Marine Science

An Environmental Report 2018 from ESPO includes The 10 Top environmental priorities of the EU port sector, so check it out! with related links below.

Environmental Report from ESPO Focuses On Top 10 Environmental Priorities In European Ports

18th October 2018 Ports & Shipping

#Ports&Shipping- The annual Environmental Report for 2018 (download) published by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) was presented yesterday at the GreenPort Congress in Valencia, Spain. The ESPO Environmental Report includes environmental performance benchmark indicators as well as the Top 10 Environmental…

SmartBay Project Recruiting Community Liaison Co-ordinator

18th October 2018 Jobs

#Jobs - SmartBay Ireland is seeking to recruit a community liaison co-ordinator for its marine and renewable energy test site and subsea observatory in Galway Bay. The successful candidate will have a contract with SmartBay, but the focus of the…

A dogfish caught on camera by the SmartBay observatory in Galway Bay

Galway Meeting Highlights Importance Of Ocean Observation In Europe

4th October 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - More than 70 leading marine scientists from across Europe met in Galway recently to discuss open access to research on ocean observation. The Marine Institute in Oranmore hosted the second general assembly of the EU-funded Jerico-NEXT Project, which…

Short sea-traders line the South Jetties in the docklands of Cork City.

European Ports Welcome Parliament’s Explicit Support to Remove Tax Barriers for Shore-Side Electricity for Ships

25th September 2018 Ports & Shipping

#Ports&Shipping - The European Parliament's Transport Committee supported yesterday the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity supply (OPS) in ports for ships at berth. The Ertug report on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in…

Deploying the seismometer ‘Allód’ off the southern edge of Ireland’s continental shelf

Schools Encouraged To Engage With Science On New Atlantic Ocean Seismic Mission

22nd September 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - The new mission to Ireland’s offshore reaches to monitor seismic activity on the North Atlantic floor is to engage with schools while at sea. As previously covered on Afloat.ie, scientists from the Dublin Institute for Advances Studies (DIAS)…

iMARL’s ‘deep ocean listening’ technology is an integral part the SEA-SEIS project currently on a mission to deploy seismometers in Ireland’s offshore waters

New Project To Uncover Secrets Of Ireland’s Offshore Ocean Floor

18th September 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Researchers from the Dublin Institute for Advances Studies (DIAS) departed Cobh yesterday (Monday 17 September) on the RV Celtic Explorer with a mission to monitor seismic activity on the North Atlantic Ocean floor. As Silicon Republic reports, the…

INFOMAR under discussion at FEMME in Bordeaux last week

Big Presence For INFOMAR At Major Seabed Mapping Conference

17th September 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - The extensive work carried out jointly by the Marine Institute and Geological Survey Ireland through the INFOMAR programme received substantial exposure and recognition at the 16th Forum for the Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences (FEMME) in Bordeaux last…

Last year’s National Ploughing Championships were also held in Screggan, near Tullamore

Try Out Angling At The National Ploughing Championships This Week

17th September 2018 Angling

#Angling - Novice anglers are invited to try their hand at fishing at the upcoming National Ploughing Championships. Inland Fisheries Ireland will attend the three days that kick off in Screggan near Tullamore, Co Offaly from tomorrow, Tuesday 18 September,…

Get Involved!... in this year's Clean Coast's Big Beach Clean and make positive action through volunteering tomorrow or over this weekend of 15-16th September.

Clean Coasts 'Big Beach Clean' Begins Tomorrow And Weekend of 15th-16th September

13th September 2018 Marine Wildlife

#MarineWildlife - Clean Coasts 'Big Beach Clean' returns to Ireland in 2018 beginning tomorrow, with the volunteer effort continuing throughout this weekend of 15th-16th September. So join in and take positive action by raising awareness of the massive damage caused…

A huge plastic-collection system was towed last weekend under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francicso Bay and out into the Pacific Ocean. Afloat has identified the towing vessel as the Maersk Launcher.

Plastic Catcher Giant Heads for Pacific Ocean Clean-Up

11th September 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - A Dutch teenager writes BBC News, who went swimming in the sea in Greece seven years ago, was shocked to see more plastic than fish. In fact, Boyan Slat was so appalled by the pollution that he soon…

Lars Carlsson Head of Stena Line's AI and Jan Sjöström, Senior Master of Stena Scandinavia discuss the new AI model on board. Afloat adds the Swedish-Danish route serving ferry is an enlarged sister of Stena Adventurer operating on the Irish Sea: Dublin-Holyhead.

Launch of Stena Line's First 'AI' Assisted Ferry

10th September 2018 Ferry

#FerryNews - Scandinavian based ferry giant Stena Line is conducting a pilot study in which artificicial intelligence is implemented on board. The use of AI is an important part of the Swedish operators efforts to reduce fuel consumption and environmental…

Common limpets found across the Irish Sea in Pembrokeshire, Wales

‘Super Healing’ Limpets & Potentially Lifesaving Sea Sponges Among Recent Irish Marine Science Firsts

3rd September 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified ‘super healing’ capabilities in limpets, as Trinity News reports. The small molluscs, which can be found in coastal areas all around the world, were studied for a paper in the Journal…

Microplastic particles observed in phytoplankton samples from net hauls on the month-long survey of UK and Irish waters

World’s Most Advanced Ship For Monitoring Harmful Algae Completes Survey Of Irish Waters

25th August 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Blooms of toxin-producing algae and unprecedented levels of microplastic particles were detected in a recent oceanic survey carried out by scientists from the Marine Institute. Bristling with sensors and state-of-the-art technology, the German research vessel RS Heincke completed…

Valentia Music Festival Pays Tribute To Marine Science Pioneer Maude Delap

16th August 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Pioneering marine biologist Maude Delap is the focus of an exhibition celebrating her work at her former home of Valentia Island this Saturday (18 August), as The Irish Times reports. The self-taught Delap, who was born in Donegal…

Ireland demonstrates its abilities in cutting-edge research in extreme environments during the Controls of Coldwater Coral Habitats in Submarine Canyons II (CoCoHaCa2) survey led by UCC-led scientists on board the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer

UCC Scientists Reveal Submarine Canyon On Edge Of Ireland’s Continental Shelf

13th August 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - A UCC-led group of scientists from across the globe have revealed a submarine canyon on the edge of Ireland’s continental shelf, 320km west of Dingle, after mapping an area twice the size of Malta. The group returned last…

Bob the Buoy now has pride of place next to Valentia Lighthouse at Cromwell Point

‘Bob The Buoy’ Retires Ashore To Valentia Island

11th August 2018 Marine Science

#Buoys - After more than two decades of service as part of the Marine Institute’s national weather buoy network, the affectionately named ‘Bob the Buoy’ will see out his retirement as a permanent resident at Valentia Lighthouse. Bob withstood countless…