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…
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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‘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…
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…
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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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…
On Thursday the 2nd of December, the members of the EU4Ocean Platform met online to look back at what it has been achieved over the past year, in particular reflecting on the added value of the EU4Ocean Platform and its…
We are delighted to announce that the next Members online meeting will be held on the 2nd of December between 2-4pm. . https://videopress.com/v/gMkU97pG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata You can register to attend athttps://bit.ly/3bWK0ds Speakers on the day will include Diz Glithero from the Canadian…
Read More Communities of Practice – learning from and creating ocean/ catchment communities.
What is a Virtual Consultation Room? A Virtual Consultation Room is a new online technology to support public access to information and decision-making processes relating to public policy. This technology provides 24-7 access and opportunity for participation at a time…
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Are you a teacher in a primary school based in Ireland? Would you like to trial shark themed education resources with your class? If so the Elasmo team would love to hear from you! The Team will introduce their new…
Read More Shark Digital Education Programme hosts primary teachers workshop on the 30th of September
