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Spanish shipyard to build Ireland’s new marine research vessel
The Marine Institute announced yesterday (December 18) that a contract has been signed between the Marine Institute and Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A. for the construction of Ireland’s new state-of-the-art marine research vessel, following the completion...
Minister receives 2019 Marine Institute Annual Stock Book
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D., last week received the 2019 Marine Institute Annual Stock Book. The Stock Book, which is one of the principal annual publications of the Institute, provides scientific advice on commercially...
Applying common language of Natural Capital for Marine Sector
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency and the Irish Forum on Natural Capital co-hosted a breakfast seminar Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for the Marine Environment today (Wednesday, 13th of November) in the Royal College of Physicians...
INFOMAR seminar to focus on role of seabed mapping in coastal communities
Seafloor, Shipwrecks and Science at the annual INFOMAR seminar in Dingle, 16 and 17 October. The annual INFOMAR Seminar is a celebration of the year’s work by Ireland’s national seabed mapping programme. INFOMAR is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate...
The Deeper These Octopuses Live, The Wartier Their Skin
Professor Louise Allcock, Head of Zoology at NUI Galway is a co-author of a new study that found octopuses from deeper in the ocean had warty skin compared to their shallower smooth-skinned counterparts, with DNA sequences revealing they were the same species despite...
Minister Creed announces new CEO for the Marine Institute
Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today announced the appointment of Dr Paul Connolly, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland’s state agency for marine research, technology development and innovation. The...
Rare Slippers becoming not so rare
With recorded catches from Cork to Galway, and now berried females we could see a lot more Slipper Lobsters in the future, reports Kevin Flannery. Since 2007, rare Slipper Lobsters Scyllarus artctus (L.) have been finding their way into the pots of fishermen along the...
Surrendering To The Rhythm Of The Sea
Artists Kennedy Browne explore cold-water coral habitats on the RV Celtic Explorer for Galway 2020’s Aerial/Sparks project Irish artists Gareth Kennedy and Sarah Browne, who work together as Kennedy Browne, joined a six-day research expedition onboard the Marine...
Norwegians To Design New Research Vessel
The Marine Institute has announced the design process of Ireland’s new state of the art marine research vessel is now under way. Following an extensive EU tender process, ship design consultants Skipsteknisk AS of Ålesund, Norway have been awarded the contract to...
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