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World Leaders convene to discuss the Health of Our Oceans. More than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, UN Representatives and Ambassadors from island nations around the globe will convene […]
EU ban on single use plastics will benefit marine environment – The Council of the EU recently adopted a directive which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. Marine […]
Pond cultivated algae, slimy superhero for aquafeeds? A key to solving the omega-3 bottleneck for aquaculture feeds could lie at the bottom of a pond, in the desert, writes Lisa […]
Whales, wildlife and weather on show at SeaFest in the Marine Institute’s Wild Atlantic Theatre. At SeaFest 2019, the Marine Institute’s Wild Atlantic Theatre will showcase talks from award-winning wildlife […]
Northern Norway algal bloom could be easing. The bloom of the alga Chrysochromulina leadbeateri in northern Norway, which has caused large-scale farmed salmon mortalities, has now lasted over a week and it’s […]
More fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, study shows. A new analysis of global fishing data has found the world’s fishing fleet doubled in size over the 65 years to 2015 […]
Common Maritime Agenda endorsed by Black Sea countries. Ministers from seven Black Sea countries – Bulgaria, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine – have endorsed the […]
Funding for new Cypriot centre for marine research. The European Commission has announced that project “CMMI Maritec-X” has been awarded a 15M€ grant with the project’s main objective is to […]
New research on upwelling that drives US west coast marine ecosystem. Scientists have described new “upwelling indices,” which represent a breakthrough in understanding the biological engine that drives the West […]
Tiny fish fuel coral reefs. Scientists have long sought to understand how coral reefs support such an abundance of fish life despite their location in nutrient-poor waters. According to a […]
Threat of plastics exposed in BIM marine garden. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, is returning to Bloom next week with a marine garden that highlights the need […]
Norwegian algae bloom underlines challenges of salmon farming. The challenges of farming salmon have been no better illustrated than the algae bloom that is currently hitting northern Norway, which has […]
Fish fences causing huge damage in tropical seas. Huge ‘fish fences’ which are commonly used in tropical seas are causing extensive social, ecological and economic damage and are threatening marine […]
Swedish royals to visit Marine Institute. The Marine Institute will welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to the Marine Institute headquarters in Oranmore on Friday 24th […]
Unrecyclable plastics disappearing from UK supermarket shelves. One year since UK businesses across the plastics supply chain made a unique pact to tackle plastics pollution, WRAP has published a report of […]
Switching from meat to fish benefits health according to a new study. The average Dane will gain a health benefit from substituting part of the red and processed meat in […]
Research collaboration at European Maritime Day. European Maritime Day 2019, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal from 16-17 May, is one of the largest marine science and policy meetings of the […]
Seaweed farming biosecurity issue brought by researchers to FAO top table. Governments from around the world are considering how best to safeguard the rapidly expanding global seaweed industry, following advice […]
Ocean currents bring good news for reef fishes. James Cook University researchers in Australia have discovered ocean currents bring good news for reef fishes hit by climate change. JCU PhD […]
NZ fish stocks in good shape. Fisheries New Zealand has recently published its annual Status of New Zealand’s fisheries report, which shows that most NZ fish stocks are in good shape […]
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