AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Deployment of Glider Laochra na Mara II 821 June 2020 - July 2020

The glider Laochra na Mara II was deployed 11/06/2020 to 20/07/2020 from the RV Celtic Explorer during the WESPAS survey. A sound trap was attached to the glider. The glider surveyed the Goburn Spur during the WESPAS survey.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Deployment of Glider Laochra na Mara II 821 March 2021 - May 2021

The glider Laochra na Mara II was deployed 07/03/2021 to 12/05/2021 from the RV Celtic Explorer. The gliders science bay was used during this mission.  Support survey work on the 2021 South Rockall Trough ocean climate survey CE21003 (Celtic Explorer). Use the glider to collect Conductivity, Temperature, Depth, Fluorescence, Turbidity and Dissolved Oxygen data in the top 1000 meters across the S Rockall Trough section.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV21026 Celtic Voyager SMART Student Training in Marine Science 2021, National University of Ireland, Galway

A week long National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) student training in multidisciplinary offshore operations in Marine Science. The overarching objective of this training survey was to introduce students to the multidisciplinary ecosystem approach to investigating the marine environment using the key disciplines of hydrography, oceanography, benthic ecology, fisheries science and marine geology. The training surveys took place in Cork Harbour, Ireland in November 2021 on board the Marine Institute&#039;s RV Celtic Voyager. The Strategic Marine Alliance for Research and Training (SMART) is a marine science partnership programme designed to further develop capacity in carrying out offshore operations on board research vessels for third level students of marine-related science and technologies.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Clew Bay from October 2021 - November 2022

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Clew Bay (53° 48.082' N, 9° 54.682' W) from the Fish Farm Vessel on 29/10/2021. Recovered on 30/11/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Sea)  from January 2023 - July 2024

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, 6° 42.142' W) from the Ocean Bank on 27/01/2023. Recovered on 13/07/2024 by the Ocean Supporter. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Deployment  from April 2020 - June 2021

Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (52° 59.956' N, 15° 31.16' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE20001 on 26/04/2020. Recovered on 02/06/2021 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE21014. Upon recovery, it was apparent that the top float with a Teledyne ADCP and a CTD were missing and pressumed lost. On interrogation of the CTD data from the remaining part of the mooring, it became clear that the
mooring was split on March 16th 2021.
 However, in Decmeber 2021, colleagues at the Scottish Association for Marine Science
(SAMS) notified the Marine Institute that they had recovered the float along with the ADCP and attached CTD after it had washed up on a beach on the Isle of Tiree off the west
coast of Scotland on December 4th 2021.
 The sensors were sent back to the Marine Institute for a successful recovery. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and provide context to CTD profile data collected in the South Rockall Trough. These data are vital in understanding the likely impact of future ocean climate scenarios on key marine sectors as well as understanding possible impacts on ecosystem in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M3 (North East Atlantic)  from January 2022 - January 2024

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M3 (51° 13.002' N, 10° 33' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 21/01/2022. Recovered on 16/01/2024 by the Ocean Bank. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M3 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Sensitive Ecosystem Assessment and ROV Exploration of Reef - SeaRover

The SeaRover project (Sensitive Ecosystem Assessment and ROV Exploration of Reef) was a three year survey of Irelands deep-sea to establish the abundance and distribution of sensitive species and habitat types. Over 152 ROV dives were carried out, between 2017 and 2019, more than 300 hundred hours of video was captured of the seafloor. This extensive dataset includes: video files; transect map; date, time and position of biological and geomorphological observations per dive; species and habitat interpretation; and individual site synopses. The survey was funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) as part of the EMFF’s Marine Biodiversity Scheme. The primary aim of the survey was to map the distribution and abundance of biogenic and geogenic reef habitat along Ireland’s continental margin using HD video.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
SmartBay Observatory pCO2 Data (Processed)

The SmartBay Observatory in Galway Bay is an important contribution by Ireland to the growing global network of real-time data capture systems deployed within the ocean. Installed on the seafloor 1.5km off the coast of Spiddal, the observatory uses cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live underwater monitoring. Data relating to the marine environment at the site is transferred in real-time from the SmartBay Observatory through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publicly available on the internet.

A CONTROS HydroC CO2 sensor is installed on the observatory infrastructure. This dataset comprises of the measurements taken from the sensor, which measures the partial pressure of CO2 in the seawater.    

Suggested Citation: Marine Institute. (2026) SmartBay Observatory pCO2 Data (Processed) [Data set]. Marine Institute, Ireland. doi: https://doi.org/10.20393/A5525C18-36F2-4E7D-891A-C498C9B811CD

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Sea)  from September 2021 - January 2023

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, 6° 42.142' W) from the RV Celtlic Explorer survey CE21020 on 07/09/2021. Recovered on 27/01/2023 by the Ocean Bank. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term environmental monitoring.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish National Tide Gauge Network (INTGN) 22: Dublin Port Tide Gauge, Co. Dublin, Ireland 2007 - Present

The Dublin Port Tide gauge is part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network which is a network of tide gauges located around the coast of Ireland collecting water level data as part of the development of a permanent tidal monitoring infrastructure. Parameters collected include; Station (ID), DateTime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss), Water Level (Sea Level above Lowest Astronomical Tide [LAT], m) and Water Level (Water Level wrt Ordnance Datum Malin Head, m).    The Dublin Port Tide gauge (53.3457, -6.2217) is owned and maintained by the Marine Institute and has been operational since February 2007. None

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Bantry Bay from June 2021 - September 2022

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Bantry Bay (51° 42.62' N, 9° 29.39' W) from the Bantry Bay Mussel Company on 15/06/2021. Recovered on 19/09/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Brandon Bay from August 2021 - March 2022

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.9398' N, 10° 5.68998' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 10/08/2021. Recovered on 04/03/2022. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Wave buoy deployment at Brandon Bay from December 2020 - March 2021

Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.94' N, 10° 5.68998' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 01/12/2020. Recovered on 15/03/2021. Mooring failed on 15/03/2021, Washed up on beach no damage to buoy. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE21003 Marine Institute Ocean Climate Survey north East Atlantic Ocean 2021

The 14 day Celtic Explorer CE21003 cruise took place in March 2021 to collect high quality oceanographic data to contribute to the Atlantic Ocean Observing System.     Physical Oceanography:  During the CE21003 cruise, full water column CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) casts were carried out. The Seabird 911 CTD profiles obtained measurements from ~ 2 m subsurface to ~10 m above the seabed with a CTD Rosette sampling system (24 X 10 L Niskin bottles) in the deep water South Rockall Trough ocean climate section and an extended part.       Chemical Oceanography:    Samples at targeted discrete depths were also collected to measure	 1. Dissolved Oxygen , 2. Dissolved Inorganic Carbon/Total Alkalinity (DIC/TA) to constrain and describe the carbonate system, 3. Dissolved Inorganic nutrient samples: phosphate, total oxidised nitrogen, nitrite, silicate  4.	Salinity  sample analyses was carried out samples or analysed post-cruise??    Other cruise data collections include vessel underway data - temperature, salinity (calculated), DO and relative fluorescence in real-time using the CE CTD, DO, fluorometer underway system).  The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) data in real-time using the CE Global Oceanics underway system. Water column current velocity data with a hull mounted Ship Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP).   2 ARGO floats were also deployed in the North East Atlantic Ocean subject to contribute to the EuroARGO programme [1 X ARGO floats to measure temperature, salinity and currents (lagrangian), and the other to measure temperature, salinity, DO and currents (lagrangian)].  Light and bio-optical variable data were also recorded using Trios RAMSES hyperspectral radiometers (in-air). The Ocean Climate cruise facilitates long-term monitoring of the deep-water environment to the west of Ireland. Oceanographic data collected contributes to the Atlantic Ocean Observing System and survey results are included in Ireland’s national report submitted each year to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH). Each year, the survey data is submitted to the ICES Data Centre through the ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH). This working group produces an annual ICES Report on Ocean Climate (IROC), which summarises oceanic variability from year to year in the ICES region. Multidisciplinary information collected on the survey can support future reporting Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC), OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme, Irish Climate Change assessments (e.g., Nolan et al. 2009) and national research efforts (e.g., MI funded A4 project) that focuses on temporal dynamics of environmental variables in offshore deep territorial waters.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
SmartBay Observatory Deployment August 2021 - December 2021

This collection activity is the fourth deployment of the SmartBay Observatory. The Observatory was lifted on 25 August 2021 for maintenance and to add a Seabird CTplus sensor, and swap out the pCO2 sensor.     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 SmartBay Observatory site is transferred in real-time through a fibre optic telecommunications cable to the Marine Institute headquarters and then made publically 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.    The Observatory is equipped with a suite of sensors, these include:    Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) - Teledyne RDI Workhorse  Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensor probe - Idronaut Ocean-Seven 304 plus and Seabird 16 CTplus  Acoustic data that have been collected from the SmartBay Observatory site using an icListen HF Smart Hydrophone  Video data is streamed in near-real-time from the observatory and also available for download.  A WetLabs ECO-FLNTU is installed on the observatory infrastructure. 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. The purpose of this dataset is to measure and record water currents at the Wave Energy Test Site at an interval of 1m bins through the water column at depth of 25m. These data are used for scientific studies (e.g. Wind and Wave Climate, Marine Technology Development, Water Quality, Noise Environment) and environmental monitoring of the Galway Bay Marine Energy Test Site.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North East Atlantic Ocean)  from July 2021 - July 2022

Deployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, 10° 0.07998' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 20/07/2021. Recovered on 21/07/2022 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
Marine Institute Ireland Water Chemistry Research Vessel Surveys North East Atlantic Ocean 1990 - Present

Two annual ship surveys are undertaken by the Chemistry Section of the Marine Institute Ireland - the Winter Environmental Survey (WES) on board the RV Celtic Voyager and The Ocean Climate Survey on board the RV Celtic Explorer.    The WES circumnavigates the Island of Ireland every two years, alternating southabout and northabout, starting in the Irish Sea and ending in Galway. The WES collects multidisciplinary information on physical conditions (temperature, salinity), water chemistry (dissolved nutrients, total alkalinity (TA), dissolved organic carbon (DIC) and salinity), sediment chemistry (persistent organic pollutants POPs and trace metals). This contributes to data collection needs of various statutory drivers (WFD and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Directive 2008/56/EC), OSPAR assessments and provides a dataset on status and changing conditions (trends and variations) for key environmental variables.     The annual Marine Institute ocean climate survey in the south Rockall Trough collects the following data:  • Physical oceanographic data down to depths >3500 m (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO) and fluorescence)   • Water samples are analysed on-board for some essential climate variables (salinity, DO, nutrients).  • Samples are also taken for later analyses of carbonate chemistry (DIC/TA) to investigate ocean acidification, and CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons )to help study ocean circulation.  • pCO2 data in real-time using the CE GlobalOceanics underway system   The data collected on this survey is important nationally because it allows the assessment of physical and biogeochemical changes in the ocean and the data contributes to international efforts such as ICES (The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) and OSPAR (Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the North East Atlantic).

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE20008_1 Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) 2020 Leg 1

The WESPAS survey is an annual multi-disciplinary survey that is conducted by the Marine Institute to the west of Ireland and the British Isles from northern Bay of Biscay to the Hebrides from coastal waters out to the shelf edge. The survey is usually conducted over 2 legs in June and July each year. The objectives are to collect single (split) beam acoustic data on boarfish, herring, horse mackerel, sprat and mackerel aggregations within the pre-determined survey area. An age stratified estimate of biomass and abundance of the target species is generated from the survey data. Biological samples are collected from directed trawling on fish echotraces to determine age structure, size and maturity characteristics of the target stocks. Vertical CTD casts are deployed to determine hydrographic conditions and the extent of shelf frontal regions. Plankton samples using vertical net casts are used to determine biomass of zooplankton and the spatial extent of areas of distribution. Visual abundance surveys by observers for marine mammals and seabirds are also conducted throughout the survey area. Omni-directional sonar (Simrad SU90) is used to collect data on the aggregation morphology and behaviour of fish species. 43 CTDs were carried out during leg one of the survey. The main purpose of the cruise was to determine the relative abundance of the target species. This information is then used to determine catch rates and management advice for the following year.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE20013 Celtic Explorer Irish Groundfish Survey 2020 Legs 1-3 North East Atlantic Ocean

This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2020 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&#039;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-defined stations. The 2020 survey took place over 3 legs. Not all stations were surveyed due to weather downtime or no CTDs were carried out. The primary goal of the Irish Groundfish Survey is to develop estimates of juvenile abundances for important commercial 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.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE20007 Celtic Explorer INFOMAR Hydrographical and Geophysical Mapping of the Celtic Sea 2020

CE20007 INFOMAR hydrographical and geophysical survey took place in March/April 2020 in the North East Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Ireland and in the Celtic Sea on board the RV Celtic Explorer. The aims of the survey were to undertake a Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES) hydrographic survey, acquire Sub Bottom Profiler (SBP) data of the shallow (up to 30 m) and to acquire magnetometer data. INFOMAR is a Irish Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment (DCCAE) funded joint programme between the Geological Survey Ireland and the Marine Institute, surveying our unmapped marine territory and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CE21005 Celtic Explorer Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey North East Atlantic Ocean 2021

The 2021 Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS) took place from 10th to 21st April on the Marine Institute&#039;s RV Celtic Explorer in the North East Atlantic Ocean to provide abundance indices for anglerfish and megrim and to provide maturity data for a range of species. Trawling took place to the north of Ireland and the west of Scotland at depths from 150m - 1000m. 12hour operations with conducted during the cruise, with 1hour trawls spaced approximately 10 to 30nm apart. One glider was also deployed during CE21005 as part of the SeaMonitor project. The objectives of the cruise were to collect data on the distribution and relative abundance of anglerfish, megrim and other commercially exploited species,

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
South Rockall Trough Sub-surface Mooring Deployment  from June 2021 - April 2022

Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (52° 59.956' N, 15° 31.16' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE21014 on 03/06/2021. Recovered on 26/04/2022 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE22008. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and provide context to CTD profile data collected in the South Rockall Trough. These data are vital in understanding the likely impact of future ocean climate scenarios on key marine sectors as well as understanding possible impacts on ecosystem in the North East Atlantic Ocean.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute
CV20002 Celtic Voyager Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing Cruise 2020 Celtic Sea

This 2 day training cruise was led by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in Cork Harbour February 2020 on board the RV Celtic Voyager. The objective of the training programme was to present expertise from INFOMAR (The Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland&#039;s Marine Resource and the National Centre for Geocomputation (NCG) at Maynooth University and deliver state of the art knowledge transfer of marine remote sensing technologies and knowledge transfer to an emerging cohort of geographers, geoscientists and GIS analysts. The cruise was based on the demonstrations of the Celtic Voyager&#039;s remote sampling data acquisition systems with data ground truthing. Grab and core sampling of the seabed was also carried out. The mini ROV wasn&#039;t deployed due to weather conditions Student training cruise led by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in marine remote sensing technologies.

Tags: environment
Organization: Marine Institute