Marine Science

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…

Ireland is nearing a time when we will have to rely on the kindness of strangers for supplies of natural gas given dwindling gas supplies notably at the Kinsale Gas Field. Afloat adds above Naval Service L.E. Róisín patrols with the backdrop of one of the facilities two production platforms offshore of Co. Cork.

Looming Crisis - Now Is the Time to Tackle Gas

8th August 2018 Coastal Notes

#CoastalNotes - In the The Irish Times, Cantillon comments that The Irish Academy of Engineering is not a body given to over-reaction or wild predictions. In fact, the organisation behaves much like the professionals in its ranks, carefully assessing problems…

Sea Tech Marine Broadband Transmission Set for World Record Books

24th July 2018 Marine Science

A scientific experiment, conducted by SEA-Tech a Cork based SME, under the control of a group of reputable witnesses composed of maritime professionals and researchers is set to enter the record books. The purpose of the experiment was to set…

Scientists discover rare 'sponge reef' some 300 miles in Ireland's territorial waters in addition to new corals

Rare ‘Sponge Reef’ Discovered And New Corals in Ireland’s Deep Ocean

23rd July 2018 Marine Wildlife

#MarineWildlife - Marine scientists have found new discoveries after returning to Galway Port, having spent three weeks at sea investigating Ireland's deep ocean territory 300 miles off the west coast. The deep sea expedition involved the Marine Institute's remotely operated…

The huge iceberg in Greenland has drifted close to a village on the western coast, threatening residents in case it splits resulting in waves swamping homes.

Adrift: Huge Iceberg in Greenland Threatens Village

14th July 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - In Greenland, a huge iceberg has drifted close to a village on the western coast, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes. The iceberg reports BBB News is looming over houses…

The hull of newbuild RRS Sir David Attenborough pushed a big wave out into the Mersey from the shipyard of Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. A yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface forms part of the ship's sophisticated equipment.

Newbuild: Sir David Attenborough Launches 'Boaty' Polar Ship

14th July 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - This afternoon Sir David Attenborough launched the 10,000-tonne hull of the UK's newest polar ship - named after him - into the River Mersey. The BBC reports the broadcaster pushed the button, sending the hull sliding out from…

The Celtic Mist spent four weeks surveying Iceland’s coast

IWDG Hails ‘Strong Links With Iceland’ After Historic Humpback Survey

12th July 2018 Marine Wildlife

#CelticMist - The Celtic Mist’s historic marine wildlife survey voyage to Iceland is complete, with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) recording nearly 100 sightings over the course of the month. The research yacht set sail with a crew of…

Port Reception Facilities: European ports believe however that the ‘polluter pays’ principle, which has been the cornerstone of the EU’s environmental policy, needs to be strengthened.

ESPO Welcomes Draft Report but Calls for Stricter Application of ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle

10th July 2018 Ports & Shipping

#PolluterPays- European Sea ports Organisation (ESPO) have welcomed proposals put forward by the European Parliament Rapporteur Ms Gesine Meissner in the draft report of the Transport Committee on the review of the Waste Reception Facilities Directive (Com (2018) 33). The…

Shiptime Charter Applications For 2019 & 2020 Now Open

10th July 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Applications are open for shiptime in 2019 and 2020 on Ireland’s national research vessels Celtic Explorer and Celtic Voyager, as well as the ROV Holland I and the Laochra na Mara glider. Every year a broad range of…

Slower Speeds? in Norway's World Heritage Fjords. Afloat adds the above is Hurtigruten's MS Trollfjord at 16,140 gross tonnes is one of the largest of the coastal-car carrying cruising fleet. The Norwegian built 638-bed capacity vessel visited Dun Laoghaire Harbour as part of a publicity call in the early 2000's which involved berthing at the jetty along the East Pier.

Slow-Speeding Regulations Under Consideration In Norway's World Heritage Fjords

1st July 2018 Cruise Liners

#CruiseLiners - Limitation on speed in the Norwegian World Heritage fjords is one of several measures the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) is considering in order to limit pollution from ships in these areas according to Cruise Europe. DNV GL carried…

Primary schoolchildren explore the physics of sailing in Howth

Irish Sailing Partners With Marine Institute On Marine Education

27th June 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Irish Sailing’s Cara na Mara programme teamed up with the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme this month in encouraging primary schools to engage with the marine environment. Clubs involved with the programme, that aimed to offer “a dynamic…

Some of this summer’s Marine Institute bursars

Third Level Students Join Marine Institute For Summer Science Placements

26th June 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Twenty-five third level undergraduates have joined the Marine Institute this summer to gain work experience in variety of areas including fish and shellfish assessment and monitoring, catchment research, and the management of the national research vessels as well…

The RV Celtic Voyager is undertaking the survey off the Celtic Sea shelf southwest of Cork and Kerry

Survey Investigates Undersea Noise Across Irish Continental Margin

11th June 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - Researchers at NUI Galway, along with partners at the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG) and the Marine Institute, are currently carrying out a marine hydroacoustic survey in the eastern margin of the Porcupine Basin. Continuing…

Sponges found on the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone using the ROV Holland I during the recent TOSCA expedition

Marine Scientists Discover ‘Spectacular’ Mountain Range In Mid-Atlantic Ridge

9th June 2018 Marine Science

#MarineScience - A multinational team of ocean exploration experts returned to Galway on World Ocean Day (Friday 8 June) after spending the last few weeks exploring and mapping the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Using the robotic mini-sub…