Vents & Reefs deep-sea ecosystem study of the 45o North MAR hydrothermal vent field and the cold-water coral Moira Mounds, Porcupine Seabight . This survey took place on board the R.V. Celtic Explorer in July"Augyst 2011 along the mid-Atlantic ridge, led by University College Cork and focuses on two distinct …
CTD and plankton net sampling oceanographic survey This cruise seeks to provide Irish data to the ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH). The WGOH produces the annual ICES Report on Ocean Climate (IROC) which summarises oceanic variability from year to year in the ICES region. The cruise objectives are …
This survey was conducted on board the RV Celtic Explorer in 2008 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, …
This survey was carried out by the Marine Institute and National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) in May 2008 on board the R.V. Celtic Explorer along the Irish Continental Shelf . It was a collaborative multi-disciplinary research effort between the Earth and Ocean Sciences department of NUI, Galway and the …
The Marine Institute (MI) conducts annual groundfish surveys 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). …
The Fire Services Act, 1981 sets out the rules and regulations for that the fire service works to. The NDFEM provides support to the Local Authorities to make sure these rules and regulations are put in place and that health and safety is prioritised. We provide funding to the fire …
This illustrates the existence or planned presence of marine renewable energy sites (including wind farm authorisations, wave and tidal energy test locations) in Irish waters. This is based upon formal applications submitted to the foreshore licence application office as part of work undertaken in the Department of Housing, Local Government …
This Illustrates the existence or planned presence of marine renewable energy sites (wind farm authorisations) in Irish waters, as catalogued and displayed by 4C Offshore and DP Energy. The features were digitized manually from visualisations of windfarm authorisations viewable on https://www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/ while the location for Inis Ealga was supplied in …
Wild Nephin National Park is Ireland’s sixth National Park and located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. It comprises of circa 15,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountain range. To the west of the …
Wicklow Mountains National Park is situated just south of Dublin. Covering circa.22,000 hectares, The Park has the distinction of being the largest of Ireland’s six National Parks. It is also the only one located in the east of the country.The National Park extends over much of the Wicklow mountains. Upland …