Irish Anglerfish and Megrim survey 2018
West, Southwest and South Coast
The Department of
Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that the
Marine Institute are carrying out the annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim
Survey (IAMS 2018). The survey will be carried out from 19th February to the 19th March 2018 to the West, Southwest and South
coast of Ireland, in fulfilment of Ireland’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)
obligations. The IAMS is a demersal trawl and beam trawl survey consisting of
approximately 85 otter trawls (60 minutes) and 25 beam trawls (30 minutes) in
International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) area 7b, 7c, 7g, 7h, 7j
and 7k. The approximate location of these hauls is given in Figure 1 and
Appendix 1. Fishing in 2018 will take place within a 3 nautical mile (nmi)
radius of these indicative positions.
The purpose of this project is to carry out annual survey
for relative annual abundance and distribution of Anglerfish and Megrim. In
addition, other species of national importance are sampled along with physical
and chemical oceanographic parameters.
The survey will be conducted by the R.V. “Celtic
Explorer” (Callsign: EIGB). The vessel will display all
appropriate lights and signals during the survey and will also be listening on VHF
Channel 16 for CE18004. The vessel
will be towing a Jackson demersal trawl or two four metre wide beam trawls
during operations.
The Marine Institute would request
that commercial fishing and other marine operators to keep a 3nmi area around
the tow points clear of any gear or apparatus during the survey period outlined
above. While there is no statutory provision for the loss of gear at sea, the
MI will make every effort to avoid gear adequately marked according to
legislation that may be encountered in the notified areas.
In the event that an operator has
static gear or other obstructions within 3nmi of the points listed above it is
the responsibility of the owner to notify the survey managers or vessel
directly. This should be communicated by identifying specifically which
“Station” is of concern using the Appendix and contact details provided. It is not required to provide positional details of commercial operations beyond 4nmi of
the survey points provided.
Fig 1. Map of IAMS 2018 survey stations labelled with station numbers.
Please contact:
Aodhan Fitzgerald, Marine
Institute: 0872488765
All mariners are reminded of their responsibilities under
the International Collision Regulations and are reminded of Marine Notice No. 17 of
2007, which gives general advice in relation to the
activities of vessels engaged in survey work for hydrographic, seismic, fishing
research and underwater operations.
The International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions
at Sea (COLREGS) are implemented in Irish law by the Merchant Shipping (Collision
Regulations) (Ships and Water Craft on the Water) Order 2012 [S.I. No. 507
of 2012], and the Signals of Distress (Ships)
Rules 2012 [S.I. No.170 of 2012]. See Marine Notice No.
06 of 2013. These Statutory Instruments may be purchased by
mail order from Government Publications, Office of Public Works, 52 St.
Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 6476834/1890213434. They are also
available online at: www.irishstatutebook.ie.
Appendix 1: IGFS Survey Stations are located by the
following coordinates:
Station |
Gear |
Longitude |
Latitude |
Decimal Longitude |
Decimal Latitude |
T71 |
Otter Trawl |
13°37'49.733"W |
52°59'27.371"E |
-13.630481 |
52.990936 |
T72 |
Otter Trawl |
10°10'53.011"W |
49°8'42.129"E |
-10.181392 |
49.145036 |
T73 |
Otter Trawl |
9°10'13.166"W |
48°10'53.774"E |
-9.170324 |
48.181604 |
T74 |
Otter Trawl |
8°17'57.559"W |
50°8'22.418"E |
-8.299322 |
50.139561 |
T75 |
Otter Trawl |
11°32'1.315"W |
54°0'6.288"E |
-11.533699 |
54.001747 |
T76 |
Otter Trawl |
11°5'14.268"W |
52°59'40.758"E |
-11.087297 |
52.994655 |
T77 |
Otter Trawl |
9°51'1.398"W |
50°2'41.41"E |
-9.850388 |
50.044836 |
T78 |
Otter Trawl |
11°46'38.227"W |
52°3'32.256"E |
-11.777285 |
52.058960 |
T79 |
Otter Trawl |
12°33'42.006"W |
53°53'40.606"E |
-12.561668 |
53.894613 |
T80 |
Otter Trawl |
13°22'50.668"W |
52°14'36.383"E |
-13.380741 |
52.243440 |
T81 |
Otter Trawl |
12°8'57.411"W |
53°13'59.185"E |
-12.149281 |
53.233107 |
T82 |
Otter Trawl |
8°36'45.268"W |
49°19'55.226"E |
-8.612574 |
49.332007 |
T83 |
Otter Trawl |
14°48'23.181"W |
52°20'37.982"E |
-14.806439 |
52.343884 |
T84 |
Otter Trawl |
10°56'20.314"W |
54°28'34.546"E |
-10.938976 |
54.476263 |
T85 |
Otter Trawl |
8°54'8.508"W |
51°23'22.157"E |
-8.902363 |
51.389488 |
T86 |
Otter Trawl |
10°17'29.723"W |
50°37'28.56"E |
-10.291590 |
50.624600 |
T87 |
Otter Trawl |
14°12'13.924"W |
53°30'15.667"E |
-14.203868 |
53.504352 |
T88 |
Otter Trawl |
11°48'14.31"W |
49°19'10.691"E |
-11.803975 |
49.319637 |
T89 |
Otter Trawl |
10°37'51.763"W |
49°37'39"E |
-10.631045 |
49.627500 |
T90 |
Otter Trawl |
11°59'9.105"W |
52°36'0.54"E |
-11.985863 |
52.600150 |
T91 |
Otter Trawl |
9°13'3.497"W |
50°49'30.796"E |
-9.217638 |
50.825221 |
T92 |
Otter Trawl |
10°36'12.187"W |
53°56'20.897"E |
-10.603385 |
53.939138 |
T93 |
Otter Trawl |
11°5'5.572"W |
50°1'59.201"E |
-11.084881 |
50.033111 |
T94 |
Otter Trawl |
9°13'35.643"W |
49°5'50.149"E |
-9.226567 |
49.097264 |
T95 |
Otter Trawl |
13°52'56.417"W |
51°7'25.125"E |
-13.882338 |
51.123646 |
T96 |
Otter Trawl |
11°23'39.456"W |
51°39'19.889"E |
-11.394293 |
51.655525 |
T97 |
Otter Trawl |
13°11'5.794"W |
53°25'22.616"E |
-13.184943 |
53.422949 |
T98 |
Otter Trawl |
9°12'10.095"W |
49°51'44.513"E |
-9.202804 |
49.862365 |
T99 |
Otter Trawl |
10°45'25.513"W |
48°53'2.124"E |
-10.757087 |
48.883923 |
T100 |
Otter Trawl |
14°1'28.916"W |
51°37'23.578"E |
-14.024699 |
51.623216 |
T101 |
Otter Trawl |
10°3'8.168"W |
48°45'47.107"E |
-10.052269 |
48.763085 |
T102 |
Otter Trawl |
9°17'50.684"W |
50°22'46.577"E |
-9.297412 |
50.379605 |
T103 |
Otter Trawl |
12°40'24.647"W |
52°13'32.102"E |
-12.673513 |
52.225584 |
T104 |
Otter Trawl |
11°9'3.801"W |
52°27'23.149"E |
-11.151056 |
52.456430 |
T105 |
Otter Trawl |
13°21'36.575"W |
52°37'55.308"E |
-13.360160 |
52.632030 |
T106 |
Otter Trawl |
10°23'10.134"W |
51°6'55.497"E |
-10.386148 |
51.115416 |
T107 |
Otter Trawl |
10°0'0.944"W |
51°28'16.936"E |
-10.000262 |
51.471371 |
T108 |
Otter Trawl |
13°30'33.186"W |
53°45'36.672"E |
-13.509218 |
53.760187 |
T109 |
Otter Trawl |
13°5'33.738"W |
51°53'6.086"E |
-13.092705 |
51.885024 |
T110 |
Otter Trawl |
11°5'28.718"W |
49°21'9.003"E |
-11.091311 |
49.352501 |
T111 |
Otter Trawl |
14°26'49.751"W |
53°3'49.748"E |
-14.447153 |
53.063819 |
T112 |
Otter Trawl |
8°35'33.966"W |
49°44'57.967"E |
-8.592768 |
49.749435 |
T113 |
Otter Trawl |
11°57'37.642"W |
53°47'23.855"E |
-11.960456 |
53.789960 |
T114 |
Otter Trawl |
9°26'15.126"W |
48°34'47.785"E |
-9.437535 |
48.579940 |
T115 |
Otter Trawl |
14°33'53.822"W |
51°59'43.271"E |
-14.564951 |
51.995353 |
T116 |
Otter Trawl |
8°41'13.294"W |
48°10'55.341"E |
-8.687026 |
48.182039 |
T117 |
Otter Trawl |
12°4'23.314"W |
51°45'24.273"E |
-12.073143 |
51.756742 |
T118 |
Otter Trawl |
9°23'41.492"W |
49°28'40.684"E |
-9.394859 |
49.477968 |
T119 |
Otter Trawl |
13°6'22.428"W |
52°53'44.848"E |
-13.106230 |
52.895791 |
T120 |
Otter Trawl |
8°6'36.115"W |
51°2'7.582"E |
-8.110032 |
51.035440 |
T121 |
Otter Trawl |
8°41'22.958"W |
50°29'45.631"E |
-8.689711 |
50.496009 |
T122 |
Otter Trawl |
12°7'11.169"W |
52°56'51.547"E |
-12.119769 |
52.947652 |
T123 |
Otter Trawl |
10°54'58.017"W |
51°24'6.14"E |
-10.916116 |
51.401705 |
T124 |
Otter Trawl |
13°33'21.259"W |
51°26'22.026"E |
-13.555905 |
51.439452 |
T125 |
Otter Trawl |
12°5'52.25"W |
53°31'27.688"E |
-12.097847 |
53.524358 |
T126 |
Otter Trawl |
8°3'54.611"W |
48°54'16.437"E |
-8.065170 |
48.904566 |
T127 |
Otter Trawl |
11°37'41.844"W |
53°33'17.636"E |
-11.628290 |
53.554899 |
T128 |
Otter Trawl |
14°14'32.86"W |
52°18'36.468"E |
-14.242461 |
52.310130 |
T129 |
Otter Trawl |
12°35'31.292"W |
52°39'47.698"E |
-12.592025 |
52.663249 |
T130 |
Otter Trawl |
10°57'45.999"W |
50°55'24.021"E |
-10.962778 |
50.923339 |
T131 |
Otter Trawl |
11°0'52.164"W |
50°19'16.635"E |
-11.014490 |
50.321287 |
T132 |
Otter Trawl |
14°20'25.432"W |
51°18'13.789"E |
-14.340398 |
51.303830 |
T133 |
Otter Trawl |
11°31'15.663"W |
53°17'52.361"E |
-11.521017 |
53.297878 |
T134 |
Otter Trawl |
13°58'20.874"W |
52°50'7.4"E |
-13.972465 |
52.835389 |
T135 |
Otter Trawl |
10°29'41.956"W |
50°17'27.501"E |
-10.494988 |
50.290972 |
T136 |
Otter Trawl |
9°27'28.145"W |
51°11'53.298"E |
-9.457818 |
51.198138 |
T137 |
Otter Trawl |
12°27'47.673"W |
53°24'2.033"E |
-12.463242 |
53.400565 |
T138 |
Otter Trawl |
14°18'19.737"W |
50°58'7.391"E |
-14.305483 |
50.968720 |
T139 |
Otter Trawl |
8°53'44.399"W |
48°28'11.753"E |
-8.895667 |
48.469931 |
T140 |
Otter Trawl |
10°50'43.987"W |
54°8'35.919"E |
-10.845552 |
54.143311 |
T141 |
Otter Trawl |
10°23'44.753"W |
54°19'10.381"E |
-10.395765 |
54.319550 |
T142 |
Otter Trawl |
13°1'12.75"W |
53°8'17.728"E |
-13.020208 |
53.138258 |
T143 |
Otter Trawl |
9°57'34.991"W |
49°43'36.462"E |
-9.959720 |
49.726795 |
T144 |
Otter Trawl |
12°11'7.647"W |
52°19'3.472"E |
-12.185457 |
52.317631 |
T145 |
Otter Trawl |
13°47'47.36"W |
53°33'10.555"E |
-13.796489 |
53.552932 |
T146 |
Otter Trawl |
13°49'30.865"W |
53°15'57.806"E |
-13.825240 |
53.266057 |
T147 |
Otter Trawl |
10°33'31.131"W |
49°56'29.373"E |
-10.558647 |
49.941493 |
T148 |
Otter Trawl |
11°14'9.438"W |
53°47'14.618"E |
-11.235955 |
53.787394 |
T149 |
Otter Trawl |
11°9'19.468"W |
52°3'21.12"E |
-11.155408 |
52.055867 |
T150 |
Otter Trawl |
11°38'31.846"W |
52°52'25.581"E |
-11.642179 |
52.873773 |
B1 |
Beam Trawl |
8°33'25.112"W |
51°28'17.501"E |
-8.556975 |
51.471528 |
B2 |
Beam Trawl |
8°45'12.854"W |
51°24'34.538"E |
-8.753570 |
51.409594 |
B3 |
Beam Trawl |
8°53'53.592"W |
51°29'4.949"E |
-8.898220 |
51.484708 |
B4 |
Beam Trawl |
8°36'40.687"W |
51°35'55.448"E |
-8.611302 |
51.598736 |
B5 |
Beam Trawl |
8°58'39.229"W |
51°32'49.737"E |
-8.977564 |
51.547149 |
B6 |
Beam Trawl |
11°22'55.822"W |
52°5'11.012"E |
-11.382173 |
52.086392 |
B7 |
Beam Trawl |
11°20'53.939"W |
52°1'19.744"E |
-11.348316 |
52.022151 |
B8 |
Beam Trawl |
7°53'27.532"W |
49°26'20.918"E |
-7.890981 |
49.439144 |
B9 |
Beam Trawl |
10°11'7.081"W |
48°56'44.23"E |
-10.185300 |
48.945619 |
B10 |
Beam Trawl |
10°56'27.794"W |
49°19'11.666"E |
-10.941054 |
49.319907 |
B11 |
Beam Trawl |
10°20'21.497"W |
49°32'1.876"E |
-10.339305 |
49.533854 |
B12 |
Beam Trawl |
10°17'20.651"W |
49°46'56.993"E |
-10.289070 |
49.782498 |
B13 |
Beam Trawl |
10°52'56.276"W |
49°46'36.857"E |
-10.882299 |
49.776905 |
B14 |
Beam Trawl |
10°48'27.5"W |
50°12'7.379"E |
-10.807639 |
50.202050 |
B15 |
Beam Trawl |
10°43'46.991"W |
50°23'15.184"E |
-10.729720 |
50.387551 |
B16 |
Beam Trawl |
10°31'59.205"W |
50°4'50.641"E |
-10.533113 |
50.080734 |
B17 |
Beam Trawl |
10°48'52.208"W |
50°55'12.74"E |
-10.814502 |
50.920205 |
B18 |
Beam Trawl |
10°22'55.647"W |
50°49'34.282"E |
-10.382124 |
50.826190 |
B19 |
Beam Trawl |
10°18'7.788"W |
50°31'57.399"E |
-10.302163 |
50.532611 |
B20 |
Beam Trawl |
10°12'14.255"W |
50°47'27.165"E |
-10.203960 |
50.790879 |
B21 |
Beam Trawl |
10°9'17.613"W |
50°56'3.669"E |
-10.154892 |
50.934353 |
B22 |
Beam Trawl |
10°57'29.937"W |
51°20'15.687"E |
-10.958316 |
51.337691 |
B23 |
Beam Trawl |
10°34'26.607"W |
51°14'12.736"E |
-10.574057 |
51.236871 |
B24 |
Beam Trawl |
10°53'54.626"W |
51°12'47.969"E |
-10.898507 |
51.213325 |
B25 |
Beam Trawl |
10°14'57.381"W |
51°15'34.332"E |
-10.249273 |
51.259537 |
B26 |
Beam Trawl |
10°38'1.765"W |
51°21'47.315"E |
-10.633824 |
51.363143 |
B27 |
Beam Trawl |
10°31'54.99"W |
51°51'34.973"E |
-10.531942 |
51.859715 |
B28 |
Beam Trawl |
10°26'56.878"W |
51°33'59.363"E |
-10.449133 |
51.566490 |
B29 |
Beam Trawl |
10°18'35.581"W |
51°45'49.237"E |
-10.309884 |
51.763677 |
B30 |
Beam Trawl |
10°16'13.666"W |
51°39'56.677"E |
-10.270463 |
51.665744 |
B31 |
Beam Trawl |
10°56'49.409"W |
52°7'45.021"E |
-10.947058 |
52.129172 |
B32 |
Beam Trawl |
10°43'16.295"W |
52°8'4.307"E |
-10.721193 |
52.134530 |
B33 |
Beam Trawl |
10°57'11.604"W |
52°1'31.371"E |
-10.953223 |
52.025381 |
B34 |
Beam Trawl |
11°4'6.746"W |
50°58'41.892"E |
-11.068541 |
50.978303 |
B35 |
Beam Trawl |
9°50'16.114"W |
49°14'51.563"E |
-9.837809 |
49.247656 |
B36 |
Beam Trawl |
9°20'28.344"W |
49°20'4.979"E |
-9.341207 |
49.334717 |
B37 |
Beam Trawl |
9°53'46.546"W |
49°44'59.604"E |
-9.896263 |
49.749890 |
B38 |
Beam Trawl |
11°5'8.922"W |
51°29'16.594"E |
-11.085812 |
51.487943 |
B39 |
Beam Trawl |
9°7'9.397"W |
49°57'7.265"E |
-9.119277 |
49.952018 |
B40 |
Beam Trawl |
9°17'23.294"W |
49°43'7.158"E |
-9.289804 |
49.718655 |
B41 |
Beam Trawl |
9°44'52.627"W |
50°9'5.219"E |
-9.747952 |
50.151450 |
B42 |
Beam Trawl |
9°55'1.765"W |
50°9'27.306"E |
-9.917157 |
50.157585 |
B43 |
Beam Trawl |
9°15'4.186"W |
50°8'2.979"E |
-9.251163 |
50.134161 |
B44 |
Beam Trawl |
9°25'18.637"W |
50°16'33.446"E |
-9.421844 |
50.275957 |
B45 |
Beam Trawl |
9°25'31.838"W |
50°24'40.821"E |
-9.425510 |
50.411339 |
B46 |
Beam Trawl |
9°56'1.085"W |
50°19'26.397"E |
-9.933635 |
50.323999 |
B47 |
Beam Trawl |
9°25'13.788"W |
50°39'2.572"E |
-9.420497 |
50.650715 |
B48 |
Beam Trawl |
9°47'52.679"W |
50°45'25.346"E |
-9.797966 |
50.757041 |
B49 |
Beam Trawl |
9°46'50.27"W |
50°57'52.822"E |
-9.780630 |
50.964673 |
B50 |
Beam Trawl |
9°4'19.044"W |
51°7'1.391"E |
-9.071957 |
51.117053 |
B51 |
Beam Trawl |
9°30'15.646"W |
51°12'56.882"E |
-9.504346 |
51.215801 |
B52 |
Beam Trawl |
9°41'36.649"W |
51°23'18.814"E |
-9.693514 |
51.388559 |
B53 |
Beam Trawl |
9°13'29.825"W |
51°27'58.416"E |
-9.224951 |
51.466227 |
B54 |
Beam Trawl |
9°27'51.298"W |
51°29'24.891"E |
-9.464249 |
51.490247 |
B55 |
Beam Trawl |
9°40'35.643"W |
51°50'48.749"E |
-9.676567 |
51.846875 |
B56 |
Beam Trawl |
9°52'11.791"W |
51°31'44.898"E |
-9.869942 |
51.529138 |
B57 |
Beam Trawl |
11°6'44.26"W |
51°39'16.289"E |
-11.112294 |
51.654525 |
B58 |
Beam Trawl |
8°19'34.802"W |
49°3'47.103"E |
-8.326334 |
49.063084 |
B59 |
Beam Trawl |
8°50'15.131"W |
49°8'53.058"E |
-8.837536 |
49.148072 |
B60 |
Beam Trawl |
8°5'25.562"W |
49°8'7.969"E |
-8.090434 |
49.135547 |
B61 |
Beam Trawl |
8°47'34.198"W |
49°25'40.715"E |
-8.792833 |
49.427976 |
B62 |
Beam Trawl |
8°37'29.652"W |
49°55'55.397"E |
-8.624903 |
49.932055 |
B63 |
Beam Trawl |
8°37'15.17"W |
49°39'38.462"E |
-8.620880 |
49.660684 |
B64 |
Beam Trawl |
8°54'7.088"W |
50°27'52.813"E |
-8.901969 |
50.464670 |
B65 |
Beam Trawl |
8°36'52.511"W |
50°57'11.215"E |
-8.614586 |
50.953115 |