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The RV Celtic Explorer has returned to more familiar waters of Ireland's west coast after completing a major sea survey off the south coast of Spain.
The state-owned multi-purpose research vessel, is currently located off the west coast of Liscannor Bay in County Clare.
The Marine Institute-run vessel recently returned from Spain where representatives of University of Galway, University of Southampton and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group completed a major sea survey.
Besides the collection of the underwater soundscape, the group also conducted CTD stations in order to determine the salinity, temperature, and depth in the water column, water sampling to assess primary productivity, and seabird and marine mammal observations.
One of the main aims of the survey was to contribute to data collection in acoustic monitoring of marine mammals and underwater noise as part of the EU-funded Horizon project STRAITS (Strategic Infrastructure for Improved Animal Tracking in European Seas).
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