Explore Ireland’s Coastal Communities In Ireland, 1.9 million people live within 5km of the coast and many communities along the Irish coast depend on industries such as tourism, fishing and aquaculture. Furthermore, there is now ...
An exploration of what lies beneath. Dive into the ocean and discover what lies beneath – the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series focuses this week on Marine Biodiversity. The Marine Institute and partners are ...
From mono to multi – the future of Aquaculture. Seafood is a popular and healthy food product in Ireland with the average Irish person consuming about 22kg of fish per year. People recognise the health ...
Oceans of Learning celebrates innovation on World Oceans Day. Celebrating World Oceans Day and this year’s theme of ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean’ is the focus of the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series this ...
Surveying Dublin Bay Prawn populations in Ireland. Nephrops are an orange-pink lobster, commonly known as the Dublin Bay Prawn, and are one of the most valuable shellfish landings in Europe. Scientists at the Marine Institute assess ...
Marine Institute Cullen Scholarship Programme 2020. The Marine Institute is pleased to announce a call for proposals from academic institutions to host Cullen Scholars and provide research training opportunities for scientists in marine and related ...
Oceans of Learning focuses on Food From Our Ocean. Exploring the science behind our seafood with ‘Food from our Ocean’ is the first topic in the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series. The Marine Institute ...
Ireland marine sector collaborates to celebrate European Maritime Day virtually with launch of Oceans of Learning series. Oceans of Learning Series to showcase and celebrate our seas online. In recognition of European Maritime Day on ...
Explorers Fun Ocean Activities provide opportunity to win Ocean Champion Spot Prizes for Primary School children. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme continues to offer a range of ocean themed resources for parents and children ...
Marine Institute on Board for Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing day – The Marine Institute is delighted to participate in the 6th annual National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2020 taking place this Friday May 1st. An initiative ...
Marine Institute celebrates Poetry Day Ireland with Odes to Our Ocean. To mark Poetry Day Ireland on 30th April 2020, the Marine Institute is sharing a selection of poems that celebrate the power of our ...
The Explorers Education Programme engages with pre-service teachers at Mary Immaculate College for the first time. In early March, the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme delivered an introduction to ocean literacy, teaching children about the ...
Oceans of learning resources online at marine.ie. Dive deep into the oceans of learning resources available from the Marine Institute’s website www.marine.ie. Explore Ireland’s marine resource and the work of scientists at the Marine Institute ...
Explorers Fun Ocean Facts and Lesson Plans for Primary School children – The Marine Institute‘s Explorers Education Programme’s outreach team are sharing their favourite marine facts and lesson plans about the ocean, for teachers, parents and ...
Marine Institute celebrates Newport 300 with lecture series. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of Newport, the Marine Institute will be presenting a lecture series on Thursday 12th and 19th March at Nevin’s Newfield Inn, Newport, ...
TY students splash into science at the Marine Institute. Twenty-five Transition Year (TY) students from Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Clare, Kildare, Carlingford, Dublin and Sligo were welcomed to the Marine Institute’s sixth annual TY week programme ...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with the Marine Institute during first official visit to Ireland. Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency for marine research, technology development and innovation, along ...
A new network for Arctic researchers in Ireland. The Marine Institute in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade last week launched the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI). NARI aims to create, ...
Marine Institute marks Sustainability Week with new Environmental Strategy. To mark Sustainability Week (27 – 31 January 2020), the Marine Institute has launched an Environmental Strategy and Resource Efficiency Action Plan. A number of activities ...
ICES workshop aims to map deepwater sharks in the north-east Atlantic. Experts in shark biology, data and mapping recently met at the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Oranmore, Co Galway to map the distribution of deepwater ...
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