Mapping Seabed Habitats in North West Europe
Explorers of Europe's underwater world gathered at the Marine Institute, Galway this week as part of a programme to create the first seabed habitat maps for north-west Europe.
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Press Report Regarding Worms in Salmon
The Marine Institute is concerned regarding recent newspaper reports on the discovery of the nematode parasitic worm Anisakis in a number of fish from around the coast.
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Budding Marine Biologists make a splash at Young Scientists Awards 2005
The Marine Institute's special award at the Esat BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2005 was presented by Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO, to Lee Caplin, a fourth year student at Stratford College, Rathgar, Dublin for his project, which examined the production of histamine in fish with reference to histamine poisoning in humans.
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Irish container routes show record traffic growth in 2004
Ireland’s container traffic continues its record growth with an increase of six per cent on key strategic shipping routes in 2004.
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Genetic Fingerprinting Techniques Harnessed to Track Wild Salmon Stocks
The Irish Marine Institute, the National University of Ireland Cork, and BioTrove in the United States, will be collaborating to identify individual Atlantic salmon stocks using a new, high-throughput system for detecting candidate Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in large populations.
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IMDO hopeful that solution to Irish Ferries outsourcing dispute can be found
The IMDO welcomes the recent news that both Irish Ferries and SIPTU have agreed to enter talks to try and resolve the major issue of outsourcing on the Irish Sea.
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Red Tide Reported on West and North West Coast
Samples analysed by the Marine Institute this week have identified an algal bloom (or "red tide") of a microscopic planktonic species called Karenia mikimotoi on the West and North West coast.
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Marine Tourism Industry Boating Facilities can Double Property Prices
An international conference hosted in Dublin today by the Marine Institute highlights the opportunity to regenerate ports and harbours as part of Ireland's €631 million marine tourism industry.
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Dial a Buoy. The Ultimate Mobile Phone Accessory
Interested users can now avail of the Marine Institute's new SMS service to obtain information from the Weather Buoy Data network.
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Marine Minister Presents AquaReg Award to Tory Island Students
Marine Minister, Pat the Cope Gallagher, T.D., presented the Marine Institute AquaReg Award to three Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille students on Tory Island, Donegal today.
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Press Release Where Have All The Salmon Gone
Proposals for a major international project to determine the fate of wild salmon at sea have gained support from the inter-governmental salmon conservation body NASCO - the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation and it's sister body the International Atlantic Salmon Research Board (IASRB).
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Marine Minister on Mission to Net 80,000 US Tourists this Year for Ireland
The Minister Marine, Mr. Pat the Cope Gallagher, T.D. is leading an Irish industry trade mission to the United States in a bid to develop and continue to sell Ireland as a prime destination for an estimated potential 80,000 US Cruise tourists in 2005.
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Maritime Development Agency Welcomes end to Ferry Deadlock
The Irish Maritime Development Organisation (IMDO) welcomes the announcement that a deal had been reached in the Irish Ferries dispute.
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Major international shipping group establishes Irish operation
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) has welcomed the news that APL, a subsidiary of the major international ship owner and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), will open a dedicated Irish office next month in Dublin.
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Ireland calls on Europe to recognise the value of the sea
The need to better organise and focus marine research within the forthcoming 7th EU Research Framework Programme (2007-2013)was discussed at a meeting of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and senior EU science and technology policy makers in Brussels today (17th October).
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Waterbased activity contributing 434million Euro to Irish economy
Up to 1.5 million adults in Ireland partake in some form of water-based activity, according to the ESRI study, A National Survey of Water-based Leisure Activities in Ireland 2003, commissioned by the Marine Institute.
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Energy from Nature
In the first of a major series of public lectures to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Marine institute's Newport laboratory, 'About the House' presenter and environmentalist, Duncan Stewart, will chair three talks covering various aspects of Energy from Nature, at the Ridge Pool Hotel Ballina, Co. Mayo tonight.
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Conserving salmon habitats - Leading expert outlines the challenges at RDS lecture
The challenges and opportunities faced by fisheries managers in conserving habitats for wild salmon will be addressed by leading expert Prof. John Armstrong of Scotland's Fisheries Research Services Freshwater Laboratory, Pitlochry as part of the RDS "Buckland Lecture Series" in collaboration with the Marine Institute.
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World's Longest Running Total Salmon Trapping Facility Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Marine Institute, Newport, Co. Mayo is celebrating 50 years of research and innovation since it was first established as the Salmon Research Trust of Ireland in 1955.
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Possible case of Bonamia Ostrea in Lough Foyle Oysters
The Marine Institute is investigating a potential case of Bonamia ostrea, in a wild oyster bed in Lough Foyle.
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Marine Institute Triathletes to Raise 20k for Carna Lifeboat
The Marine Institute's Turloch Smith, MacDara O' Cuaig and Robert Bunn aim to raise €20,000 towards the Carna lifeboat fund by competing in the upcoming Triathlon Chonamar.
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Historic Agreement Recognises Ireland's Place in Marine Science
A historic Memorandum of Understanding between the Marine Institute of Ireland and the prestigious Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen was signed Wednesday 15th June in Dublin to promote collaboration and co-operation in fisheries science, seabed surveys, underwater robotics, fish farming and fish health.
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New Call for Marine Research Proposals
The Marine Institute has just launched its 2005 call for marine research proposals under the National Development Plan. The programme supports marine research, technology development and innovation (RTDI) across a broad spectrum.
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Marine Research Community Meets to Unlock Irelands Ocean Potential
Press Release about the oportunities for Ireland to develop its share of the €3,850 billion worldwide global maritime sector through a co-ordinated national marine research programme
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Ireland Ideal Natural Laboratory to Study Marine Climate Change
Warmer seas, wetter winters, increased coastal flooding, more intense storms and geographic shifts in the range of key commercial fish species are just some of the challenges facing Ireland's €3 billion marine industries from climate change, according to a new report released by the Marine Institute.
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New Research to Improve Seafood Safety
The Marine Institute is hosting a meeting in Galway today of scientists, seafood producers and industry regulators from 12 organisations around Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Italy.
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