EMFF Offshore Reef Survey, Sensitive Ecosystem Assessment and ROV Exploration of Reef - SeaRover 2019 Cruise Report.

EMFF Offshore Reef Survey, Sensitive Ecosystem Assessment and ROV Exploration of Reef - SeaRover 2019 Cruise Report. Cruise Report prepared by INFOMAR, the Marine Institute, Ireland and the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

This report presents preliminary findings of the 2019 offshore reef survey over the Porcupine Seabight and adjacent areas. The survey is the final leg of an extensive three year project, beginning in 2017, that was coordinated and led by Ireland?s Marine Institute and INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland?s Marine Resource) and funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Marine Biodiversity Scheme and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).