Alertox-Net project develops marine toxin warning network. The Marine Institute has collaborated with ten European partners as part of the research project, Alertox-Net – Atlantic Area Network for Innovative Toxicity […]
New Marine Research MoU Signed in Lisbon- The Marine Institute (MI – Ireland) and the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA – Portugal) have signed a Memorandum of […]
Research highlighted in Minister Heydon’s visit to the Marine Institute. Yesterday Martin Heydon T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Development, Farm Safety, and New Market Development at […]
Novel method to detect neurotoxins in shellfish. Food safety scientists at the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK have been working closely with the Cawthron Institute, […]
US marine scientists to be honoured. Three marine scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA are to be presented with Presidential early career awards in […]
International accreditation for Marine Institute laboratories. Marine Institute laboratories have been accredited with the latest international standard (ISO/IEC 17025-2017) for ‘General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories’. […]
Dolphins are passing toxins to their young according to new research led by a marine scientist at the University of St Andrews. Dolphins in the northern Adriatic contain high levels of […]
Research has found. microplastic toxins leave shellfish at mercy of predators. The chemical cocktail suppresses periwinkles’ ability to avoid crabs that eat them and disrupts the food chain. According to […]
Catherine Jordan – Cullen Scholar. The Marine Institute is highlighting the postgraduate students completing projects as part of the Cullen Scholarship Programme. The programme builds national marine research capacity and […]
Sinead Keaveney – Our People. In 2021, the Marine Institute is profiling our people, sharing their study and career paths, the work they do at the Marine Institute and the […]
New study reveals predators of invasive Med fish species A landmark scientific study involving marine biologists from Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Libya, Italy, Tunisia, the UK, the US and Malta, documenting […]
Irish scientists collaborate with NOAA to test new HABscope. A HABscope, a microscope with an attached iPod using artificially intelligent software is currently being tested by scientists from the Marine […]
Melrose Health certified by Friend of the Sea for sustainable omega fish oil products. Friend of the Sea the global certification standard for products and services that respect and protect […]
Protection for farms from harmful algal blooms, with Garware Skirt X12 anti bloom. Innovative technology applied to anti bloom fabric has proven 100% blocking efficacy of Heterosigma Akashiwo and Alexandrium […]
Cell-based fish company secures seed funding Berlin-based biotech Bluu Biosciences has closed its seed funding round at 7 million euros less than ten months after its foundation. Bluu Biosciences is […]
Predict the Risk and Impact of Harmful Algal Blooms – Web portal provides shellfish industry with forecasts of harmful algal blooms As lead partners in a three year Interreg funded […]
Sea cucumbers to help aquaculture out of an environmental pickle. A team of aquaculture researchers is exploring how the use of sea cucumbers could help minimise the environmental impact of […]
Survey of Subtidal Mussels in the Taw-Torridge Estuary The Taw-Torridge estuary is located on the north Devon coast, within the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the […]