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‘Food from our Ocean’ kick starts Oceans of Learning series

'Food from the Ocean' explores the science behind seafood and is the first topic in the Marine Institute's Oceans of Learning series. The ten-week campaign involving State agencies and coastal communities, will celebrate the world's shared…

‘Oceans of Learning’ marks European Maritime Day and world oceans

The Marine Institute and partners have organised a ten-week virtual series to celebrate European Maritime Day (May 20) and World Oceans Day (June 8). 'Oceans of Learning' begins today (May 27) with 'Food From our Ocean'. The series will celebrate…
Bantry Bay foreshore licence map of mechanical seaweed harvesting site

No licence for mechanical extraction of kelp in Bantry Bay

The High Court has ruled (May 20) there is no effective licence in place to permit the mechanical extraction of kelp from Bantry Bay. In 2009, Tralee-based biotechnology company, BioAtlantis Aquamarine Ltd, applied for a foreshore licence…

Masters module on the principles of seabed mapping

The Department of Geography at NUI-Maynooth and Ireland’s marine mapping programme INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s Marine Resource) successfully delivered a new, five-day module at the end of January…

Wales-Ireland CHERISH project welcomes ministerial visit

Eluned Morgan, Welsh Minister for International Relations and the Welsh language, stepped aboard RV Mallet research vessel (11/03) to meet members of the CHERISH project during a visit to the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin,…

Network of Arctic researchers in Ireland

The Marine Institute in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has launched a Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI). The network aims to create, maintain and develop an 'informal all-island network' of Arctic…

Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Public Consultation

Public Consultation on Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) Article 17 update of the Assessment (Article 8), Determination of Good Environmental Status (Article 9) and Environmental Targets (Article 10) The Marine Strategy Framework…

Kelp forests: the multi-faceted seaweed in nearshore marine habitats

Kelp forests populate the rocky shorelines of Ireland, hosting a wide diversity of marine life throughout the year. These forests are not only an important habitat in the nearshore environment, they also provide many ecosystem services, some…

Department ‘ignores’ public responses to Marine Planning Policy Statement

A local action group in West Cork says the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government ‘appears to have ignored’ hundreds of pages of public submissions in a keystone document relating to Ireland’s marine planning laws currently…