With over 3,000 km of coastline and one of the biggest marine territories in the world, Ireland can boast an incredible range of different underwater environments and a diversity of marine life that are still mostly unknown although 40% of…
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The Irish Ocean Literacy Network (IOLN) aims to bring together relevant institutes, agencies, researchers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), individuals and educators who are working towards the vision of “achieving an ocean literate society across the island of Ireland”.
Oceans of Learning 2022 with the Marine Institute – how you can get involved
The Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series is back with a range of learning resources for all. Immerse yourself with downloadable resources, videos and interactive activities that celebrate our seas and explore Ireland’s marine resource. So far this year the series…
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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…
EU4Ocean Platform updates: achievements and future plans discussed during the online members meeting
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…
Communities of Practice – learning from and creating ocean/ catchment communities.
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…
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