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dc.contributor.authorSheehan, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorINFOMAR Survey Team
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-06T15:19:00Z
dc.date.available2020-07-06T15:19:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-13
dc.identifier.citationSheehan, K., & INFOMAR Survey Team (2018). CV18_01 INFOMAR Survey Report, Celtic Sea. Marine Instituteen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10793/1595
dc.description.abstractThe 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 this has continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI. The INSS was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE). 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. Figure 1 shows the extent of the continental shelf mapped area under INSS and INFOMAR and the outstanding areas as of January 2018. Grey have already been mapped, blue and coloured hatched areas are unmapped. As of 2018 the remaining survey area has been split at the 30 nautical mile limit (Nm). The inshore survey fleet, managed by GSI is responsible for mapping inshore of the 30Nm limit and the MI vessels are responsible for mapping the offshore. Outstanding survey areas are defined into gridded survey units known as INFOMAR Survey Units (ISUs). ISUs are all 1000 km2 in size and are uniquely identifiable by a letter on the x axis and number on the y axis. Each ISU is coloured in a shade of blue which indicates the modal water depth in that ISU. Colour scales are used, to denote the three depth bands; 50 to 100m, 100 to 150m and 150m plus.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.en_US
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dc.publisherMarine Instituteen_US
dc.subjectINFOMARen_US
dc.subjectMarine Instituteen_US
dc.subjectGeological Survey Irelanden_US
dc.subjectDepartment of Communications, Climate Action and Environmenten_US
dc.subjectDepartment of Food, Agriculture and the Marineen_US
dc.subjectSeabed Mappingen_US
dc.subjectCV19015en
dc.titleINFOMAR Survey Report CV18_01, Celtic Seaen_US
dc.title.alternativeCV18015en
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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