A review of phytoplankton ecology in estuarine and coastal waters around Ireland

O’Boyle, Shane; Silke, Joe

doi:10.1093/plankt/fbp097

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“…Coastal management and monitoring has long suffered from a piecemeal approach in Ireland, with a plethora of national, regional and local authorities along with NGOs having a statutory right of consultation, and as many more voluntary organisations and trade agencies willing and anxious to make representations. O'Boyle and Silke [36] review phytoplankton in coastal, shelf and estuarine waters around Ireland. O'Boyle and Silke suggest that monitoring of phytoplankton as part of WFD compliance should be carried out in a pragmatic manner.…”

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Irish estuaries: Water quality status and monitoring implications under the water framework directive

Hartnett

Wilson

2011

Marine Policy

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The status of water quality of Irish estuaries is reviewed; this sheds light on the rationale behind the design of the national monitoring programme. Relative to other EU Member States, Ireland's coastal monitoring programme is relatively young and not as advanced. The monitoring programmes in Ireland pre Water Framework Directive (WFD) were structured on a salinity-based typology, with an emphasis on quantifying the variability of the component elements. Although monitoring is a significant obligation under the WFD, there is little guidance on developing monitoring protocols; Member States are developing ad hoc monitoring programme. The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), responsible authority, undertook research programmes to assist design and implementation of the WFD. A substantial new national monitoring programme was developed. However, the Irish programme is not optimised; the programme is being refined to include elements not yet covered, notably the biota. New research, by the authors, aims to develop a robust approach towards monitoring integrating data and model results. This paper presents changes in Irish marine water quality monitoring policy and some of the associated research necessary to change policy. Monitoring water quality status throughout EU Member States has developed in an individualistic and piecemeal fashion. Relative to other EU Member States, Ireland's coastal monitoring programme is relatively young and not as advanced . The monitoring programmes in Ireland pre Water Framework Directive (WFD) was structured on a salinity-based typology, with monitoring of 56 transitional waters and an emphasis on quantifying the variability of the component elements.

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Irish estuaries: Water quality status and monitoring implications under the water framework directive

Hartnett

Wilson

2011

Marine Policy

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“…During periods of relaxation of upwelling, the water surface of this area stabilizes, and is very similar to that of the stratified Atlantic Shelf (Edwards et al, 1996). Such events have a profound effect on the ecology of these areas (O'Boyle & Silke, 2010).…”

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“…Page 3 of 20 Southwest coastal waters are characterized by episodic occurrence of coastal upwelling (Edwards et al, 1996), which is primarily wind-driven but can also occur as a result of the bottom topography (O'Boyle & Silke, 2010). Wind-driven upwelling observed around the southwest coast of Ireland is often associated with elevated biomass levels and changes in phytoplankton composition (Raine et al, 1990a, b;1993c;O'Boyle & Silke, 2010).…”

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Seals as collectors of oceanographic data in the coastal zone

Villar-Guerra

Cronin

Dabrowski

et al. 2012

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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Abstract:Understanding spatial and temporal variation in water temperatures in the coastal zone is generally limited as conventional monitoring platforms often prove problematic in these areas e.g. shallow depths limit access by research vessels, and issues of accuracy and resolution can affect the use of remotely sensed sea surface temperature data. As a result most currently available data on sea temperature are from offshore waters while coastal areas have remained relatively unexplored. Water temperature is an important parameter to study in these coastal waters, considering its impact and influence on the timing and frequency of harmful algal blooms and their associated impacts on aquaculture. It is a significant factor in the timing of the Spring bloom and primary productivity, with consequent influences on the entire marine food web. Advances in bio-logging technologies in recent years have provided opportunities for sensor deployment on a variety of marine animals, including marine mammals, sea birds, fish and turtles, to gather data from inaccessible areas. In this study, we explored the use of telemetry-derived data from instrumented seals in Kenmare Bay in southwest Irish waters to ascertain if seals can be used as sampling platforms in oceanographic studies in the coastal zone and to examine fine scale changes in water temperatures. High spatial and temporal measurements allowed the characterisation of the water dynamics in the estuarine area by the identification of processes such as thermal stratification, up/downwellings and the onset of the thermocline, and provide unique insights into the marine environment in and around the bay, where no previous oceanographic studies have been conducted. Strong correlation between the seal-derived temperature data and in-situ temperature recorders and modelled data validates the use of seals as oceanographic platforms on different spatial scales.

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“…This difference is due to the movement of warm Atlantic water onto the western Irish Shelf. Average sea surface temperatures for near shore coastal waters are influenced by freshwater run-off from land and consequently tend to be colder in winter and warmer in summer (O'Boyle and Silke, 2010).…”

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Generating a Long-Term Series of SST and Chlorophyll-a for the Coast of Ireland

Casal

Furey

Dabrowski

et al. 2015

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:The use of remote sensing has increased greatly in recent years due to technological advances and its advantages in comparison with traditional methods. In the case of Ireland however the use of these techniques is not well established and only 17% of remote sensing studies are related to marine and coastal environments. As a first step, and taking into account that fisheries and aquaculture plays an important economic and social role in Ireland, a database of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) relating to the ICES fisheries management areas is being generated. Up to now three different products have been produced. These products correspond to the annual SST Climatology and annual SST Anomalies from 1982 to 2014, as well as the annual Chl-a Climatology taking into account the different life span

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A review of phytoplankton ecology in estuarine and coastal waters around Ireland

Cited by 50 publications

References 42 publications

Irish estuaries: Water quality status and monitoring implications under the water framework directive

Irish estuaries: Water quality status and monitoring implications under the water framework directive

Seals as collectors of oceanographic data in the coastal zone

Generating a Long-Term Series of SST and Chlorophyll-a for the Coast of Ireland

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