MARINE

What we do

Dúlra provides vessel charter, crew and scientific personnel for the following:

Geotechnical, Geophysical & Oceanography Surveys

• Multi-beam & Side-scan

• Magnetometer

• Sparker

• Seismic 

• Grab/Core sampling 

• Current profile  transects

• ROV Surveys

• Ocean noise surveys

• Hydrophone tows /noise monitoring

• Sonar

• Dive surveys​

Deployment & recovery
of equipment 

• Acoustic Doppler Current Profiles (ADCPs)

• Environmental monitoring buoys 

• Wave riders, Wave-scans .

• Wave pressure sensors 

• Static acoustic monitoring equipment

• Cable trenchers

DÚLRA NA MARA

Our Research Vessel & Crew

Vessel Specification

• Length: 12.3 m

• Beam: 4.4m

• Draft: 1.4m

• Gross Tonne: 15.1 tonne

• Engines: 2 x Scania D9 310hp

• Cruise Speed: 14kts 

• Department of Marine Licence P5: 30 miles offshore, 12 passengers & 2 crew

• CAT 2 UK 12 passengers & 2 crew

• Observation deck 

Crew

• Qualified MCA Master 200 gt

• JNCC - Marine Mammal Observers (MMO) & Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM)

• Online hydrographic surveyors

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Electronics

• Power: 12 v/ 24 v / 230 v

• 3000 watt invertor

• Simrad NSE 12 GPS & Plotter

• Simrad RA 30 Radar

• Simrad AP60 Autohelm

• Sounder / Fish Finder

• VHF-DSE icom

• 2 x handheld icom vhfs

• SART

• Galley: (hot) water, fridge, sink, cooker

Hydraulics

• Hydraulic A-frame with lifting/towing winch 2.5t

• High speed hauler suitable for grab sampling 

• Retractable multi-beam pole   

Safety

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• Fully Insured

• 15 Life Jackets & 16 Man Life raft

• EPIRB, SART & Flares 

• Life Buoys and Throw Ropes

• First Aid Kits  

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Research

Dúlra has been actively involved in the following research reports

Basking sharks and plankton in the Erris region

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This report focuses on a study of the marine plankton diversity and basking shark distribution within the coastal waters of the Erris region; which was conducted in the summer of 2009 by Dúlra Nature tours and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology.

Marine-wildlife in

Northwest Mayo

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A joint effort to enhance the development of Eco-tourism & marine research on the Mullet penisula, which was conducted by Dúlra Nature tours and Machiel Oudejans.

Basking sharks and Eco Tourism in the Erris region

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This collaborative study between Dúlra Nature Tours, Machiel Oudejans and members of the Erris Inshore Fishermen Association (EIFA), envisioned to bring together marine research and marine tourism to enhance and sustain both industries in a remote rural area

Bottlenose Dolphins Community Structure in

the North East Atlantic

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An investigated of the social structure of bottlenose dolphins in the waters of northwest Ireland and present evidence for distinct inshore and off- shore social communities.  

Bottlenose dolphins in northwest Ireland

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A bottlenose dolphin survey was conducted within the coastal waters of northwest Mayo between May and October 2008. The vessel based surveys were conducted using Dúlra na Mara.

Journal paper of bottlenose dolphin in NW Ireland

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A research investigation of the distribution, abundance and movement patterns of the bottlenose dolphin in NW Ireland. 

The vessel based surveys were conducted using Dúlra na Mara.

OUR CLIENTS

Dúlra has supplied expertise and vessel services to many Government Agencies, Third level Institutes, Commercial Companies and Environmental Organisations

• Marine Institute

• Geological surveys of Ireland

• Smart Bay 

• School of Geological Sciences UCD 

• SEAI

• ESBI 

• NPWS

• APEX Geo services 

• Hydromaster 

• MERC Environmental 

• RPS Consultants

• Biospheric Engineering Ltd 

• Tech Works Marine

• Irish sea contractors; 

• Irish Whale and Dolphin Group; 

• Global Marine Systems 

• Hydrographical Surveys Ireland 

• CMRC/UCC,