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The vision of the Network is to achieve an Ocean Literate society across the island of Ireland. An Ocean Literate society is described as being one in which citizens understand the ocean’s influence on us and vice versa.
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The vision of the Network is to achieve an Ocean Literate society across the island of Ireland. An Ocean Literate society is described as being one in which citizens understand the ocean’s influence on us and vice versa.
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Gigantic Kraken sea-monsters ‘found’ on beaches in Galway and around Ireland over the weekend
Celebrating European Maritime Day and the beginning of summer, children in Galway were having a kraken time creating gigantic Kraken sand sea-monsters with the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education team, on Grattan beach in Salthill (21st May). Over 150 children and families…
All Atlantic Blue Schools – Sharks of the Atlantic Webinar
Free Shark Webinar to connect schools across the Atlantic Calling all shark enthusiasts, the All-Atlantic Blue Schools Network is pleased to invite you to the first in a series of free,international webinars centered around our local Ocean, aimed at 9-12yr…
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‘Building Climate Action Locally: Tools from the CCAT Project’, the final event of the ‘Coastal Communities Adapting Together’ project
‘Coastal Communities Adapting Together’ (CCAT) was a project part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales Programme and ran from 2019 to 2021. The project was led by University College Dublin in partnership with Fingal County Council…
Coastwatch calls on citizen to help, protect and discover the seagrass beds around the island of Ireland
The seagrass meadows have been known for long time to play a vital ecological role worldwide as nurseries for many marine creatures, including commercial fish, and to protect the shoreline from erosion acting both as a trap for sediment and…
IOLN Members Meeting 2021 – Communities of Learning
The last IOLN members meeting held online on the 2nd of December 2021 was a fantastic opportunity to reconnect and showcase some of the most interesting and successful Ocean Literacy initiatives carried on in Ireland by the IOLN members, as…
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Public awareness of climate change, its effects and solutions in marine and coastal environments
Policy makers are increasingly aware of the adverse effects climate change and environmental degradation have for our coasts and oceans. However, decision-making on the actions to take may be influenced by public opinion. Whilst climate change has been subject to…
See some of the comments from our meeting in the Marine Institute. (list will auto play)
