

Tags: biotope, celtic sea, classification, environment, environmental science, geoscientificinformation, habitat, habitats and biotopes, hydropshere, oceans, science, sea, sea bed, substrate
Organization: Marine Institute
Benthos monitoring in the marine environment

Benthos is the flora and fauna found on the bottom, or in the bottom sediments, in the marine environment.  Data geographic coverage includes Ireland coastline; Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Saint Georges Channel and North Atlantic Ocean. Benthos monitoring surveys have taken place from 2002 onwards. Data collected using a range of benthos samplers used from Marine Institute research vessel RV Celtic Voyager and a number of different vessels. The seafloor is a very suitable indicator of stresses on the marine environment and can act as an early warning system. These stresses can originate from natural and/or anthropogenic sources. The condition of the seafloor (physical, chemical and biological) has been shown to modify in response to external influences. For example, organic matter falling to the seafloor may increase oxygen demand in the vicinity and stress and/or kill organisms located therein. Benthos monitoring therefore is a good indicator of the condition of the bottom of the marine environment. The Marine Environment and Food Safety Services (MEFSS) Benthos Ecology Group of the Marine Institute (Ireland) has been responsible for the review and assessment of existing and proposed activities that may have an influence on the marine environment and benthos monitoring has been used in reporting under the Water Framework Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Data collection 100% coverage for the surveys completed since 2002.

Tags: atlantic ocean, benthic, benthos, biology, biota, celtic sea, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, hydrosphere, irish sea and st. georges channel, life science, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceans
Organization: Marine Institute
North East Atlantic Real Time Bottom Current

The hydrodynamic model, ROMS (Regional Ocean Modeling System), is run for a domain that covers a significant portion of the northeast Atlantic at a resolution of 2.5 km and and with 40 vertical levels.7-day forecasts are generated for research purposes and for comparison with measured data. We use NCEP GFS atmospheric forcing and our model is nested within the MERCATOR North Atlantic model.The Marine Institute does not guarantee to make model output available on its web site. The predictions should not be used for safety critical applications.
This data covers total bottom current forecasts.
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon. Depth contours, shoreline configurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current's direction and strength.

Ocean currents flow for great distances, and together, create the global conveyor belt which plays a dominant role in determining the climate of many of the Earth’s regions. More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel.

Tags: celtic sea, environment, hydrosphere, ireland, irish sea, north atlantic, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, sea circulation, water science
Organization: Marine Institute
Galway Bay Tidal Atlas

A tidal atlas or a tidal stream atlas is used to predict the direction and speed of tidal currents. A tidal atlas usually consists of a set of 12 or 13 diagrams, one for each hour of the tidal cycle, for a coastal region. Each diagram uses arrows to indicate the direction of the flow at that time. A spring tide is a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.  A neap tide is a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water. This tidal atlas covers Galway Bay which is situated on the west coast of Ireland. The data used to create the Galway Bay tidal atlas was derived from the output of an operational hydrodynamic model of Galway Bay. The Galway Bay tidal atlas is managed by Oceanographic Services within Ocean Science and Information Services section of the Marine Institute (Ireland).

Tags: atlantic ocean, environment, galway bay, geoscientificinformation, high tide water, hydrosphere, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, physical oceanography, sea level, tidal water, tide, water science
Organization: Marine Institute
Mean Theoretical Wave Energy Resource MWhr

This dataset represents an initial comparison between several years of hourly wave forecasts (using WAM) on a grid of points located off the Irish coast with corresponding records from a number of buoys installed pre 2005. Based on the level of agreement found the wave forecasts were then modified slightly and used to estimate the mean annual and seasonal (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) theoretical wave energy resource around Ireland for the Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas. The Mean Theoretical Wave Energy resource (Pelamis) values are measured as lower and upper values in MW/hr as calculated by the Pelamis wave model. Mean Theoretical Wave Energy covers an area known as the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Data model produced in 2005. The Pelamis Wave Model was an oceanographic model using the Pelamis wave energy converter device. The Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas was produced to provide data and information on the accessible wave energy resource potential around Ireland. Wave model developed by ESB International (ESBI) as part of the Accessible Wave Energy Atlas Ireland published by the Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland. Model completed for time period run

Tags: atlantic ocean, celtic sea, economy, energy, energy resources, environment, hydrosphere, irish sea and saint georges channel, non-conventional energy, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, ocean waves, oceanography, oceans, renewable energy source, renewable raw material, renewable resource, water science, wave energy, wave height, wave period
Organization: Marine Institute
Marine Institute CTD

CTD or Conductivity Temperature Depth stations measure temperature, conductivity and depth of the water column at various depths from the surface to within 10m of the seafloor. A CTD is the oceanographic instrument used to determine the conductivity, temperature, and depth of the ocean. The CTD may be incorporated into an array of Niskin bottles referred to as a carousel or rosette. The sampling bottles close at predefined depths, triggered either manually or by a computer, and the water samples may subsequently be analysed further for biological and chemical parameters. CTD stations have been collected in the greater North Atlantic Ocean area and waters around Ireland. Some CTD stations have been collected in the Norwegian Sea and Caribbean Sea. CTD stations have been collected annually since 1999. CTD's are deployed from the Celtic Explorer research vessel via an engineer working a crane with a scientist in the scientific lab monitoring the observations and measurements as the device descends in the water column. CTD data is useful in monitoring health of the oceans. CTD data is mainly collected by the Oceanographic Services team within Ocean Science and Information Services (OSIS) of the Marine Institute (Ireland). CTD data is complete for each deployment observed.

Tags: atlantic ocean, celtic sea, environment, geoscientificinformation, hydrosphere, irish sea and st. georges channel, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, physical oceanography, sea, sea_surface_salinity, sea_surface_temperature, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, temperature, water salinity, water science
Organization: Marine Institute
Burrishoole Catchment Fish Census - Salmon, Sea Trout, Eels

The diadromous fish census is based on the permanent fish traps at the Salmon Leap and Mill Race in the Burrishoole catchment Newport Co. Mayo. The following parameters are measured: Wild Spring Fish quantity and comments, Wild Grilse quantity and comments, Wild Previous Spawned Grilse quantity and comments, Reared Spring Fish quantity and comments, Reared Grilse quantity and comments, Reared Previous Spawned Grilse quantity and comments, Reared Second Return quantity and comments, Wild Sea Trout quantity and comments, Wild Finnock quantity and comments, Wild Brown Trout quantity and comments, Reared Brown Trout quantity and comments, Culled quantity and comments and Alive quantity and comments. Silver Eel quantity and comments.

Tags: anguilla anguilla, atlantic salmon, biology, black salmon, brown trout, brown/sea trout, burrishoole, common atlantic salmon, eel, environment, european eel, fish, fish stock, fisheries management, furnace, geoscientificinformation, grilse, hydrosphere, inlandwaters, ireland, kelt, life science, mayo, n. atlantic salmon, oceans, salmo salar, salmo trutta, salmon, salmon trout, sea salmon, sea trout, silver salmon, species distribution, trout
Organization: Marine Institute
The Real Map of Ireland

The Real Map of Ireland represents Ireland's marine territory of over 220 million acres which is ten times the size of the island of Ireland. The currently designated Irish Continental Shelf, represented by the red line on the map. shows Ireland's current territorial waters which extends out across the North Atlantic Ocean and includes parts of the Irish and Celtic Seas. This area also includes one of the largest marine Exclusive Economic Zones in the European Union. The Continental Shelf of a coastal State comprises the seabed and subsoil of submarine areas that extend to 200 nautical miles from its territorial sea baselines or further if the natural prolongation of its land mass is beyond this. The coastal State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources. Where a margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles, a coastal state may extend its continental shelf limit, subject to the criteria set out in Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Real Map of Ireland released January 2008. The Real Map of Ireland vision produced to support the promotion of Ireland's marine resource. The Real Map of Ireland produced by the Marine Institute, Ireland's national agency for marine research, technological development and innovation.

Tags: administration, administrative units, atlantic ocean, boundaries, celtic sea, geography, government, hydrosphere, ireland, irish sea and st. georges channel, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceans, region, science, sea
Organization: Marine Institute
Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary Ireland

The exclusive economic zone of the State is the area beyond and adjacent to the territorial seas subject to the specific legal regime established in Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay on 10
December 1982, the text of which, in the English language, is, for convenience of reference, set out in Schedule 2.

The outer limit of the exclusive economic
zone is the line every point of which lies at a distance of 200 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.

In the exclusive economic zone the State has
(a) sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil,
and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents and winds,
(b) jurisdiction as provided for in the relevant provisions of the Convention with regard to

(i) the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations and structures,

(ii) marine scientific research, and
(iii) the protection and preservation of the marine environment, and

(c) other rights and duties provided for in international law.

Tags: administrative units, boundaries, eez, exclusive economic zone, geography, government, hydrography, hydrosphere, ireland, marine, oceans, planningcadastre, resources, science, seabed, un law of the sea, unclos
Organization: Irish Naval Service
North East Atlantic Real Time Total Surface Current

The hydrodynamic model, ROMS (Regional Ocean Modeling System), is run for a domain that covers a significant portion of the northeast Atlantic at a resolution of 2.5 km and and with 40 vertical levels.7-day forecasts are generated for research purposes and for comparison with measured data. We use NCEP GFS atmospheric forcing and our model is nested within the MERCATOR North Atlantic model.The Marine Institute does not guarantee to make model output available on its web site. The predictions should not be used for safety critical applications.
This dataset covers total surface current forecasts.
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences, while tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon. Depth contours, shoreline configurations, and interactions with other currents influence a current's direction and strength.

Ocean currents flow for great distances, and together, create the global conveyor belt which plays a dominant role in determining the climate of many of the Earth’s regions. More specifically, ocean currents influence the temperature of the regions through which they travel.

Tags: celtic sea, environment, hydrosphere, ireland, irish sea, north atlantic, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, sea circulation, water science
Organization: Marine Institute
NUI Galway Celtic Explorer Cruise Stations 2013

91 stations including CTD, Lander Deployment Plankton Net, Boxcore and ROV taken on board the RV Celtic Explorer in June 2013 during the Biodiscovery and deep ocean ecosystems survey. A large instrument package called a CTD is the standard workhorse of oceanographers for acquiring water column profiles. It is called a CTD because as a minimum it measures electrical Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (pressure). The plankton net is a funnel-shaped, fine-meshed net that is towed through the water. The net concentrates the plankton from hundreds of gallons of water that pass through it. A simple net can be constructed to capture microscopic plankton. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is an unoccupied underwater robot that is connected to a ship by a series of cables. These cables transmit command and control signals between the operator and the ROV, allowing remote navigation of the vehicle.

Tags: celtic voyager, conductivity, ctd, depth (pressure), electrical conductivity, environment, geoscientificinformation, ireland, north atlantic, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, phytoplankton, salinity, sea, sea surface temperature, sea temperature, sea temperature measurement, sea temperature station, surface underway, temperature, underway, water salinity, zoology, zooplankton
Organization: University of Galway
Deepwater Survey Stations

The Irish Deepwater Survey (IDS) collected trawl survey record of fish and other species collected from trawls carried out during specified purpose surveys on board the RV Celtic Explorer. Data were collected in pre-assigned survey areas and depths designed to complement existing Scottish, French and previous Irish Deepwater Survey areas. Trawls took place at depths of 500m, 750m, 1000m, 1500m and 1800m each year. Surveying took place in three areas to the north, north-west and west of Ireland. Surveys were in September 2006-2008 and in December 2009. Tows were generally two hours in length at 3.5kts. Numbers, length and weight data were collected for all fish species caught. Sex, maturity and age data were collected for commercial fish species. Data were collected for Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) Group of the Irish Marine Institute. Data were used for stock assessments by ICES Expert groups including WGDEEP, WGEF and WKSHARKS. CTD data and grab samples were also collected during the surveys. IDS data has been added to the Marine Institute ground-fish survey database.

Tags: atlantic cod, atlantic ocean, biology, biota, blue whiting, boarfish, celtic sea, deepwater survey, deepwater survey on continental shelf, demersal, environment, european plaice, fish, fish stock, fisheries management, fishery resource, geoscientificinformation, groundfish, haddock, hake, herring, horse mackerel, hydrosphere, irish sea and st. georges channel, life science, mackerel, megrim, monkfish, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceans, pelagic, species, species distribution, sprat
Organization: Marine Institute
North East Atlantic Real Time Sea Surface Height

The hydrodynamic model, ROMS (Regional Ocean Modeling System), is run for a domain that covers a significant portion of the northeast Atlantic at a resolution of 2.5 km and and with 40 vertical levels.7-day forecasts are generated for research purposes and for comparison with measured data. We use NCEP GFS atmospheric forcing and our model is nested within the MERCATOR North Atlantic model.The Marine Institute does not guarantee to make model output available on its web site. The predictions should not be used for safety critical applications.
This dataset covers Sea Surface Temperature predictions.

Tags: celtic sea, environment, hydrosphere, irish sea, north atlantic, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, sea wave, water science, wave energy
Organization: Marine Institute
Mean Annual Distribution of Wave Height around Ireland

Estimated annual average wave height (metres) created by a Pelamis Wave Model for Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas. Wave height values are measured as lower and upper values in metres as calculated by the Pelamis wave model.  Annual average wave height covers an area known as the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Data model produced in 2005. The Pelamis Wave Model was an oceanographic model using the Pelamis wave energy converter device. The Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas was produced to provide data and information on the accessible wave energy resource potential around Ireland. Wave model developed by ESB International (ESBI) as part of the Accessible Wave Energy Atlas Ireland published by the Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland. Model completed for time period run.

Tags: atlantic ocean, celtic sea, economy, energy, energy resources, environment, hydrosphere, irish sea and saint georges channel, non-conventional energy, north atlantic ocean, north-east atlantic ocean, oceanography, oceans, renewable energy source, renewable raw material, renewable resource, sea_surface_wave_mean_height, water science, wave energy
Organization: Marine Institute
Bantry Bay Particle Analysis

Marine Institute daily oceanographic model of particle transport probability at the surface, 20m and bottom of the water column in Bantry Bay and Mizen Head. Data attribute structure includes time, release location, longitude, latitude, particle hours and particle track.

Tags: bantry bay, circulation, cork, currents, environment, health, hydrosphere, oceanographic geographical features, oceanography, oceans, particle transport probability, water science
Organization: Marine Institute
Inshore Net Fishing Activity

The data indicates the location of net fishing activity in Irish waters. Attributes when known include year, area, gear type, species, season, days per year (Days_Year), number of vessels (Vessels), vessel size (LOA_Max), gear units, classification, Area of polygon (Area_M2), and data type. 

This dataset was created in support of the Natura 2000 risk assessment in 2013.

Please note that this dataset represents net fishing acitivty of vessels <15 metres length in Irish waters.

Tags: biology, celtic sea, environment, fish, fisheries management, fishery resource, fishing ground, geoscientificinformation, hydrosphere, inner seas off the west coast of scotland, inshore fisheries, inshore fisheries activities, inshore fishing, inshore fishing activity, inshore nets, irish sea and st. georges channel, life science, nets, north atlantic ocean, northeast atlantic ocean, oceans, resources, shellfish, species distribution
Organization: Marine Institute