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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TY visit encourages a new generation of Marine Scientists. The Marine Institute recently welcomed transition year students from Roscommon Convent of Mercy visit the Marine Institute to its headquarters in […]
Cullen Fellowship research on ocean observation technologies. Aoife Hegarty is studying for a PhD through the Marine Institute’s Cullen Fellowship Programme and the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems at […]
Documentary exploring the power of tides. Oceans flow over nearly three quarters of our planet and no matter how far from the shore that we live, oceans still affect our […]
Faces of the Sea – Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit. As an Administrator in the Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit, Patricia Wilson deals with the health of fish and shellfish […]
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 […]
New Mapping App to Identify Discard Hotspots. The Marine Institute has developed a new online application to help the fishing industry identify areas with consistent catch rates over multiple years. […]
French Ambassador visits Marine Institute. The Marine Institute recently welcomed the Ambassador of France in Ireland, His Excellency Stephane Crouzat, and Attaché for Science and Technology Marc Daumas to the […]
EurofleetsPlus kick off meeting at Marine Institute. The EU H2020 EurofleetsPlus Kick-off meeting held at the Marine Institute, Galway (5th – 7th March 2019) announced details of the project that […]
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