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Environment
Commercial catch and by-catch data are collected as part of the pelagic at-sea observer programme. This data set is comprised of length frequency information from the catch (landings and discards) as well as any observations of bycatch of marine mammals, birds or reptiles. Data
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Environment
Deployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.91812' N, 15° 32.2099' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE25007 on 12/05/2025. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and pr
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS A (54° 16.497' N, 10° 17.847' W) on 07/04/2025. Recovered on 18/08/2025 by the The Locator. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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Ireland’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) assessment area is subdivided into ecologically meaningful spatial units known as Marine Reporting Units (MRUs). These units serve as the basis for evaluating indicators and conducting integrated assessments of marine environme
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The Marine Institute’s Ballycotton Climate Station (51.828133°, -8.000802°) hosts a Sea Surface Temperature (SST) time series that began with deployments between 2010 and 2012 but has been in continuous operation since 2016 (there is a gap in the data in 2023/2024 due to sensor f
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M6 (Deep Atla...Marine InstituteEnvironment
Deployment of the weather buoy at site M6 (53° 3.63' N, 15° 55.803' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 10/05/2024. Recovered on 13/05/2025 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE25007. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 for l
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North Eas...Marine InstituteEnvironment
Deployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, 10° 0.07998' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 23/08/2023. Recovered on 02/08/2025 by the RV Tom Crean survey TC25036. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 for long-term environmental
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS B (54° 13.5114' N, 10° 9.0594' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 21/07/2023. Recovered on 12/11/2024. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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Deployment of the wave buoy at site AMETS A (54° 16.518' N, 10° 17.8404' W) from the Dúlra na Mara on 20/07/2023. Recovered on 15/03/2025. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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SmartBay Observatory Combined Sensor Dataset - 15 minute average (August 2015 - Present)Marine InstituteEnvironment
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
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