Marine  Environment and Health Series

A series of reports published since 2000 presenting scientific and technical information on issues related to marine environmental quality, marine pollution, seafood safety and fish health.

2009 No. 37. Proceedings of the 9th Irish Shellfish Safety Scientific Workshop
Gilmartin, M., Silke, J.
Proceedings of the 9th Irish Shellfish Safety Scientific Workshop
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2008 No. 36. Irish Sea Marine Aggregate Initiative (IMAGIN):Technical Synthesis Report
Sutton, G.
IMAGIN was a two year collaborative project between Ireland and Wales which focused on the sustainable management of marine aggregate resources. The report presents a technical synthesis summary and reports on the five work packages of the project.
Keywords: Geological Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Morphodynamic Modelling, Web-Based GIS System, Cost Benefit Analysis
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2008 No. 35. Pilot Water Quality Monitoring Station in Dublin Bay North Bank Monitoring Station (NBMS) MATSIS Project Part I,
O'Donnell G., Joyce, E., Silke, J., O'Boyle S., McGovern, E.
This report describes the pilot development of an autonomous monitoring station in Dublin Bay and validation of the system.
Keywords: autonomous monitoring technologies, water quality, MATSIS, Dublin Bay, automated water samplers, phytoplankton sampling.
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2008 No. 34. Pancreas Disease in Farmed Salmon
Ruane, N., Graham, D., Rodger, H.
This publications costitutes the final report for the research project ST/05/01 "Site investigations and disease management of the pancreas disease virus in Irish farmed salmon".
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2008 No. 33. Proceedings of the 8th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
McMahon, T., Deegan, B., Silke, J., O'Cinneide, M.
Proceedings of the 8th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
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2008 No. 32. Irish Sea Marine Aggregate Initiative (IMAGIN): Issues and Recommendations for the Development and Regulation of Marine Aggregate Extraction in the Irish Sea
Sutton G, O’Mahony C, McMahon T, Ó’Cinnéide M & Nixon E
Policy Report
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2007 No. 31. Management Recommendations for the Sustainable Exploitation of Mussel Seed in the Irish Sea
Maguire, J.A., Knights, T., Burnell, G., Crowe, T., O'Beirn, F., McGrath, D., Ferns, M., McDonough, N., McQuid, N., O'Connor, B., Doyl
This report presents management recommendation for the mussel seed industry based on the scientific outputs of an NDP funded project led by University College Cork.
Keywords: Mussel seed, mussels in the Irish Sea.
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2007 No. 30. Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus and its Impact on the Irish Salmon Aquaculture and Wild Fish Sectors
Ruane, N., Geoghegan, F., O'Cinneide, M.
This report reviews the prevalence of the Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) virus in the Irish salmon farming industry and also in wild fish from selected rivers. It describes steps taken by industry in 2006 to control the disease and provides solutions to reduce the prevalence of IPN and prevent future outbreaks of the disease.
Keywords: Infections pancreatic necrosis (IPN), Irish salmon farming industry, farmed fish, wild fish.
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2007 No. 29. Bonamia ostreae in the Native Oyster Ostrea edulis: A Review
Culloty, S. & Mulcahy, M.
This report documents the spread and impact of the Bonamia ostreae parasite in Irish Bays since the 1980s.
Keywords: Ostrea edulis, Bonamia ostreae parasite, Bonamiosis.
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2007 No. 28. Isolation and Purification of AZAs from Naturally Contaminated Materials, and Evaluation of their Toxicological Effects (ASTOX)
Hess, P., McCarron, P., Rehmann, N., Kilcoyne, J., McMahon, T., Ryan, G., Ryan, M.P., Twiner M.J.
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2007 No. 27. Proceedings of the 7th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
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2007 TriNation Bergen Day 2 Presentations
Information and Presentations of the 7th Tri-Nation PD(+) seminar that took place on the 15 & 16th November 07 in Bergen
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2007 TriNation Bergen Day 1 Presentations - Part 2
Information and Presentations of the 7th Tri-Nation PD(+) seminar that took place on the 15 & 16th November 07 in Bergen
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2007 TriNation Bergen Day 1 Presentations - Part 1
Information and Presentations of the 7th Tri-Nation PD(+) seminar that took place on the 15 & 16th November 07 in Bergen
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2006 No. 26. Investigation into Levels of Dioxins, Furans, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Brominated Flame Retardants in Fishery Produce in Ireland
Tlustos, C., McHugh, B., Pratt, I., Tyrrell, L., McGovern, E.,
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2006 No. 25. Trace Metal Concentrations in Shellfish from Irish Waters
Boyle, B., Tyrrell, L., McHugh, B., Joyce, E., Costello, J., Glynn, D., McGovern, E.
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2006 No. 24. Guidelines for the Assessment of Dredge Material For Disposal In Irish Waters
Cronin, M. McGovern, E. McMahon, T. Boelens, R.
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2006 No. 23. Proceedings of the 6th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop - 2005
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2005 No. 22. Research on Pancreas Disease in Irish Farmed Salmon 2004/2005 - Current and Future Initiative
Ruane, N., Graham, D., Foyle, L., Norris, A., Ratcliff, J., Murphy, K., Mitchell, S., Staples, C., Jewhurst, H., Todd, D., Geoghegan
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2005 No. 21. Karenia mikimotoi: An Exceptional Dinoflagellate Bloom in Western Irish Waters - Summer 2005
Silke J., O Beirn F., Cronin M.
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2005 No. 20. Trace Metal Concentrations in Various Fish Species Landed at Selected Irish Ports 2003
Tyrrell L., McHugh B., Glynn D., Twomey M., Joyce E., Costello J., McGovern E.
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2005 No. 19. Proceedings of the 5th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop - 2004
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2004 No. 18. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Various Fish Species Landed at Selected Irish Ports, 2002
Tyrrell, L., Twomey, M., Glynn, D., McHugh, B., Joyce, E., Costello, J., McGovern, E.
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2004 No. 17. Review of the Potential Mechanism of Kelp Harvesting in Ireland
Werner, A. Kraan, S.
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2004 No. 16. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Shellfish from Irish Waters, 2002
Glynn, D., Tyrrell, L., McHugh, B., Monaghan, E., Costello, J., McGovern, E.
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2004 No. 15. Salmon Mortalities at Inver Bay and Mc Swynes Bay Finfish Farms, County Donegal, Ireland during 2003
Cronin, M., Cusack, C., Geoghegan, F., Jackson, D., McGovern, E., McMahon, T., O'Beirn, F., O'Cinneide M., Silke, J.
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2003 No. 9. Environmental Quality and Carrying Capacity for Aquaculture in Mulroy Bay Co. Donegal
Telfor, T., Robinson, K.
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2003 No. 8. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Various Fish Species, Landed at Selected Irish Ports 1997-2000
Tyrrell, L., Glynn, D., Rowe, A., McHugh, B., Costello, J., Duffy, C., Quinn, A., Naughton, M., Bloxhan,
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2003 No. 7. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Shellfish from Irish Waters, 2000
Glynn, D., Tyrell, L., McHugh, B., Rowe, A., Costello, J., McGovern, E.
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2003 No. 6. Monitoring of Tributyl Tin Contamination in Six Marine Inlets Using Biological Indicators
Minchin, D.
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2003 No. 14. An Epidemiological Investigation of the Re-emergence of Pancreas Disease in Irish Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.) in 2002
McLoughlin, M.F., Peeler, E., Foyle, K.L., Rodger, H.D., O'Ceallachain, D., Geoghegan, F.
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2003 No. 13. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Various Fish Species Landed at Selected Irish Ports, 2001
Tyrrell, L., Glynn, D., McHugh, B., Rowe, A., Monaghan, E., Costello, J., McGovern, E.
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2003 No. 12. The Occurrence and Risk Assessment of the Pesticide Toxaphene in Fish from Irish Waters 2003
McHugh, B., Glynn, D., Nixon, E., McGovern, E.
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2003 No. 11. The Irish Coral Task Force and Atlantic Coral Ecosystem Study (ACES). Report on Two deep-Water Coral Conservation Stakeholder Workshops held in Galway in 2000 and 2002
Grehan, A.J., Long, R.J., Deegan, B., O'Cinneide, M.
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2003 No. 10. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Shellfish from Irish Waters, 2001
Glynn, D., Tyrrell, L., McHugh, B., Rowe, A., Monaghan, E., Costello, J., McGovern, E.
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2003 Proceedings of the 4th Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
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2002 No. 5. Monitoring of Zebra Mussels in the Shannon-Boyle Navigation, Other Navigable Regions and Principal Irish Lakes, 2000 & 2001
Minchin, D., Lucy, F., Sullivan, M.
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2002 No. 4. Winter Nutrient Monitoring of the Western Irish Sea - 1990 to 2000
McGovern, E., Monaghan, E., Bloxham, M., Rowe, A., Duffy, C., Quinn, A., McHugh, B., McMahon, T., Smyth, M., Naughton, M., McManus, M., Nixon, E.
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2002 Proceedings of the 3rd Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
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2001 No. 3. The Fate of Oxytetracycline in the Marine Environment of a Salmon Cage Farm
Coyne, R., Smith, P., Moriarty, C.
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2001 No. 2. Trace Metal and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Shellfish from Irish Waters, 1997-1999
McGovern, E., Rowe, A., McHugh, B., Costello, J., Bloxham, M., Duffy, C., Nixon, E.
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2001 Proceedings of the 2nd Irish Shellfish Safety Workshop
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2000 No. 1. Assessment of Water Quality Data from Kilkieran Bay, Co. Galway
O'Donohoe, G., Hensey, M., O'Connor, B.
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