The Mace Head buoy is located 2 km offshore from the Mace Head atmospheric research station in Connemara, County Galway. This dataset contains visually quality controlled data from the Sea-Bird SBE37 sensor deployed on the mooring to measure temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen in the surface waters at the buoy's …
Each year since 2009-present Marine Institute (MI) staff or contractors go to sea on inshore fishing vessels to observe and record fishing activity. About 50-80 day trips are completed annually although this varies year on year and was lower earlier in the time series. The data recorded in observer trips …
Each year since 2009-present Marine Institute (MI) staff or contractors go to sea on inshore fishing vessels to observe and record fishing activity. About 50-80 day trips are completed annually although this varies year on year and was lower earlier in the time series. The data recorded in observer trips …
The Sentinel Vessel Programme (SVP) was set up by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) in conjunction with the Marine Institute (MI) to record self-sample information on daily fishing operations data from a subset of Inshore fishing vessels (predominantly < 12 meters) around the Irish coast. Prior to 2025 the programme was …
This data set comprises of biological data collected from commercial fish landed from Irish vessels. The data is collected under the Data Collection Framework (REGULATION (EU) 2017/1004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 May 2017 and COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) 2021/1167 of 16 July 2021 ) …
Union Hall Harbour GLOSS: A tide gauge was installed in Union Hall Harbour that went live in 2020 as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network. This tide gauge is included as a Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) station. The decision to locate at Union Hall followed a …
Sligo – Rosses Point: A tide gauge was installed at Sligo Rosses Point in 2008 as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network. Installed by the Marine Institute, with initial funding from Sligo County Council, this was taken over by the Marine Institute after a short period. The tide …
Buncrana Pier: A tide gauge was installed on Buncrana Pier in 2024, as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network. The Marine Institute carried out the installation and has managed and funded the gauge since then. Apart from wide applicability locally, a key driver for this site was a …
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 …
Wexford Harbour: A tide gauge was installed in Wexford Harbour in 2007 as part of the Irish National Tide Gauge Network. The gauge was installed, maintained and funded by the Marine Institute, with funding input by Wexford Borough Council early on. A decision by the Harbour Authority to cease dredging …