![Pictured at the announcement of the 2024 conference are (l to r): Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Innovation; Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Director of External Affairs, Simply Blue Group; Paul Hegarty, Head of School, National Marine College of Ireland (NMCI); Liz Goff, Chair, SERIFF (Inshore Fisheries Rep) Pictured at the announcement of the 2024 conference are (l to r): Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Innovation; Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Director of External Affairs, Simply Blue Group; Paul Hegarty, Head of School, National Marine College of Ireland (NMCI); Liz Goff, Chair, SERIFF (Inshore Fisheries Rep)](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jdmjvkTWxTQ/s/767/I0000jdmjvkTWxTQ.jpg)
‘Realising Ireland’s Maritime Ambition’ - NMCI’s Seafarer’s Conference 2024 is Announced
19th November 2023 Power From the Sea![Critically endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus cf intermedius) measuring 188 cm total length and weighing c100 kg, captured, tagged and released by the MFV Eblana in the central Irish Sea on 12/10/2022 Critically endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus cf intermedius) measuring 188 cm total length and weighing c100 kg, captured, tagged and released by the MFV Eblana in the central Irish Sea on 12/10/2022](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Bt2cp5YivD4/s/767/I0000Bt2cp5YivD4.jpg)
Rare Marine Species Public Sightings Appeal Issued by SFPA to Mark Science Week
14th November 2023 Marine Wildlife![A reared 11 months old juvenile European spiny lobster A reared 11 months old juvenile European spiny lobster](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BuOqA4t7e5c/s/767/I0000BuOqA4t7e5c.jpg)
European Spiny Lobster Juveniles Reared in Laboratory Setting by Corsican and French Scientists
11th November 2023 Marine Wildlife![North Atlantic invasive species - The Lionfish North Atlantic invasive species - The Lionfish](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PdK.LOqt_4Y/s/767/I0000PdK.LOqt_4Y.jpg)
QUB-Led Study Calls for Urgent Management Efforts on Invasive Species
11th November 2023 Marine Wildlife![Darwin Day can be watched live on YouTube on Sunday. Scroll down the story for the link Darwin Day can be watched live on YouTube on Sunday. Scroll down the story for the link](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZBE_DJZYIy0/s/767/I0000ZBE_DJZYIy0.jpg)
Ocean Conservationists To Address Online Event for Darwin Day on Sunday
11th November 2023 Marine Wildlife![Hazardous shipwrecks, most dating back several decades, dot the coastline of Estonia in the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Riga and Gulf of Finland Hazardous shipwrecks, most dating back several decades, dot the coastline of Estonia in the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Riga and Gulf of Finland](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GGRFGUsMeCs/s/500/I0000GGRFGUsMeCs.jpg)
Scientists in Estonia Developing New Shipwreck Pollution Prediction System
9th November 2023 Marine Science![Fin-Tastic Sharks at Galway Science and Technology Festival Fin-Tastic Sharks at Galway Science and Technology Festival](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000i_g6aJlwZfU/s/500/I0000i_g6aJlwZfU.jpg)
Fin-Tastic Shark Display Set to Make a Splash at Galway Science and Technology Festival This Sunday
9th November 2023 Marine Wildlife![Dr Nick Payne and Dr Jenny Bortoluzzi from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences, with a sandtooth tiger shark, that descended from the megalodon, which died after stranding at Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford. Autopsies with three such confirmed strandings off Ireland and Britain show the species is warm-blooded
Dr Nick Payne and Dr Jenny Bortoluzzi from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences, with a sandtooth tiger shark, that descended from the megalodon, which died after stranding at Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford. Autopsies with three such confirmed strandings off Ireland and Britain show the species is warm-blooded](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WjKI2ixoMqQ/s/767/I0000WjKI2ixoMqQ.jpg)
TCD Marine Biologists Discover More Sharks May Have Warm-Blooded Traits
8th November 2023 Marine Science![Glen Wightman Glen Wightman](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zH3etVDK7Us/s/500/I0000zH3etVDK7Us.jpg)
Inland Fisheries Ireland Assists in International Salmon Research Project in Greenland
2nd November 2023 Marine Science![Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan and the president of University of Galway Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh walk the Burren after signing the agreement between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the University of Galway Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan and the president of University of Galway Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh walk the Burren after signing the agreement between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the University of Galway](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Jrb6ICaOBVo/s/767/I0000Jrb6ICaOBVo.jpg)
Burren Marine Research Station Part of New NPWS and University of Galway Partnership Agreement
29th October 2023 Marine Science![Fabrice Amedeo, skipper of Team Nexans – Art et Fenêtres (II) and Stefan Raimund, ocean science advisor at The Ocean Race Fabrice Amedeo, skipper of Team Nexans – Art et Fenêtres (II) and Stefan Raimund, ocean science advisor at The Ocean Race](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wtL7K_2XYbg/s/500/I0000wtL7K_2XYbg.jpg)
The Ocean Race Links Up With French Team to Support Ocean Science During Transat Jacques Vabre
28th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre![A general view of Lucan Weir during The 60th Liffey Descent on the River Liffey at Lucan Weir in Lucan, Co Dublin A general view of Lucan Weir during The 60th Liffey Descent on the River Liffey at Lucan Weir in Lucan, Co Dublin](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wFWh6kZgP6k/s/767/I0000wFWh6kZgP6k.jpg)
Scientists Recommend How to Offset Negative Impact of Climate Change on Rivers
18th October 2023 Marine Science![MARA chief executive officer Laura Brien MARA chief executive officer Laura Brien](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zr.xbzhZOwQ/s/767/I0000zr.xbzhZOwQ.jpg)
Study to Assess Need for Licensing Certain Marine Environmental Surveys
17th October 2023 Marine Planning![Microplastics Microplastics](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009v8xn44uik0/s/500/I00009v8xn44uik0.jpg)
Pan-European Microplastics Meeting Hears of Impacts and Outputs From Research Projects
13th October 2023 Marine Science![MV Chateau-Thierry MV Chateau-Thierry](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZnyC7w5jk0k/s/500/I0000ZnyC7w5jk0k.jpg)
![Ireland's Dr. Colm Lordan was appointed new Chair of the Advisory Committee (ACOM) at the 111th ICES Council meeting Ireland's Dr. Colm Lordan was appointed new Chair of the Advisory Committee (ACOM) at the 111th ICES Council meeting](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00001AUEGJjhQos/s/635/I00001AUEGJjhQos.jpg)