WESPAS will take place over two legs and forms part of a time series used to provide biomass estimates of herring and boar fish stocks in ICES areas VIIB and VIA and inform stock assessments by ICES expert groups. Mr Ciaran O’Donnell will lead an experienced team of biologists from the Marine Institute on survey transects deploying a pelagic trawl to ground truth echo traces of herring, boar fish and other pelagic species.
WESPAS bursaries are an excellent opportunity for graduates and postgraduate students who wish to develop field skills and careers in fisheries science, marine mammal and seabird data collection. The survey will take place over two legs as follows:
- CE22010 WESPAS Leg 1: 14th June to the 4th July
- CE22010 WESPAS Leg 2: 4th July to the 25th July
Applications
The closing date for applications for applications is Friday the 29th of April 2020.
Applications can be submitted online here.
Requirements
Current ENG 11 medical certificate (Leg 1 after 29th June 2019, Leg 2 after 20th July2019)
Current PST STCW 95 or equivalent (Leg 1 after 29th June 2019, Leg 2 after 20th July2019)
Capacity to adhere to COVID 19 RV stipulations
Survey Data
The data collected during the survey is the intellectual property of the survey organisers. Participants are obliged to comply with survey data privacy and protection as set out by the Chief Scientist.
Further Information
Participation in surveys is with the agreement of the chief scientist.
Information on obtaining medical and sea-survival certificates and vessel user guidelines for national research vessels is available here.
Also see:
Marine Institute Acoustic Surveys Webpage
Further enquiries should be addressed to: JOHN.BOYD@gmit.ie