Archive for the ‘Research & Case Studies’ Category

Wexford Harbour Drogue

Posted on: July 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Wexford Harbour Drogue

Castlemaine Harbour Drogue

Posted on: July 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Castlemaine Harbour Drogue

Seed Beds

Posted on: July 23rd, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Bed Opening & Closing Dates

Seed Mussel Surveys

Larval Sampling

Microstar Drogue Tracking

Posted on: June 20th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Pacific Gyre drifting buoys track currents & collect remote environmental data (e.g. water temperature).

The Microstar Drifter is a current following drifter designed to track currents at 1 meter beneath the surface.

Click Here to View/Download the Microstar Drifter datasheet

Click Here to view Wexford Harbour drogue data

Click Here to view Castlemaine Harbour drogue data

Larval Sampling

Posted on: April 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

2018 Spring Mussel Larvae Monitoring – BIM

2017 Spring Mussel Larvae Monitoring – BIM

2017 Spring Mussel Larvae Monitoring – Bangor University

2016 Spring Mussel Larvae Monitoring – BIM

2015 Southeast Coast Spring Mussel Monitoring Report – BIM

Seed Mussel Surveys

Posted on: April 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

2018


Seed Mussel Survey report for Howth – 11 to 13/09/2018

Seed Mussel Survey Update for the Southeast Coast – September 2018

Seed Mussel Survey Update for the Southeast Coast 21-06-2018 to 27-07-2018

Seed Mussel Survey Report for Cahore Point July 18


2017


Glassgorman Report

Rosslare Report

Cromane Report


2016


Rusk Channel/Cahore Report

Cromane/Castlemaine Harbour Report

Lambay/Howth Report

Rosslare Report

Wicklow Report


2015


Rusk Channel/Cahore Report

Cromane/Castlemaine Harbour Report

Cromane/Castlemaine Harbour Update

Glassgorman Report

Lambay/Howth Report

Rosslare Report

Wicklow Report


2014


Rusk Channel/Cahore Report

Cromane/Castlemain Harbour Report

Lambay/Howth Report

Rosslare Report

Wicklow Report


2013


Blackwater Report

Rusk Channel/Cahore Report

Cromane/Castlemaine Harbour Report

Lambay/Howth Report

Rosslare Report

Wicklow Report


2012


Blackwater Report

Rusk Channel/Cahore Report

Cromane/Castlemaine Harbour Report

Rosslare Report

Wicklow Report

Mussel Meat Yields

Posted on: April 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Wexford Cromane Bantry Meat Yield Graph 2018

 

Wexford Water Temperature Vs Meat Yield Graph 2018

 

Wexford Carlingford Snave South Chapel Meat Yield Graph 2017

 

Wexford Cromane Meat Yield Graph 2016

Cromane/Bantry Case Study

Posted on: April 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

 

Bantry/Cromane Case Study Master Document

Cromane intertidal site visit – May 2018

Bantry mussel line site visit – May 2018

Particle Modelling

Posted on: April 24th, 2018 by Paul Byrne

Menai Dispersal

 

This model shows particles (mussel larvae) being advected from a source at the Menai mussel farms. Here a very high resolution unstructured mesh model was developed for the Menai Strait and wider Irish Sea. The model resolves the complex tides, eddies, and intertidal regions of the Menai. The tidal residual flow in the Strait is southwestwards, and we can clearly see the particles being advected with the tidal residual. This simulation was repeated throughout the spring neap cycle to see the effect of the tide on dispersal, and ultimately to see where Menai mussels are expected to disperse.

 


Irish Sea Accumulations

 

This model shows a grid release of particles (larvae) in the Irish Sea, during April 2014. Here we wanted to show the likely ‘hotspots’ for particle accumulations – and also the ‘particle deserts’, where particles rarely accumulate. We repeated these simulations daily for the entire Apr-Sept season in 2014. This model is driven by the ~200m resolution Irish Sea model developed during ISPP.

 


Particle Model SW Europe

 

This model shows cohorts of particles (larvae) release along the European coastline and being advected for 2 weeks. You can see the effects of the strong tidal oscillations in the north (Irish Sea, English Channel) but also the density-driven eddies and gyres in the south. This model is driven by the ~2km resolution IBI Atlantic Area model.