Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment commissioned Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment boundary of full assessment area for tidal, wave and wind assessments. None
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment commissioned Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment boundary of full assessment area for tidal, wave and wind assessments and definition of zones into specific strategic renewable sectors. None
Irish Tidal Resource Potential Zone between Ireland and Northern Ireland reported with the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP). None
OREDP Irish Tidal Resource Potential Zone reported in the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan. None
Deployment of the wave buoy at site Clew Bay (53° 48.082' N, -10° 5.31798' 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.
Deployment of the wave buoy at site Bantry Bay (51° 42.62' N, -10° 30.61' 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.
Deployment of Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS) Wave buoy for Belmullet B (Lat:54.2251 Long:-10.15099) Waverider ocean energy test sites data collection activities.
Deployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.9398' N, -11° 54.31' 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.
With the sudden increase in offshore infrastructure developments in the Irish Sea, expert knowledge of seabed morphodynamics and sediment mobility is of huge importance. Significant vagrancies exist regarding seabed morphodynamics and the potential for sediment mobility in the Irish Sea. The technical challenge of gathering data surrounding morphodynamic and hydrodynamic …
In 2024, the Marine Institute published the Atlas of Commercial Fisheries around Ireland, fourth edition. This atlas provides a series of detailed maps of commercial fishing activity around Ireland with the aim of providing insights into fishing activities and fisheries resources. The atlas contains maps of: Fishing effort by vessels …