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dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, David
dc.contributor.authorINFOMAR
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-01T16:52:09Z
dc.date.available2022-02-01T16:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationO'Sullivan, D. & INFOMAR (2021). EMFF Coastal Sediments Project – Achill Bay Survey Report, August 2021. EMFF 2014-2020 Marine Institute Report Series. Marine Institute, Irelanden_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10793/1736
dc.description.abstractThere is an ongoing requirement for high resolution substrate maps that accurately depict the sediment properties of the seabed and improve our knowledge of the marine environment. This Coastal Sediment Sampling Project, funded by the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), will conduct intense sediment sampling and environmental data collection (including video) surveys on areas of interest in Ireland’s coastal waters to develop high resolution sediment maps, create habitat maps and support ancillary EMFF projects coordinated by the Marine Institute. Achill Bay was selected as the first leg of this survey programme as no multibeam data exists within the inner bay and a significant number of sediment samples were required to create accurate seabed classification charts and habitat maps. A strategic sampling campaign will target and retrieve sediment samples for Particle Size Analysis and increase the accuracy of key derived products such as substrate and habitat maps which are key to supporting Ireland’s Marine Spatial Plan, and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, identified as priority action(s) of the EMFF Operational Programme. The primary aim of this survey was to conduct a ground-truthing sampling survey of Achill Bay and acquire sediment samples from predefined locations. In addition, video ground-truthing will be conducted using a GoPro camera and frame for manual deploymenten_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMarine Instituteen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEMFF 2014-2020 Marine Institute Report Series;
dc.subjectnational seabed mapping programmeen_US
dc.subjectblue economyen_US
dc.subjectEuropean Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)en_US
dc.subjectMarine Strategy Framework Directiveen_US
dc.subjectAchill Bayen_US
dc.subjectRV Celtic Voyageren_US
dc.subjectSediment surveysen_US
dc.subjectmultibeam dataen_US
dc.titleEMFF Coastal Sediments Project – Achill Bay Survey Reporten_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-02-01T16:52:10Z


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