TC23_02 INFOMAR Survey Report

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and Marine Institute (MI) conducted seabed mapping between 2003 and 2005 under the auspices of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and mapping continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INSS, which commenced in 1999 under the GSI was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI and is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). INFOMAR Phase 1, 2006 to 2015 focused on mapping 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas around Ireland and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed in those areas. INFOMAR Phase 2, 2016 to 2026 intends to map the remainder of Ireland’s entire seabed.Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication

TC23_01 INFOMAR Survey Report

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and Marine Institute (MI) conducted seabed mapping between 2003 and 2005 under the auspices of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and mapping continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INSS, which commenced in 1999 under the GSI was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI and is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). INFOMAR Phase 1, 2006 to 2015 focused on mapping 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas around Ireland and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical and biological features of the seabed in those areas. INFOMAR Phase 2, 2016 to 2026 intends to map the remainder of Ireland’s entire seabed.Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication

EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming

EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Presentation. Module 4 allows children to learn about greenhouse gases and global warming. By learning about the different gases, children can identify how burning fossil fuels is the primary influence causing climate change. Areas covered include: 1. WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING / GLOBAL HEATING & CLIMATE CHANGE 2. The greenhouse gases 3. The Carbon cycle 4. Measuring gases 5. The greenhouse effect & the Goldilocks zone 6. Global warming and climate changeEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming Presentation is module 4. It allows children to learn about greenhouse gases and global warming - which is causing climate change.Marine Institut

Explorers Fin-Tastic Sharks+ An Introduction to Elasmobrachs Class Presentation

This PowerPoint presentation is by Mona McCrea and Cushla Dromgool-Regan. The content has been adapted from the book Explorers Fin-Tastic Sharks+ An Introduction to Elasmobranchs. The presentation is full of photos, graphics, and fun facts that aim to inform and engage everyone in our love of sharks, skates, and rays in Ireland and around the world. The photos in this presentation are courtesy of Marine Institute, Jonathan White, Graham Johnston, Robert Bunn, Colin O'Loan—Galway Bay Sailing Club Kayakers, Nicholas Payne, Cushla Dromgool-Regan, Mona McCrea, and Sarah Varian. Photographs and illustrations have also been sourced from iStock Photography and Alamy Stock Photography.This PowerPoint presentation, 'Explorers Fin-Tastic Sharks+ An Introduction to Elasmobranchs Class Presentation,' is by Mona McCrea and Cushla Dromgool-Regan. The presentation is full of photos, graphics, and fun facts that aim to inform and engage everyone in our love of sharks, skates, and rays in Ireland and around the world.Marine Institut

EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM PRESENTATION

EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM Module 2 presentation. Understanding Earth's climate system is the first step in learning about climate change. Earth's Climate System includes different parts (or spheres) that are interlinked and overlap. They include the land, ocean, poles, living things, and the atmosphere. The spheres include natural processes and cycles, such as the water cycle and the carbon cycle, to name a few.EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM Module 2 presentation introduces children to the Earth's interlinked and overlapped spheres, including the land, ocean, poles, living things, and the atmosphere.Marine Institut

Standardising long-term eel (Anguilla anguilla) fyke net survey data reveals covariate effects and improves estimates of declining relative abundance

© 2024 Marine Institute. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).Eel recruitment and stock have been in decline since at least the mid 1980s. So far, much research has focussed on conservation objectives and estimating silver eel production in response to the EU Regulation (EC 1100/2007) and most surveys have been on waters subject to exploitation and/or stocking. The aim of this study is to examine a 35-year yellow eel survey dataset to determine relative abundance trends while accounting for survey design, and important physical and operational covariates. Chains of ten, or sometimes five, fyke nets were fished at fixed sites in four lakes on a catchment in the west of Ireland not impacted on by exploitation or stocking. Captured eels (10,474) were counted for each trap, and eel weight was recorded for each chain of nets (5515 net nights fished). Data were analysed using a generalised additive model (GAM) that included smoothed trends over time and covariates day-of-year, depth, gradient, site and net chain. Yearly trends and between-chain variability were significant for all locations with trap depth and gradient being important for some lakes. Standardised trends by number and mass declined markedly in both tidal areas − 84.7% and − 89.5% by count and − 93.5% and − 89.5% by weight; significant declines (− 39.2% by count and − 54.1% by weight) were found in one of the freshwater lakes with the other, the one farthest upstream, having had changes over time but no significant difference between the start and end. This study provides a framework for analysing long-term fyke net catch data for eel, which may be useful for the international analysis of eel survey data.Irish Governmen

Explorers Ocean Literacy, Engagement & Impact Report 2023

The Explorers Ocean Literacy, Engagement & Impact Report 2023 highlights the Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme activities. Notably, among many of its highlights included the work of the outreach team working with children and supporting teachers applying the Primary School Curriculum Framework (2023) while introducing marine themes to the curriculum. Winning the ‘Best Education Outreach Award in Ireland’, presented by Business and Irish Times, also was a significant example of being recognised for its excellence in promoting ocean literacy at the primary school level. Other highlights also included teachers training, workshops, new educational resources developed for teaching, as well as our significant contribution to events and media.The Explorers Ocean Literacy, Engagement & Impact Report 2023 highlights the Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme activities, which aim to promote ocean literacy in schools. The report provides qualitative and quantitative figures showing children's and teachers' engagement. The report also highlights teachers' training, student teachers' training, and the publication of resources, media and events.Marine Institut

TC23_03 INFOMAR Survey Report

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) and Marine Institute (MI) conducted seabed mapping between 2003 and 2005 under the auspices of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and mapping continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INSS, which commenced in 1999 under the GSI was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI and is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). INFOMAR Phase 1, 2006 to 2015 focused on mapping 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas around Ireland and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical and biological features of the seabed in those areas. INFOMAR Phase 2, 2016 to 2026 intends to map the remainder of Ireland’s entire seabed.Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC

Climate-Driven Oceanic Range Shift of Saint John River Atlantic Salmon Revealed by Multidecadal Stable Isotope Trends

Publisher site: David X. Soto, Michael J. Dadswell, Kurt M. Samways, Richard A. Cunjak, and Tom McDermott "Climate-Driven Oceanic Range Shift of Saint John River Atlantic Salmon Revealed by Multidecadal Stable Isotope Trends," Northeastern Naturalist 30(4), 521-539, (2 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.030.0414Marine migration patterns of unique or regional stocks of Salmo salar (Atlantic Salmon) are poorly known. Atlantic Salmon (AS) utilizing the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre (NASpG) for foraging and growth consist of stocks from the United States (41°N) to Greenland (64°N) in the western Atlantic and from Spain (41°N) to Norway (70°N) in the eastern Atlantic. Wide latitudinal range and unique riverine characteristics probably result in stocks selecting differing suites of marine sea-surface temperatures (SST) within the species' known selection range (i.e., their Grinnellian niche). We analyzed trends in stable carbon isotope (δ13C) composition from archived scale tissues in relation to long-term variation of SST for the North Atlantic Ocean to identify marine feeding regions used by adult AS successfully returning to the Saint John River, Canada, during the period 1982–2011. Marine foraging regions were determined for individuals that spent 1 winter (1SW) or multiple winters (MSW) at sea. During 1982–1991 and 1992–2001, AS which successfully returned, exploited more southern regions of the NASpG, while returning adults from 2002–2011 exploited more northern regions. Historically presumed marine feeding regions, which were identified by the isotopic model as probable during 1982–2001, have experienced a warming trend, and data suggests that AS returning to the Saint John River have been migrating further north in the NASpG in response to recent global climate change. The northward range shift as the North Atlantic warmed is consistent with recent biogeographical changes found among other marine species also following their Grinnellian niche

Explorers FinTastic Sharks_Mermaids Purse Identification Key 438mmx 310mm

The Mermaids Purse Identification Key (438mmx 310mm) is an excellent resource where teachers and children can work individually, or as teams on the seashore or in the classroom to identify shark and skate egg cases found on the shoreline. It is recommended that the 2-page key is printed on an A3 sheet and cut to size. The key provides ten of the most popular egg cases of skates and sharks found on the seashore in Ireland. The pictures of the egg cases are grouped based on their features, and images are based on their real size to help children easily identify them. The key is colour-coded and encourages children to use their logic to work out the types of species cases based on their description of size, colour, shape and special features. Images of the adult species and links to citizen science projects are also provided, encouraging children to register data collected about the mermaid's purses they have found.The Mermaids Purse Identification Key (438mmx 310mm) is an excellent resource where teachers and children can work individually or as teams on the seashore or in the classroom to identify shark and skate egg cases found on the shoreline. It is recommended that the 2-page key is printed on an A3 sheet and cut to size.Marine Institut