PREP4BLUE Webinar series: Planning for Citizen Participation in Mission Ocean & Waters

PREP4BLUE is running a spring/summer webinar series titled “Planning for Citizen Participation in Mission Ocean & Waters.” Over five one-hour sessions, participants will learn how to design a project, work package, or programme of activities in alignment with the citizen engagement…

Galway Atlantaquaria announces Grants for Small Conservation Projects in 2023

Galway Atlantaquaria is Ireland’s largest Native Species Aquarium, which celebrates Education, Awareness and Conservation of our Ocean and Life under Water. Situated on the Promenade in Salthill, the Aquarium has close connections with the Local Shore on Grattan Beach and…

The new series of online and in-person trainings organised by Seasearch Ireland kicks-off in February

Seasearch Ireland is about to start a new season of trainings aimed at enhancing individual recording ability or species identification skills of divers, snorkelers, and any other interested people who want to learn more and help protect the marine environment…

MISSION BLUE ANNOUNCES IRELAND’S FIRST ‘HOPE SPOT’: GREATER SKELLIG COAST DEEMED CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN BY GLOBAL ORGANISATION 

A large swathe of ocean off the south west coast of Ireland has been added to a list of ‘Hope Spots’ by a global marine conservation movement. Mission Blue is led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle and now has…

New My Maps function developed to help teachers make the most of the European Atlas of the Seas in their classrooms

The European Atlas of the Seas is a tool developed to provide information about Europe’s marine environment, covering topics such as nature, tourism, security, energy, passenger transport, sea bottom, sea level rise, fish consumption, and much more. Users can benefit…

Fair Seas developed a Legal Handbook and a White Paper to support the development of Ireland’s MPA legislation

The decline of marine biological diversity worldwide, including in Ireland, due to human induced pressures, has led to calls for more legally protected areas. Under international and European law, Ireland had previously committed to protecting 10% of its waters by…

RTE’s former marine correspondent and IOLN member Tom MacSweeney launches new podcast

RTE’s former marine correspondent Tom MacSweeney is launching a new look 30-minute monthly marine podcast for 2023. The audio will be available from this Friday and also air on 17 community radio stations around Ireland, from Cork to Clare, Galway,…

‘Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”: an Atlantic-Arctic Lighthouse’ event hosted in Cork by the European Commission with the support of Ireland

The hybrid high-level conference ‘Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”: an Atlantic-Arctic lighthouse’ and its side event ‘Community Action for the Mission: Building the lighthouse from the bottom up’ organised by the European Commission took place on the…