CE10014 Deep water coral and fish interaction off the west coast of Ireland

These cruises will focus on investigating hotspot ecosystems (deep-water corals on mounds and in canyons), and their interaction with fish, off the Irish and Biscay margins. Objective 2. Ocean acidification and climate change studies Physical/Chemical Oceanography Depth profiles of temperature, salinity, fluorescence, transmissivity and dissolved oxygen (DO) will be collected along cross slope transects and at continental margin features (canyons etc.) using the CTD with bottle samples taken at selected locations/depth for ocean carbon chemistry Ocean carbon chemistry measurements to be made will include - pH and concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), dissolved oxygen (DO) and nutrients Objective 3.

Coral Special Area of Conservation Studies