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Marine Institute celebrates UN World Oceans Day. The Marine Institute is proud to recognise the importance of the ocean surrounding our shores by celebrating UN World Oceans Day on Saturday […]
15 Primary Schools shortlisted for Explorers Ocean Champions Awards marking World Oceans Day. To celebrate World Oceans Day (8th June), the Marine Institute is pleased to announce the fifteen primary […]
Report highlights urgent need for more surveys of Ireland’s ocean. Five-month operation surveyed over 3200 kilometres of Cork, Kerry and Clare coastlines. A new report from Fair Seas and the […]
140 Years of Polar expeditions past and present. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has been famously linked with three historic Antarctic expeditions, Discovery (1901 to 1904), Terra Nova (1910) and the ill-fated Endurance from 1914 to 1917. […]
BioProtect – a newly funded EU project officially launched. In response to the pressing challenges posed by human activities and climate change on marine ecosystems, BioProtect, a newly-funded EU project, […]
State of the Ocean 2024 report launched on 3rd June. Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) and UNESCO‘s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) hosted an open […]
Cawthron and partners launch new global ocean biodiversity charity. A new conservation charity is empowering sailors to deepen our understanding of biodiversity in the Pacific Ocean using cutting-edge technology. Citizens […]
The new edition of the EU Blue Economy Report is out, offering an in-depth analysis of European blue economy sectors and their performances based on the latest available data. The […]
The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) ended in Kochi, India, today with environmental organizations welcoming decisions to work together on tourism, while expressing frustration that the pace of action remains […]
The small island developing States (SIDS)1 of Palau, Maldives, Fiji, Mauritius, Belize, and the Federated States of Micronesia, joined Singapore and Monaco today in calling for more ambitious action by […]
Sharks and mermaids of all shapes and sizes have appeared on beaches in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, and Waterford over the last couple of weeks, as part of the Marine Institute’s […]
NOAA in the USA is recommending nearly $240 million in funding for 46 fish passage projects this year, as well as an additional $38 million in funding in future years. […]
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea. ‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance […]
Greenpeace calls for greater protection of Sargasso Sea New figures released by Greenpeace UK reveal the extent of industrial fishing and shipping in the Sargasso Sea. The overall volume of […]
Scientists filter out opportunity to combat algal blooms with sewage waste. Researchers in Scotland are investigating the potential of converting sewage sludge into a mineral-rich material that could be used […]
Australian shipbuilder completes multipurpose research vessel. Western Australia’s capabilities in marine science and fisheries research have been bolstered through the introduction of a purpose-designed and built research vessel. Built for the […]
DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off Los Angeles coast. In the 1940s and 1950s, the ocean off the coast of Los Angeles was a dumping ground for the […]
MMO prioritises inshore marine protected areas for assessment and management. Marine Management Organisation has prioritised six ecologically significant inshore marine protected areas (MPAs) for assessment and management over the next […]
A new report published by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), supported by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and funded by the Department for Environment, Food […]
Jet-propelled sea creatures could improve ocean robotics. Scientists at the University of Oregon have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using […]
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