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Oceans of Learning focuses on Food From Our Oceans
Exploring the science behind our seafood with 'Food from our Ocean' is the first topic in the Marine Institute's Oceans of Learning series. The Marine Institute and partners are celebrating our world's shared ocean and our connection to the sea through an Oceans of...
Ireland celebrates European Maritime Day virtually
In recognition of European Maritime Day today, 20th May and World Oceans Day on 8th June, the Marine Institute and partners will celebrate our seas, our world’s shared ocean and our connection to the sea through our Oceans of Learning series. Over the next 10 weeks,...
Ocean Champion Spot Prizes for Primary School children
The Marine Institute's Explorers Education Programme continues to offer a range of ocean-themed resources for parents and children to support their stay-at-home learning, which includes lots of cross-curricular activities and online spot prizes. "We are delighted to...
Not all Doom and Gloom: Overfishing in the EU at an all-time low
Good news for fish in the recently published European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) annual report on the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which indicates pressure on stocks in the Northeast Atlantic dropped...
BIM Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) goes online
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has announced its Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) has moved temporarily online, allowing teachers and pupils access to a series of lessons that have been specially created based on the 5th and 6th...
Explorers Education Programme Engages with Trainee Teachers
In early March, the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme delivered an introduction to ocean literacy, teaching children about the marine in the classroom, to over two hundred and fifty pre-service teachers at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, for the...
Mackerel and herring a great source of Vitamin D during pandemic
With the current COVID-19 restrictions meaning that many people are confined indoors for much of the day, there is an increased likelihood that many in the population are not getting enough vitamin D from sunshine exposure. However, there are some foodstuffs that are...
NUIG Study Helps Improve Future Climate Change Predictions
New research published by NUI Galway’s Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change. The study has raised serious doubts about the likely impact of human-led interventions involving methods of cloud...
Free Ocean Facts and Lesson Plans for Primary School children
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme’s outreach team are sharing their favourite marine facts and lesson plans about the ocean, for teachers, parents and primary school children to use while they are doing their school work from home as part of its...
Trawl through BIM guide on solutions to reduce unwanted catches
by Dr Ronan Cosgrove, Fisheries Conservation Manager, BIM BIM recently produced an updated guide on technical solutions to reduce unwanted catches. Developed in collaboration with the Irish Fishing Industry, the document summarises the results of gear trials and...
Noise hampers crab camouflage and defensive responses
Colour-changing crabs struggle to camouflage themselves when exposed to noise from ships, new research shows. Today the marine environment is experiencing unprecedented levels of human-made (anthropogenic) noise, which scientists have shown impacts on organisms in a...
A new Network for Arctic Researchers in Ireland
The Marine Institute in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI) on Friday 28th, February 2020. NARI aims to create, maintain and develop an informal all-island network of Arctic...
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