In any year, up to approximately 50 foreign marine scientific research programmes (FMSR) are undertaken in Irish waters. If you're interested in partaking in any of these surveys as an observer please see details of our Foreign Vessel Observer Scheme or email RV Ops attaching a copy of your CV. We are currently accepting applications for 2013. Summary details of the surveys are available in the table below which will be updated as the notifications are received.
Foreign Research Cruise Schedule 2013
| Country |
Vessel Name |
Cruise Objectives |
Location |
From (date) |
To (date) |
Irish Observer Participation |
| Britain |
To be Confirmed |
Irish Sea Roundfish Survey |
Irish Sea |
27/01/2013 |
30/03/2013 |
No berth available |
| Britain |
Endeavour |
International Bottom Trawl Survey |
Celtic Sea |
01/02/2013 |
18/03/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Britain |
Scotia |
Bottom Trawl Survey targeting juvenile gadoids |
North of Ireland, West of Scotland |
21/02/2013 |
09/03/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| The Netherlands |
Tridens |
International Blue Whiting Spawning Stock Survey |
West Coast of Ireland |
19/03/2013 |
12/04/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Germany |
Walther Herwig III |
Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Egg Survey |
West Coast, Porcupine Bank & the Celtic Sea |
20/03/2013 |
25/04/2013 |
No berth available |
| Britain |
FV Altaire |
Mackerel Egg Survey 1 |
West of Ireland |
14/03/2013 |
25/03/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Britain |
Scotia |
Mackerel Egg Survey 2 |
West of Ireland |
20/04/2013 |
05/05/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Netherlands |
Tridens |
Biomass Estimation of Mackerel & Horse Mackerel Stock |
Celtic Sea |
06/05/2013 |
19/06/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Norway |
Eros |
International Mackerel and Horse Mackerel Survey |
North West of Ireland |
13/05/2013 |
06/06/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Britain |
TBC |
Mackerel Egg Survey 3 |
West and North West of Ireland |
05/06/2013 |
24/06/2013 |
N/A |
| Britain |
James Cook |
FASTNet - Fluxes Across Sloping Topography of the North East Atlantic |
The West Continental Slope |
28/06/2013 |
24/07/2013 |
Observer Confirmed |
| Britain |
Endeavour |
Irish Sea & Bristol Channel Beam Trawl |
12/09/2013 |
03/10/2013 |
Irish Sea |
Observer Confirmed |
| Britain |
RRS Discovery |
Atlantic Meridonal Transect |
Atlantic Ocean |
17/10/2013 |
21/10/2013 |
N/A |
Last updated on 17/05/2013
Irish research organisations interested in the details of specific cruises should contact rv@marine.ie