Tag: Ireland
Climate change challenges discussed by Irish fish farmers. Climate change, survivability and genetics were among some of the challenges facing the Irish aquaculture sector being discussed at the recent Irish Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform ...
SeaFest launches its biggest free programme to date. SeaFest, Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, unveils its exciting 2019 programme today for Cork, with over 100 events taking place from 7 – 9 June. An ...
BIM hosts seaweed farming workshop. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency hosted a ‘Farming Seaweed in Ireland’ workshop in Ennis recently. The aim of the workshop was to help develop a vision for ...
Capturing the Importance of the Ocean in Art. A series of watercolour illustrations and interviews have captured the importance of the ocean to coastal communities in Ireland and Wales as part of BlueFish, an EU-funded ...
Asia second biggest export market for Irish seafood, overtaking the UK. Asia has surpassed the UK as the second biggest export market for Irish seafood according to a new report. The Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) ...
Marine planners take on Board Game Challenge for ICES Working Group.The Marine Institute recently welcomed an international group of experts to Galway to discuss how marine spatial planning is used to balance the different demands ...
John Kerry Announced as Keynote Speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our Ocean Wealth at City Hall Cork on June 9th & 10th. Ireland’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit ‘Shared Voices from Island Nations’ Brings ...
New inshore Irish mussel survey boat launched. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has launched a new inshore survey boat in Kinsale, Co Cork. The Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)T Burke II will ...
Irish pelagic fishers welcome mackerel report. The Chief Executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), Seán O’Donoghue has welcomed a report which has vindicated the position taken by the KFO regarding mackerel stocks and the ...
Irish welcome plans for managing fisheries in No-Deal Brexit. The EU Commission Brexit Contingency Plan, agreed with Ireland and seven other impacted Member States ,which sets out how fisheries would be managed in a No ...
Marine Institute onboard for Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day. The Marine Institute is delighted to participate again in the 5th annual National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2019 taking place this Friday April 12th. Recently recognised as ...
SeaFest and Cork Harbour Festival are coming together for Ireland’s biggest maritime celebration, which will take place in Cork this June. Cork City Council and the Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group (MCG) present SeaFest, a national ...
Irish Skipper Expo relocates to Limerick for 2020 show. Next year’s Galway Expo is being relocated to Limerick where it will be staged in a new fit-for-purpose exhibition hall. This follows 15 successful years of Skipper Expo Int. ...
2019 Law and Environment Conference Programme – University College Cork, on Thursday, 11th April The annual Law and the Environment Conference, held each April at UCC for the past 17 years, constitutes a unique event ...
Irish harbour support package announced. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced details of a €2.2m package to assist 12 Coastal Local Authorities undertake and complete 39 development ...
Fishermen’s health manual launched by BIM. Bord Iascaigh Mhara ( BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency has launched a fishermen’s health manual. The short manual offers practical advice on keeping healthy at sea and on land ...
Exhibition showcases student artwork created from marine plastic. A new art exhibition ‘The Circular Revolution -Towards Zero’ involving 12 primary schools across Clare has been designed and curated by Carmel Madigan, a professional artist and ...
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