Catch of the day on the River Erriff. Photo Jim Stafford, Erriff Fishery

Scientists skating on thin ice?

Scientists skating on thin ice?
The carpet of Lagarosisphon is so dense in places that swans have been seen walking on it.

Threat to native aquatic species from ornamental plants

Threat to native aquatic species from ornamental plants
Brown crabs in a creel. Photo John Rafferty

‘Crabs toes’ no longer sustainable claim

‘Crabs toes’ no longer sustainable claim
Private development threatens open space and the foreshore. Photo Gillian Mills

Feeding brains – let’s get the fats right

Feeding brains – let’s get the fats right
Dr Pat Wall, Dr Alex Richardson, Paula Mee and Prof Michael Crawford debate the role of Omega-3 as part of a healthy diet at World Seafood Congress 2007

Global health catastrophe on the horizon

Global health catastrophe on the horizon
'Eithne' (1893) tacking in Dún Laoghaire Harbour in 2008. Owned by Séan Cullen and Neil Keaveney and currently undergoing restoration, her penultimate owner was the late Capt Kevin O'Neill, assistant Dún Laoghaire Harbour master (1990). Photo Gillian Mills

Steeped in history and sailing into the future

Steeped in history and sailing into the future
Double-ended Slaney River cots. Photo Darina Tully

The river cots of the southeast coast

The river cots of the southeast coast
Thomas (sailor) Flaherty (second left) and crew hauling their draft-net on the Point, Killary Harbour

Leenane by the sea

Leenane by the sea
Private development threatens open space and the foreshore. Photo Gillian Mills

Private development pressure on unique natural amenity

Private development pressure on unique natural amenity