This survey contributes to a time series used to track the biomass and abundance of herring in the Celtic Sea and informs 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 and other pelagic species.
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
INFOMAR is a joint project of the Marine Institute and Geological Survey Ireland to map the physical, chemical and biological features of Ireland’s seafloor. INFOMAR applications and outputs extend to• Shipping & Navigation• Renewable Energy• Fisheries Management• Aquaculture• Marine Leisure & Tourism• Infrastructure Development• Environmental Monitoring• Coastal Behaviour Five bursaries are available on INFOMAR 2024 surveys. This is a fantastic
This survey is the sixth in a series began by the Marine Institute in 2016. The main purpose of the survey is to provide additional information for the assessment of the monkfish and megrim stocks around Ireland and to extend maturity sampling for other commercial species. Sampling will take place in waters to the west and north of Ireland with
