VENTuRE Cruise 2011
Sulphide 'plume' expelled from a hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Sulphide 'plume' expelled from a hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Note the white anhydrite growing along the cracks. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Sulphide 'plume' expelled from a hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Note the white anhydrite and also some shrimp. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Sulphide 'plume' expelled from a hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Note the white anhydrite mineralisation. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Two active chimneys - hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
"Beehive" formation on hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
"Beehive" formation on hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
"Beehive" formation on hydrothermal vent.
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Note the white anhydrite and snails. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Snails avoiding cracks on an active vent
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Note the white anhydrite and snails. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Organ pipe hydrothermal vents.
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Organ pipe hydrothermal vents - close up
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Organ pipe hydrothermal vents - pyritic centre
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Samples collected by the ROV manipulator arms.
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Taking samples which are stored in compartments until the ROV is recovered. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Microbial mats on a rock surface
Image capturing using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). A microbial mat is a multi-layered sheet of micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and archaea. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Deep Sea crab
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Vent Shrimp
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Snail Species
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Annelid Species
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Scale Worm
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Shrimp Species
Image capturing using a ROV up to 3000m deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Read more about the cruise. Click here
Shipwrecks
SS W.M.Barkley
Shaded Relief Image of SS W.M.Barkley. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
SS W.M.Barkley
Shaded Relief Image of SS W.M.Barkley. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
HMS Guide Me II
Shaded Relief Image of HMS Guide Me II. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
La Surveillante
Shaded Relief Image of La Surveillante. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
RMS Leinster
Shaded Relief Image of the RMS Leinster. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
SS Manchester Merchant
Shaded Relief Image of the SS Manchester Merchant. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
SS Manchester Merchant
Shaded Relief Image of the SS Manchester Merchant. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
SS Etal Manor
Shaded Relief Image of SS Etal Manor. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
SS Vesper & MV Bolivar
Shaded Relief Image of the SS Vesper on the left and the MV Bolivar on the right. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
RMS Lusitania
Shaded Relief Image of RMS Lusitania. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
Queen Victoria
Shaded Relief Image of the Queen Victoria. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
Sir Charles Napier
Shaded Relief Image of the Sir Charles Napier. Download Shipwreck information leaflet Click here
Seabed Features
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo. Drowned Drumlins 2002 and 2003 LIDAR Data
A 'drowned drumlin' landscape where the drumlins appear as islands in the sea, forming a 'basket of eggs' topography - Glacial features. Download in Google Earth .kmz Click here
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo. Drowned Drumlins 2002 and 2003 LIDAR Data
A 'drowned drumlin' landscape where the drumlins appear as islands in the sea, forming a 'basket of eggs' topography - Glacial features. Download in Google Earth .kmz Click here
"Brendan Trench", Co. Kerry.
The seafloor traces of a major geological fault zone. Download the Kerry coast bathymetry in Google Earth .kmzClick here
"Brendan Trench", Co. Kerry.
The seafloor traces of a major geological fault zone. Download the Kerry coast bathymetry in Google Earth .kmzClick here
"Brendan Trench", Co. Kerry.
The seafloor traces of a major geological fault zone. Download the Kerry coast bathymetry in Google Earth .kmzClick here
"Slava Ridge", Co. Kerry.
It is a glacial feature, possibly a terminal moraine. Download the Kerry coast bathymetry in Google Earth .kmzClick here
"Slava Ridge", Co. Kerry.
It is a glacial feature, possibly a terminal moraine. Download the Kerry coast bathymetry in Google Earth .kmzClick here
Aran Sound, Galway Bay Bathymetry
Aran Sound Galway Bay. Download Galway Bay bathymetry in Google Earth .kmz Click here
Aran Islands, Galway Bay 2008 LIDAR Data
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A large moraine feature in Donegal Bay
Represents the end point of a large ice sheet during the last glaciation. Download bathymetry in Google Earth .kmz Click here
Waterford Tallships
RV Keary
RV Keary. The RV Keary is Ireland’s latest marine Research Vessel. For more information Click here
RV Keary
Guided tours were provided at Waterford Tallships 2011. For more info on the RV Keary Click here
RV Keary
Guided tours were provided at Waterford Tallships 2011. For more info on the RV Keary Click here
RV Keary
Interviews were provided at Waterford Tallships 2011. For more info on the RV Keary Click here
RV Keary
Guided tours were provided at Waterford Tallships 2011. For more info on the RV Keary Click here
The "Mir" Russian Tallship
The "Mir" Russian Tallship. For more info Click here
The "Mir" Russian Tallship followed the RV Keary in the Parade of Sails
INFOMAR\INSS Survey Vessels
RSV Bligh
RSV Bligh was used in Zone 3 of the Irish National Seabed Survey. An area, of some 413,760 sq Km.
RSV Siren
RSV Siren was used in Zone 3 of the Irish National Seabed Survey. An area, of some 413,760 sq Km.
The RV Celtic Explorer - Marine Institute
This vessel was used to survey deeper bays and areas in Zones 1 and 2. For more info Click here
The RV Celtic Voyager - Marine Institute
This vessel was used to survey deeper bays and areas in Zones 1 and 2. For more info Click here
The RV Keary - Geological Survey of Ireland
This vessel was used to survey shallower areas under 20 metres. For more info Click here
The RV Keary - Geological Survey of Ireland
This vessel was used to survey shallower areas under 20 metres. For more info Click here
The RV Geo - Geological Survey of Ireland
This vessel was used to survey around the inner reaches of the bays. For more info Click here
The RV Geo - Geological Survey of Ireland
This vessel was used to survey around the inner reaches of the bays. For more info Click here
