Tag: Ireland
Irish bid for circular economy for fishing gear. Members of the Irish fishing sector met with harbour masters, net producers and with representatives from recycling companies and government officials in Cork , Ireland this week ...
Health of our oceans in focus at Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Cork. Political representatives from 30 small island nations, global leaders and more than 750 delegates attended Our Ocean Wealth Summit 2019 at City ...
Irish bid to boost seafood exports to Far East. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is this week leading an agri-food trade mission to Japan and the Republic of Korea. ...
Thousands flock to SeaFest. Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, SeaFest, held this year at the Port of Cork in Cork City has attracted thousands of visitors to the City. Cork was transformed into a ...
Eurofleets+ launched at SeaFest. Eurofleets+, which facilitates access to the largest advanced research vessel fleet across Europe, Greenland, USA, Canada, Bermuda and New Zealand, has been officially launched at SeaFest in Cork. The Marine Institute ...
Ireland’s Go Atlantic Blue goes global. More than 50 famous landmarks and buildings in Ireland and across Europe are lighting up blue this weekend (8-10 June) as part of the ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ initiative to ...
SeaFest to raise awareness of plastic pollution. An interactive hut made up of 60kg of household plastics, the average amount used by an adult in Ireland each year, will be unveiled at SeaFest this weekend, ...
Primary School Children discover Our Ocean – Marine Legends, Fairy Tales and Folklore in Ireland. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme recently introduced up to 300 primary school children from around the country to Ireland’s ...
Ocean Climate research survey underway on RV Celtic Explorer. The Marine Institute’s annual ocean climate research survey is underway on the RV Celtic Explorer and will culminate when the ship arrives in Cork on 6th ...
Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey goes deeper. The Marine Institute’s annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey extended the depth of its survey area to 1,500m this year to obtain additional information on selected deep-water marine ...
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 in Cork for this year’s ...
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 cameraman Doug Allan and Met ...
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 establish a Centre of Excellence ...
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 to protect our marine environment ...
New pelagic vessel ordered for Killybegs. Eamon McHugh of Antarctic Fishing Company, has placed an order for a 62,60 m Pelagic Trawler newbuilding with Karstensen Shipyard. Build #458 will be named Antarctic and will have ...
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 May 2019. The King and ...
European Maritime Day handed over to Cork. The official handover of European Maritime Day from Lisbon to Cork took place in the Portuguese capital last night. Cork City is to host European Maritime Day (EMD) ...
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