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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

CALLING POST GRADUATE FISHERIES AND MARINE BIOLOGISTS!

Opportunity on Marine Institute Mackerel Egg Survey

Unfortunately, this only applies to students in Irish universities!


CALLING POST GRADUATE FISHERIES AND MARINE BIOLOGISTS!

The mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey sails from Cork on the 18th March and there are berths available for motivated postgraduate marine biologists. This leg of the survey will investigate mackerel spawning in the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.

Mr Brendan O’Hea will lead an experienced team of biologists from the Marine Institute on the survey. The mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey takes place every three years and provides fisheries scientist with a vital signal on the trajectory of these most important fisheries resources.



The survey will follow a series of transects from the Bay of Biscay to the South Coast of Ireland deploying a Gulf V11 plankton sampler and pelagic trawl to sample eggs, larvae and female mackerel in the water column. At 21 days in length this survey is an opportunity for postgraduate students with a confirmed interest in fisheries biology and zoo plankton. 


This call closes on Friday 8th February 2012 at 1pm. 

 For more information on how to apply please check out our website link below or if you have any other quires don't hesitate to email us at smart@gmit.ie