AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CE11011 Seismic investigation of the geology and oceanography of the northern Rockall Trough survey

Seismic data acquisition, once streamer and airguns are deployed no deck hands are needed unless there is a problem and they need to be hauled in. The compressors will be operating in order to provide air to the guns but the watch scientist will be attending to that. We are proposing an interdisciplinary study across the northern Rockall Trough with three objectives; 1) study of submarine landslide deposits and especially their spatial extent and temporal distribution as well as internal architecture, 2) the effect glacial cycles and in particular the last British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) had on the sedimentary processes occurring on the NW Irish continental slope, 3) determine the relationship between the temperature-salinity structure of the water column and backscatter observed on acoustic data. This project will continue and expand the research that began as a pilot study in June 2010 with CE10008. In order to do this survey we will use a Mini GI Gun (high-resolution 2D multichannel system) belonging to Prof Krastel and which he is making available for this survey and we will hire a coring system (gravity or piston, depending on cost). The Celtic Explorer was modified appropriately for corers to be launched over the starboard side of the back deck for the purposes of CE10008.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE11006 Celtic Explorer Biodiscovery and Deep-ocean Ecosystems Survey 2011

This planned biodiscovery and deep-ocean ecosystems cruise cancelled due to vessel issues. This is a multidisciplinary deep-sea research cruise, combining two components: biodiscovery, and ecosystem functioning and nutrient recycling.  Both components are inter-institutional and interdisciplinary. The scientific objectives of the two components are as follows:    [1]  Biodiscovery  Working on the lower slope and at bathyal/abyssal depths in canyon regions we aim to:  (i)	Identify and map benthic macrofauna using conventional cores and ROV surveys  (ii)	Improve systematic knowledge of Porifera and Mollusca  (iii)	Collect specimens for the MI Marine Biodiscovery Laboratory  (iv)	Collect specimens likely to have novel photoactive molecules  (v)	Characterise bacterial and archaeal diversity in water and sediment  (vi)	Collect marine invertebrates (particularly sponges), seawater, and sediment to study and compare the microbiota associated with each of the samples, culture microorganisms and construct metagenomic libraries.     [2] Ecosystem function and nutrient cycling  We aim to:  (i)	Examine the mechanisms whereby biogenic material, essentially derived for the spring diatom bloom and deposited on the continental shelf, is advected into layers within the open ocean water column from whence it sinks to the sea bed;  (ii)	Delineate the advective extent of these nepheloid layers of biogenic material derived from the continental shelf;  (iii)	Detect and determine the diversity and abundance of deep-sea nitrogen cycling microorganisms;  (iv)	Characterise and determine the origins, lability and recycling rates of dissolved and particulate organic matter supporting the currently accepted net heterotrophic nature of deep-sea cold-water coral reef communities;  (v)	Collect calcifying detritivores, Lophelia branches, coral rubble and sediment to study the transfer of C and N through the detritivore foodweb; and  (vi)	Determine mixing and resuspension rates at the sediment water interface using natural radiotracers.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE12013 Irish Groundfish Survey Leg 1

This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2012 by the Marine Institute (MI) as part of the annual groundfish survey to determine the distribution and abundance of commercial fish around Ireland.     The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) forms part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) programme, an international survey effort coordinated by the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Each year the survey, taking place in Autumn/Winter, collects demersal trawl and ancillary data in Irish waters to produce relative abundance indices for fisheries management.  In particular the survey provides an index of the share of young fish in the stock, which in turn gives an indication of its spawning success. The IGFS contributes to Ireland’s international obligation to supply scientific data that support the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).     In Irish waters, France and Ireland survey the Celtic Sea area, Ireland surveys the shelf West of Ireland, Ireland and the UK Scotland cover the north coast of Ireland and the UK and Northern Ireland survey the Irish Sea.     This survey is a series of demersal sampling trawls at pre-defineds stations. The 2012 survey took place over 2 legs. This survey,  Leg 1, focused on the northerly ICES Area and took place in late September and early October, while Leg 2 in the western and southern areas was carried out during November/December.    In order to make data as comparable as possible, each survey operates under a set of agreed standard protocols. Each tow is 30min long and takes place during daylight hours at 3.5-4 knots. Net geometry and ground contact is monitored and logged. All fish and commercial shellfish are sorted to species level prior to taking lengths and other biological measurements such as age, sex and maturity. a. To determine the relative abundance and distribution of pre-recruits for the main  commercial species and provide recruitment indices  b. To monitor changes in the stocks of commercial fish species independently of  commercial fisheries data;  c. To monitor the distribution and relative abundance of all fish species and selected  invertebrates;  d. To collect data for the determination of biological parameters for selected species.   e. To collect hydrographical information on the water column(Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) sampling)

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE12010 ECO2@NorthSea

Night time activity will mainly consist of the  following: Deployments of a video-guided Pump-CTD connected to Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry.  Hydroacoustic detection of gas bubbles using single/split beam echo sounders.    The following activity will largely be undertaken during day time :  Deployment of landers to perform in situ gas flux measurements.  Deployment of ROV Kiel 6000 for detailed sampling of sediments and deployment of instruments on the seafloor.  Deployment of a vibrocorer for recovery of long sediment cores for porewater analysis. (10 cores total) On the cruise, proposed here, we wish to investigate the Sleipner CO2 storage site operated by Statoil   and the blow out site in UK waters .  We intend to quantify fluxes of key chemical parameters and potentially toxic metals and study the mechanisms determining the migration of CO2, CH4, and formation waters through the sedimentary overburden by a variety of novel monitoring techniques. Included in the study are investigations of seawater chemistry together with the near-field dispersion processes as key input parameters for our environmental studies and numerical model simulations. We will also carry out the assessment of the distribution of sensitive megafauna and will use fingerprinting of microbial community diversity as a key indicator of environmental impacts (for more details see the uploaded scientific project description).

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE12008 NERC (The Natural Environment Research Council ) Sea Level 2012

Ireland and the British Isles are one of the most intensively studied regions on the planet for reconstructing patterns of past sea-level change.  A combination of a relatively small British and Irish Ice Sheet, located adjacent to the much larger Fennoscandanavian Ice Sheet, means that the spatially complex RSL records observed at different locations in the UK and Ireland provide a rich database for resolving the processes that control global to local sea-level change.    This vibrocoring geological survey sought to address the issue of the RSL lowstand in the western British Isles. This survey took place in June 2012 on board the Marine Institute&#039;s R.V. Celtic Explorer. A total of 148 vibrocores were obtained. To acquire vibrocores to identify sea level lowstands off Ireland and UK.

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE12007 CFER 2012 Acoustic Fisheries Survey

Acoustic fisheries survey in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland Canada. Acoustic surveying of Cod Stock levels in Newfoundland Waters     On transit across the Atlantic - Oceanography survey (XbTs)                                           - Cetacean Observations + towed Hydrophone operations                                            - acoustic survey with fishing operations  on the Flemish Cap.    After St Johns Port call the vessel will embark on a cod survey  in waters south and North East of Newfoundland.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE13013 Irish Groundfish Survey 2013 Leg 1

This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2013 by the Marine Institute (MI) as part of the annual groundfish survey to determine the distribution and abundance of commercial fish around Ireland.     The Irish Groundfish Survey (IGFS) forms part of the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS) programme, an international survey effort coordinated by the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Each year the survey, taking place in Autumn/Winter, collects demersal trawl and ancillary data in Irish waters to produce relative abundance indices for fisheries management.  In particular the survey provides an index of the share of young fish in the stock, which in turn gives an indication of its spawning success. The IGFS contributes to Ireland’s international obligation to supply scientific data that support the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).     This survey is a series of demersal sampling trawls at pre-defineds stations. The 2013 survey took place over 2 legs. Leg 1 took place in late September and early October, while Leg 2 was carried out during November/December.    In order to make data as comparable as possible, each survey operates under a set of agreed standard protocols. Each tow is 30min long and takes place during daylight hours at 3.5-4 knots. Net geometry and ground contact is monitored and logged. All fish and commercial shellfish are sorted to species level prior to taking lengths and other biological measurements such as age, sex and maturity. The primary goal of the Irish Groundfish Survey has been to develop estimates of juvenile abundance for important fish species. Measurements of the abundance of juvenile fish are a critical measure of the health of a stock, serving as an annual indication of recruitment (the number of newly spawned fish which enter the population each year) success or failure. Most importantly, they allow forecasting of future commercial abundance. In addition, the Irish Groundfish Survey provides data on the distribution and biology of commercial and non-commercial species of ecological interest, as well as hydrographic and environmental observations.

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE13010 Mackerel Egg Survey July 2013

Every three years the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinates a series of mackerel and horse mackerel egg surveys covering the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the north coast of Scotland between January and July. The aim of this survey programme is to assess the northeastern Atlantic mackerel and horse mackerel stock. The Marine Institute participates in this programme and covers stations in the Celtic Sea.     The survey was carried out in July/August2013.  Plankton samples were collected at set stations,  fishing hauls were made to collect mackerel and horse mackerel samples for fecundity analysis. Samples were collected to ensure maximum temporal and geographical spread. The aim of the international Mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey program was to estimate the spawning stock biomass (the total weight of all sexually mature fish in the population) of the North-east Atlantic mackerel and horse mackerel stocks.

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE13004 Mackerel Egg Survey March 2013

Every three years the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) coordinates a series of mackerel and horse mackerel egg surveys covering the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the north coast of Scotland between January and July. The aim of this survey programme is to assess the northeastern Atlantic mackerel and horse mackerel stock. The Marine Institute participates in this programme and covers stations in the Celtic Sea.     The survey was carried out in the Celtic Sea and West of Ireland in February-March 2013.  Plankton samples were collected at set stations,  fishing hauls were made to collect mackerel and horse mackerel samples for fecundity analysis. Samples were collected to ensure maximum temporal and geographical spread. The aim of the international Mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey program was to estimate the spawning stock biomass (the total weight of all sexually mature fish in the population) of the North-east Atlantic mackerel and horse mackerel stocks.

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE13002 Cetaceans on the Frontier 4 Survey

Cetacean survey carried out by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) in  2014 on board the  Celtic Explorer research vessel.     The main objective of the survey was to characterise the preferred habitat of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in offshore waters by relating animal densities (relative abundance) to important habitat covariates (depth, distance from shelf edge and various oceanographic variables) using zero-inflated and generalised linear modelling techniques.     Double platform, absolute abundance survey of cetaceans was also conducted in key habitats on the slopes and canyon systems of the Porcupine Bank and shelf edge system, primarily targeting offshore bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales.    Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) measurements also taken. A weather buoy was also deployed. To characterise the preferred habitat of bottlenose dolphins in offshore waters by relating animal densities (relative abundance) to important habitat covariates (depth, distance from shelf edge and various oceanographic variables) using zero-inflated and generalised linear modelling techniques.     To conduct double platform, absolute abundance survey of cetaceans in key habitats on the slopes and canyon systems of the Porcupine Bank and shelf edge system, primarily targeting offshore bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales.      If and when appropriate, to deploy a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) to obtain biopsy samples and photo-identification images of bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales from rarely accessible offshore habitat.    Additional objective is the deployment and recovery work at PAP

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE14020 Cetaceans on the Frontier 6 Survey

CTD and plankton sampling over the track covered during daylight hours, possible of moorings if weather forces (not ideal). Marine mammals monitoring survey. The overall objective of this cruise and the associated research is to collect data on the distribution and abundance of key marine mammals and seabirds within the Porcupine Basin and adjacent offshore areas. A range of different methodologies will be used to collect qualitative and quantative data. The primary objectives are;  1.	 To recover deployed moored passive acoustic arrays that were deployed in May 2014. These arrays will be used to assess anthropogenic and ambient sound data, and to detect marine mammal vocalisations in the Porcupine Basin and adjacent areas (See Appendix 1, Figure 2). High Priority. 2.	To conduct double platform, absolute abundance survey of cetaceans in key habitats on the slopes and canyon systems of the Porcupine Basin (see Appendix 1, Figure 1) High Priority.  3.	To conduct a habitat-focused, acoustic survey of cetacean distribution and relative abundance in key habitats all species using both low and high frequency acquisition systems (two towed hydrophone arrays) in the Porcupine Basin. Medium Priority.  4.	To conduct a survey of seabird species and abundance according to European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) methods in offshore waters over slope habitats of the Porcupine Bank, Sea Bight and shelf edge. High Priority.  5.	To carry out systematic CTD sampling stations in order to explore relationships oceanographic variables and marine mammal abundances along the continental shelf habitat. Medium Priority.  6.	Where possible, collect photo-identification data of bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales to facilitate on-going longitudinal studies (e.g. IWDG photo ID catalogue). Medium Priority.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE14011 Slope Collapses on Rockall Bank and Escarpment Habitats (SORBEH) Survey

This survey, led by University College Dublin (UCD), took place in July 2014 on board the Marine Institute&#039;s R.V. Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean.    Originally there had been three objectives for SORBEH;  1) Lithological characterisation of the Eastern Rockall Bank by sampling areas in and around the Rockall Bank Slide Complex.  2) Habitat investigation of steep escarpments and seabed pinnacles using the Holland I ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle).  3) Make measurements of wave-induced seafloor microseisms using a bespoke sensor array deployed on the way out and retrieved on the way in after 10 days.        The third objective was not undertaken. A total of 12 core sites had been planned with two cores intended to be collected from every location. Six ROV dive sites had been targeted for video imaging and five of them for multibeam mapping.  The Holland I performed 13 dives. In total  conducting and obtaining video footage,  still photographs, multibeam mapping, biological sampling,  push cores and  rock samples. The survey was conducted to 1)  carry out Lithological characterisation of the Eastern Rockall Bank by sampling areas in and around the Rockall Bank Slide Complex. 2)  Habitat investigation of steep escarpments and seabed pinnacles using the Holland I ROV.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE14004 West of Ireland Coring Programme (WICpro)

The survey took place on board the R.V. Celtic Explorer in March 2014. The survey was designed around the West of Ireland Coring Programme (WICpro). Led by University College Cork (UCC) with a multidisciplinary expert team to investigate the Quaternary geology on the Porcupine Bank and Irish western Shelf and cold water coral reefs in the Porcupine Seabight.  The survey provided an opportunity to collect data on deep water sedimentation processes and their relationship with glacial and interglacial cycles, offshore glacial records and access environmental records from cold-water corals.  Sample and data collection was focussed on the deployment of deep water coring instruments in conjunction with seismic sparker technology to produce stratigraphic models and refine coring targets. - Study environmental records from cold-water coral reefs  - Study the history of glaciomarine deposition from the Porcupine Bank flank  - Study ice limits and glacial processes on the western shelf (linking to BRIT-ICE CHRONO).

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE14003 GATEWAYS II Survey

Possible deployment of vibrocoring equipment.  Night time coring will only be envisaged if adverse weather conditions severely hamper core recovery during day time operations. Primarily, this application proposes to collect cores from and seismic imaging data of the sediments and landforms deposited in an important marginal zone of the last British Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS).  The region features highly in models of ‘ice streaming’ within the last BIIS. The sites will be specifically chosen to ground truth data collected in 2009 during the Italian GLAMAR cruise (PI Dr Daniel Praeg, a co-applicant currently based at OGS, Trieste), and legacy data and core locations of the BGS (Dr Dayton Dove, BGS Edinburgh, is also a co-applicant).   To achieve this, sediments will be collected from locations with high probabilities of allowing a new, robust and internationally importnant glacial stratigraphic framework to be developed for these areas. The data collected will form important components of tests for critical hypotheses regarding ice extents and ice stream formation. This proposal builds on the work already conducted in one of the proposed survey areas under the auspices of the Italian led GLAMAR mission and the  PI’s INFOMAR funded RIDGES project (closed and reported on in Nov. 2010/Jan 2011 respectively).  It also compliments all the work being done on the glacial history of the Irish western shallow shelf (including the  PI’s INFOMAR funded EIMeR and RIDGES projects) and the intended investigation of the same issues by the NERC funded BRITICE-CHRONO project which actively supports this application (B-C Theme Leader (Marine Geology) Prof. Colm O’Cofaigh is a co-applicant).  The cruise will also aim to collect MBES and UWTV groundtruthing samples for use within the Geological Survey’s seabed substrate characterisation research (led by Mr X. Monteys and Dr. Gill Scott, also NUIM) in collaboration with Dr Colm Lordan, MI Fisheries Science Services.

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Organization: Marine Institute
CE14002 Cetacean on the Frontier 5 Survey

Night time work will be CTD&#039;s, plankton sampling as well as PAM for cetaceans. It will cover the cruise track over that covered during visual observations during daylight hours. To characterise the preferred habitat of bottlenose dolphins in offshore waters by relating animal densities (relative abundance) to important habitat covariates (depth, distance from shelf edge and various oceanographic variables) using zero-inflated and generalised linear modelling techniques. To conduct double platform, absolute abundance survey of cetaceans in key habitats on the slopes and canyon systems of the Porcupine Bank and shelf edge system, primarily targeting offshore bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales. To conduct a habitat-focused, acoustic survey of cetacean distribution and relative abundance in key habitats all species using both low and high frequency acquisition systems (two towed hydrophone arrays) in the Porcupine Bank, Sea Bight and shelf edge. To deploy static acoustic monitoring (SAM) devices (C-PODs) on acoustic release systems on the slopes of the Porcupine Bank and Seabight to enable static monitoring of four sites over the survey duration.  If and when appropriate, to deploy a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) to obtain biopsy samples and photo-identification images of bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales from rarely accessible offshore habitat. To conduct a survey of seabird species and abundance according to ESAS methods in offshore waters over slope habitats of the Porcupine Bank, Sea Bight and shelf edge. To sample Mauve Stinger jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca for stable isotope analysis and to investigate the prevalence of the bacterium Tenacibaculum maritimum. To sample phytoplankton and zooplankton (including Euphausiids). To collect photo-identification data of bottlenose dolphins and baleen whales to facilitate ongoing longitudinal studies (e.g. IWDG photo ID catalogue).

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute