Marine Environment, Science, wildlife, weather & Ocean energy
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has updated local Fingal councillors on its proposals for the dredging of Howth Harbour. On his Facebook page, Cllr Cian O’Callaghan says the meeting with the department and the Howth Harbour Master…
#coastalnotes - As part of the RDS Library Speaker Series will be a presentation ‘Snapshots and Science - The Shallow Seas of Ireland’ which is to be held next Wednesday March 13 between 18:30-20:00. The presentation by leading underwater photographer…
Oyster Farming Industry & Researchers Meet To Discuss Latest Knowledge On Oyster Health
6th March 2019 Marine Science
The latest research and knowledge on oyster diseases was presented at a meeting on Pacific oyster health held recently by the Marine Institute’s Fish Health Unit. The event attracted more than 80 participants from Ireland’s oyster farming industry, as well…
‘Ballycotton Big Fish’ Hopes To Lure Top Sea Anglers For Four-Day Shark Festival
4th March 2019 Sharks
A four-day shark festival with a €250,000 prize fund is set to put Ballycotton on the sea angling map later this year. In his latest Angling Notes for The Irish Times, Derek Evans says the Ballycotton Big Fish from 12-15…
Last week the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Oranmore, Co Galway welcomed 22 Transition year students to its fifth annual TY training week. Students from Galway, Mayo, Clare, Roscommon, Dublin and Waterford engaged in a range of STEM-related activities to experience…
Investment Boost For Ireland’s Renewable Energy Sector Under Innovation Strategy
28th February 2019 Power From the Sea
Seven renewable energy projects are benefitting from a significant funding injection following investment by the Marine Institute’s industry-led awards, as reported last month on Afloat.ie. With the aim of driving innovation in the marine sector and accelerating renewable energy breakthroughs,…
Whale & Dolphin Strandings In Cork This Week ‘Only A Percentage Of What Is Actually Dead At Sea’
28th February 2019 Marine Wildlife
#MarineWildlife - Unusual weather for this time of year may be responsible for a recent spate of whale and dolphin strandings on the Cork coast in the past week. The Irish Examiner reports that among the eight strandings were the…
Kingdom Of Kerry Rules Over TripAdvisor’s Best Irish Beaches List For 2019
26th February 2019 Coastal Notes
#TopBeaches - Kerry dominates TripAdvisor’s list of the best Irish beaches for 2019, with the Kingdom taking six of the top 10 places. Ladies Beach at Ballybunion (9th), Coumeenoole (6th), Derrynane (5th) and Inch Beach (3rd) all make return appearances…
Irish Ocean Literacy Network Meeting Shapes The Conversation About Our Oceans & Human Health
25th February 2019 Marine Science
The Irish Ocean Literacy Network held its sixth national meeting last Wednesday 20 February at the Marine Institute in Galway, where keynote speakers Dr Easkey Britton — surfer and post doc fellow at NUI Galway — and filmmaker Ken O’Sullivan of…
Northern Ireland Aims To Make The Most Of Its Tidal Energy Resources
25th February 2019 Power From the Sea
#SeaPower - Northern Ireland is well placed to capitalise on the growing trend towards renewable energy thanks to its unique tidal resources, according to a leading researcher in the field. Dr Carwyn Frost of Queen’s University Belfast tells Emily McDaid…
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group Continues Its ‘Trail Of The Whale’ Library Tour Across The Country
19th February 2019 Marine Wildlife
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) is bringing stories from the Celtic Mist’s historic marine wildlife survey voyage around Iceland to libraries and other venues nationwide. Already the IWDG has visited 10 venues across eight counties in its ‘On…
NI Science Festival to Include HMS Caroline & The Problem With Plastics
19th February 2019 Marine Science
#marinescience - RV Corystes, Northern Ireland's research vessel is currently berthed in Belfast Harbour in support of the NI Science Festival. RV Corystes operated by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is docked on Queen’s Quay, downriver from central Belfast along…
Cape Clear Among 26 European Islands to Launch Clean Energy Transition
18th February 2019 Island News
Today, 26 European islands have officially launched their clean energy transition with the support of the European Commission’s Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat. In a first phase, 6 islands, the Aran Islands (Ireland) Cres-Lošinj (Croatia), Sifnos (Greece), Culatra (Portugal),…
Generating Energy Using Pressure Pads on Ships Leaves Limerick School on Crest of Wave
11th February 2019 Marine Science
#marinescience - One of Ireland’s maritime commercial hubs, Foynes, in Co Limerick was where innovation was in rich supply as schools presented ground-breaking concepts for sustainable energy sources of the future. The schools congregated at the biennial Shannon Foynes Port Company…
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has voted unanimously to approve the installation of water-cleaning Seabins along the coastline north of Belfast Lough, as the Larne Times reports. Harbours and marinas from Carrickfergus to Carnlough are now expected to benefit…
#coastal - At the High Court it is expected to rule next week on its judicial review on extending planning permission to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the Shannon Estuary. The judicial review hearings reports the Limerick…