Tag: Marine Institute
Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors will be inspired to spark change at Summer School – Twenty-three Youth Ambassadors from countries connected to the Atlantic Ocean will participate in a Summer School at the Marine Institute, Galway ...
Artists explore cold water coral habitats on the RV Celtic Explorer for Galway 2020’s Aerial/Sparks project. Irish artists Gareth Kennedy and Sarah Browne, who work together as Kennedy Browne, joined a six day research expedition ...
Cullen Fellow research on the carbon cycle at Burrishoole catchment. Brian Doyle is a PhD student at Dundalk Institute of Technology and a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute. His research topic is on ‘resolving ...
Plastics at bottom of deep submarine canyon. University College Cork scientists have discovered plastic at the bottom of a deep submarine canyon at 2,125m water depth while investigating cold-water coral habitats on board the Marine ...
Dr Heffernan appointed to EU Mission Board. Dr Peter Heffernan, has been selected as a member of the European Commission’s Mission Board for Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters. He is one of two ...
Faces of the Sea – Jennifer Doyle, Fisheries Scientist. Fisheries scientist at the Marine Institute, Jennifer Doyle has been surveying Nephrops norvegicus stocks, commonly known as the Dublin Bay prawn, for almost 20 years. Growing ...
Marine Institute bursary students showcase their work. Twenty-one undergraduate students involved with the Marine Institute’s Bursary Programme showcased their work experience at a poster presentation day at the Marine Institute Headquarters in Oranmore. The students ...
Seafest nets another national award. SeaFest 2018 was held in Galway Harbour, and attracted 103,416 festival-goers and generated €6.5 million for the city’s tourism industry. Global event specialists, Arcana, were appointed event managers for SeaFest ...
New Shark Species spotted in Irish Waters. A shark species, previously unrecorded in Irish waters, has been sighted in the Celtic Sea during a recent fisheries survey on the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer. A ...
Primary school teachers take on the ocean as marine themed teachers training courses increase. Up to 100 primary school teachers from Galway, Kerry, Waterford, and Dublin took to the beaches in the first week of ...
Oceanographic modelling of Nephrops populations around Ireland. Ryan McGeady is a PhD student at NUI Galway (Zoology/School of Natural Sciences) and a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute. His research topic is on oceanographic modelling ...
Hunt for new CEO for Marine Institute. The Irish Marine Institute is currently recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. The Marine Institute (“The Institute”) is the State agency responsible for marine research, technology development ...
Call OCEANS programme launched. The Marine Institute Coordinated Eurofleets+ project today launched its first access programme; Eurofleets+ Ship-time and marine Equipment Application (SEA-Programme) Call OCEANS. The programme is now open for applications until September 27th ...
Seafest 2018 nominated for two awards. SeaFest 2018 has been nominated for two awards in Ireland’s Event Industry Awards 2018. Ireland’s largest maritime festival, SeaFest, has been shortlisted in two categories, ‘Best Live Event’ and ...
Marine Institute confirms algal blooms off east coast. The Marine Institute has today confirmed that the orange discolouration in the seawater along the Dublin and east coast shorelines is due to naturally occurring algal blooms. ...
Marine Institute Summer Bursray Programme. The Marine Institute has welcomed twenty one undergraduate students as part of the 2019 Summer Bursary Programme. The students will gain valuable practical experience across the field of marine science ...
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 ...
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