by Niall Duffy | Nov 2, 2020 | Ireland, News, Research
Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the Marine Institute, has been elected to the Bureau of The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) at the annual meeting of Member Countries on 21st and 22nd October 2020. ICES is an intergovernmental marine science...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 29, 2020 | Featured Article, News, Regional, Research
Seafarers UK today release landmark research into the plight of fishing communities’ financial health – highlighting the lack of a ‘safety net’ for those working as share fishers, and exploring the impacts of a lack of financial planning on fishing families’ financial...
by Lia ní Aodha | Sep 17, 2020 | Research
An Irish-led team of scientists onboard the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer returned to Galway Harbour yeasterday (16 September 2020), after 24 days in the Nordic and Greenland Seas to investigate past climate change in the Arctic region. Scientists from NUI...
by Lia ní Aodha | Aug 1, 2020 | Research
Researchers in Ireland have shed some light on how a wide-ranging seabird tracks its prey. They showed how the species known as the Manx Shearwater searches for food in areas of ocean packed with plankton. These microscopic organisms give off a smell the seabirds can...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jul 30, 2020 | Research
The Marine Institute is collaborating with scientists in Spain as part of a new project, Smart Lobster, to monitor the digging activity and maintenance of burrows of the Nephrops norvegicus, commonly known as the Dublin Bay Prawn, using the EMSO SmartBay Observatory...
by Lia ní Aodha | Jul 29, 2020 | Research
The Marine Institute is delighted to launch a new video, with a message that we can all ‘sea’ the future together. As a global leader in ocean knowledge, the Marine Institute is inspiring Ireland and its people to safeguard and harness our ocean wealth....
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