JFC Marine is delighted to support this year’s World Marine Aids to Navigation Day. The purpose of this initiative is to promote safe navigation at sea and to highlight the role of marine aids to navigation (AtoN) in global maritime safety.
See our full range of navigation buoys complete with Aton’s systems https://jfcmarine.com/aids-to-navigation/
A JFC Marine Data buoy aboard the Celtic Explorer was recently deployed by the Marine Institute on its journey out to sea from Galway Harbour.
JFC Marine data buoys provide essential data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, and gale and swell warnings etc. We provide a range of Data Buoy platforms up to Ø3000mm diameter. Our data buoys are designed with a built-in moon pool and with an emphasis on maximising the available solar panel surface area. The buoy daymark can be customised to accommodate all the different parameters that maybe required. See our range of Data Buoys on https://jfcmarine.com/product/data-buoy/
JFC Marine Data Buoy – Journey out to Sea
At JFC Marine we manufacture and supply a range of superior performance mussel floats which are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions. Ideal for inshore and offshore locations, they are proven in the most exposed conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. Benefits include: Improved crop performance, strength and reliability, increased yields, and stability in the water. All of these factors culminate in significantly increased yields over a shorter time period for the mussel farmer.
Our mussel float has been specifically designed to withstand the pressures of high waves and sit steadily on the water, even when loaded with a full crop of mussels.
A JFC Marine Data Buoy is to monitor how noise impacts whales and dolphins was deployed off the coast of Baltimore, west Cork, as part of Ireland’s first ever real-time acoustic monitoring project. This specially designed Data Buoy will gather data for this project over the next year and is sited off the coast of Baltimore. The Smart Whale Sounds project is being undertaken by Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA) Ireland, a non-profit organisation based in Cork, in partnership with Rainforest Connection and supported by Huawei Ireland.
Lead researcher Emer Keaveney of ORCAIreland, who is a marine mammal ecologist, said: “Increased levels of marine traffic from container ships, pleasure boats, speedboats, and eco-tour operators has created a significant noise pollution issue. According to Ms Keaveney “Sound pollution causes as much damage to marine life as overfishing, pollution and climate change, and is believed to cause behavioural changes that interfere with the health and survival of the animals.”
An autonomous hydrophone, akin to an underwater microphone, will be attached to the buoy. It will record whale species in real-time and train sophisticated machine learning models to identify different species calls, the researchers said.
The data will be used to create a marine wildlife detection and classification model, which has the potential to be applied to other projects across the globe, they added.
The researchers said that the project will provide a much greater understanding of what is happening on Ireland’s ocean floors.
It will assist with the identification and classification of species in Irish waters, their distribution and behaviour, and how noise pollution is changing these patterns, they said.
JFC Marine featured earlier this week on the Maritime Journal website. CLICK HERE to read more.
With over 30 years’ experience in business our solutions are derived from customer understanding, innovative design and expert engineering. At JFC Marine we specialise in the engineering design and manufacturing a range of AtoN solutions for the safe guidance of vessels during construction phases of windfarm projects. We manufacture a comprehensive range of polyethylene Navigation Buoys which are designed to offer easy installation and provide a low maintenance cost solution to marine navigation.
The Navigation buoys range from Ø600mm to Ø3000mm in diameter and are supplied with a range of solar powered Marine Lanterns to suit all requirements. Lanterns are available with Monitoring and Control system, AIS, GSM & Satellite communications.
We offer a complete range of Data Buoy platforms up to Ø3000mm diameter which are suitable for a wide range of monitoring at sea including Wave monitoring (Height and Direction), Environmental Monitoring (Turbidity/Hydrocarbon etc), and Meteorological Monitoring (Wind speed & direction, Humidity etc). We also offer a variety of Mooring Buoys suitable for mooring vessels at sea. Our data buoys are designed with a built-in moon pool and an emphasis on maximising the available solar panel surface area. The buoys daymark can be customised to accommodate all the different parameters that maybe required.
JFC Marine Data/Met Buoy provide essential meteorological and oceanographic observations for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for researchers and the general public.
Members of IALA, our buoys and lanterns are manufactured in accordance with IALA guidelines. Designed for use for both inshore and offshore applications our modular designed buoys are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions using superior quality materials offering excellent stability characteristics, power system versatility, and environmental credentials.
JFC Marine featured in the February issue of Dockyard Magazine. The piece features a date buoy recently assembled at Galway Port. At JFC Marine we provide a range of Data Buoy platforms up to Ø3000mm diameter. Our data buoys are designed with a built-in moon pool and an emphasis on maximising the available solar panel surface area. The buoys daymark can be customised to accommodate all the different parameters that maybe required. See our range of Data Buoys on https://jfcmarine.com/product/data-buoy/
JFC Marine are delighted to be exhibiting at Seatrade Maritime Virtual 2020 – Online Maritime Event. This event will run from 14 – 16 December. Unite with thousands of maritime professionals for Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 – an exclusively online experience designed to foster innovation, spark thought-provoking conversations and strengthen networks across maritime in the Middle East. See: Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 | Online Maritime Event (seatrademaritimeevents.com) for further details.
At JFC Marine we manufacture and supply a range of superior performance mussel floats which are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions. Ideal for inshore and offshore locations, they are proven in the most exposed conditions of the Atlantic Ocean. Benefits include: Improved crop performance, strength and reliability, increased yields, and stability in the water. All of these factors culminate in significantly increased yields over a shorter time period for the mussel farmer.
Our mussel float has been specifically designed to withstand the pressures of high waves and sit steadily on the water, even when loaded with a full crop of mussels. For further information see: Double Line Rope Mussel Floats – JFC Marine
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JFC Marine Data/Met Buoy recently being assembled in Galway Port for onward deployment by the Marine Institute to 30NM southwest of Mizen Head.
This buoy is one of five buoys in the DAFM funded Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) providing essential meteorological and oceanographic observations for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for researchers and the general public.
At JFC Marine we provide a range of Data Buoy platforms up to Ø3000mm diameter. Our data buoys are designed with a built-in moon pool and an emphasis on maximising the available solar panel surface area. The buoys daymark can be customised to accommodate all the different parameters that maybe required. See our range of Data Buoys on: https://jfcmarine.com/product/data-buoy/
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