Ireland’s Ocean Economy Report December 2023
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Ireland’s Ocean Economy Report published with latest estimates on the performance of Ireland’s ocean industries

Ireland’s Ocean Economy Report December 2023

Dr Rick Officer, new CEO of the Marine Institute.
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Marine Institute welcomes appointment of Dr Rick Officer as new CEO

Dr Rick Officer, new CEO of the Marine Institute.

IMDO Unitised Traffic Report Q3 2023
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IMDO Unitised Traffic Report Q3 2023

Q3 2023

Aran Islands
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INFOMAR concludes Blue Scale Map Series with the Aran Islands and release of all 18 maps as Gaeilge

Blue Scale Map Series

Dr Ciaran Kelly, Director of Fisheries Ecosystem Advisory Services and Michael Gillooly, Interim CEO of the Marine Institute with the 2023 Stock Book.
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Marine Institute’s Fish Stock Book 2023 released

Stock Book 2023

Celtic Voyager
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Celtic Voyager sets sail to Canada

RV Celtic Voyager

Michael Gillooly, Interim CEO of the Marine Institute and Patricia Orme, Corporate Services Director at the launch of the Climate Action Roadmap.
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Marine Institute Launches Climate Action Roadmap

Climate Action Roadmap

The 13th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium
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13th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium

13th December

Detail of Howth Head on the north side of Dublin Bay - highlighting some of the numerous shipwrecks mapped by INFOMAR in the Irish Sea
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New INFOMAR Blue Scale Map shows Dublin Bay in stunning detail

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Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Renmore, Galway, has been crowned the national winner of the Explorers Ocean Champion School Awards 2023 for their Healthy Ocean project, ‘Caring for our Ocean’. Photo Andrew Downes.
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Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Renmore, Galway, wins Explorers national Ocean Champion Award

Explorers Education Programme

Fin-tastic Shark Display Set to Make a Splash at Galway Science and Technology Festival
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Fin-tastic Shark Display Set to Make a Splash at Galway Science and Technology Festival

Sunday, 12th November 2023

Marine Institute hosts Birdwatch Workshop
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Marine Institute hosts Birdwatch Workshop

Birdwatch Ireland

Hook Head, Co. Wexford.
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Latest INFOMAR Blue Scale Maps show Wexford coastline in stunning detail

Blue Scale Map Series

Dr. Colm Lordan has been officially announced as the incoming Chair of the Advisory Committee (ACOM) at the 111th ICES Council meeting (International Council for Exploration of the Sea).
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Irish Marine Institute Scientist appointed as new Chair of ICES Advisory Committee

Colm Lordan

Sample of updated gridded bathymetry surfaces (Tramore Bay)
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INFOMAR releases new high-resolution data for the Irish Shelf and Offshore

Ireland's national seabed mapping programme.

Global experts gather in Galway for major Oceanographic Conference
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Global experts gather in Galway for major Oceanographic Conference

3rd – 5th October 2023.

​Over 102 participants from countries spanning from Brazil to Estonia attended the JPI Oceans Joint Action on “Ecological Aspects of Microplastics” in the Marine Institute, Galway in September.
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Pioneering Joint Action on Microplastics - How science is helping us to deal with the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans

JPI Oceans Joint Action on “Ecological Aspects of Microplastics”

The Marine Institute Explorers outreach team launch Explorers ‘Turtle Talk with Sea Turtles’ educational resource pack.. The five turtles found in Irish waters are: Leatherback, Loggerhead, Kemp’s Ridley, Hawksbill, Green Turtle Photo: Gillian Mills, Camden Education
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Explorers team launch new ‘turtle talk’ educational resources

Explorers Education Programme.

Male Cuckoo Wrasse
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Staff at Ireland’s marine agencies hooked on angling

Annual Inter Agency Sea Angling Challenge returns

Bantry Bay runs approximately 35 km (22 miles) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean.
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INFOMAR releases five new high-resolution maps showcasing the Cork coastline in unprecedented detail

Blue Scale Map Series

Plastic and cans in water. Image: © Coast Monkey Photography
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Marine Institute Hosts Pan-European Microplastics Meeting 14-15 September

Microplastics in the marine environment

Countdown for the Explorers Education Ocean Champion Awards
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Countdown for the Explorers Education Ocean Champion Awards

Countdown for the Explorers Education Ocean Champion Awards

Science is coming to Galway
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Science is coming to Galway

Tara and TREC

10th EuroGOOS International Conference to be held in Galway this October
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Ireland to host major international Oceanographic Conference 3-5 October

10th EuroGOOS International Conference to be held in Galway this October

The Biotoxin Chemistry team who work within the Marine Environment and Food Safety Services (MEFSS) section of the Marine Institute were recently awarded the highest level (Green) of My Green Lab (MGL) certification.
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Marine Institute Team Wins International Sustainability Award

My Green Lab (MGL) certification

UNITISED TRAFFIC REPORT – Q1 & Q2 2023
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Container volumes at Irish ports fell sharply in first half of 2023, but encouraging signs as inflation eases

UNITISED TRAFFIC REPORT – Q1 & Q2 2023

Tara Schooner in open waters
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Marine Institute welcomes TREC (Traversing European Coastlines) Expedition to Galway

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The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry.
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INFOMAR releases three new high-resolution maps showcasing the Kerry coastline in remarkable detail

The Blue Scale Map Series

Marine Institute to Host 12th Shellfish Safety Workshop
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Marine Institute to Host 12th Shellfish Safety Workshop

17th October, 2023

RV Celtic Voyager. Photographer David Branigan
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RV Celtic Voyager for Sale

After 25 years in service with the Marine Institute, the RV Celtic Voyager is for sale.

the Clare coastline, from Carrowmore Point to Carrigaholt Bay, in unprecedented detail thanks to a new series of Maps that have been developed by INFOMAR.
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New Map series shows Clare coastline in stunning detail

Blue Scale Map Series

Marine Institute and BIM collaborate with pelagic sector to capture Northeast Atlantic mackerel data
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Marine Institute and BIM collaborate with pelagic sector to capture Northeast Atlantic mackerel data

Mackerel Fishery

INFOMAR launches Blue Scale Map Series showcasing Ireland’s coastal depths in unprecedented detail
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INFOMAR launches Blue Scale Map Series showcasing Ireland’s coastal depths in unprecedented detail

Blue Scale Map Series

The Summer Bursary Programme Through the Years
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The Summer Bursary Programme Through the Years – The Bursary as a Pathway into a Marine Institute Career

Bursary programme

Marine Institute Bursar students 2023
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Students Showcase their Work in the Marine Institute’s Summer Bursary Programme

Bursar Presentation Day 2023

Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - The Galway Statement: A Decade of Atlantic Ocean Science Diplomacy
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Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - The Galway Statement

The Galway Statement: A Decade of Atlantic Ocean Science Diplomacy

RV Tom Crean. Photo Andrew Downes
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RV Tom Crean Celebrates First Year

RV Tom Crean

FASTSHIP project
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EireComposites to develop technology for cleaner shipping

Connemara-based company wins funding for novel solution to facilitate faster, cleaner, cheaper shipping.

Rory McAvinney from the Marine Institute's Explorers Education Programme explores the marine biodiversity and creates rock sculptures with school teachers at the recent CPD teachers held in Galway, supported by Galway Education Centre. Photo: Cushla Dromgool-Regan
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Explorers Teachers Training gears teachers up for new Primary School Framework curriculum

Explorers Education Programme.

Michael Gillooly, Interim CEO of the Marine Institute
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Marine Institute announces Interim CEO

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(L-R) Mick Gillooly, Interim CEO for Marine Institute; John Bell, Director for Healthy Planet, DG R&I, European Commission, Hein Pieper, Chairman of the Dutch water authority Rijn en IJssel, President of the European Union of Water Management Associations (EUWMA); Mairéad McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union; Francois Houllier, President and CEO IFREMER; Steve Thur, Assistant Administrator for Research, NOAA; and Patricia Reilly, Chef de cabin
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Galway Statement 10 Year Celebration

A decade of marine research cooperation across the Atlantic Ocean.

RV Celtic Explorer and RV Tom Crean
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Ocean CO2 Data collected by RV Celtic Explorer contribute to Global Science

Published in the 2023 version of the Surface Ocean Carbon Atlas (SOCAT).

Irish Maritime Transport Economist 2022, Volume 20
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Irish Maritime Transport Economist 2022, Volume 20

The IMDO has released its 20th edition of the Irish Maritime Transport Economist (IMTE), reporting on the…

Marine Institute Headoffice, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway.
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Chief Executive Officer recruitment campaign commencement

Job opportunity

Cuireann Foras na Mara fáilte roimh mhic léinn fochéime chuig clár Sparánachta Samhraidh 2023.
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Cuireann Foras na Mara fáilte roimh mhic léinn fochéime chuig clár Sparánachta Samhraidh 2023.

Sparánachta Samhraidh 2023

The Marine Institute welcomes undergraduate students to the 2023 Summer Bursary programme.
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The Marine Institute welcomes undergraduate students to the 2023 Summer Bursary programme.

2023 Bursary Programme

OCEANS 2023 gathers over 700 Academics and Professionals to UL to tackle major challenges facing the Global Ocean
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OCEANS 2023 gathers over 700 Academics and Professionals to UL to tackle major challenges facing the Global Ocean

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Our Shared Ocean Funding Call Open
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Our Shared Ocean Funding Call Open

Funding Call open for research on shared solutions for our shared ocean space

Charlie McConalogue TD, an tAire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara agus Dochtúir John Killeen, Cathaoirleach Fhoras na Mara
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Foras na Mara straitéis nua cúig bliana

le haghaidh a thabhairt ar spriocanna beartais náisiúnta agus AE i dtáirgeadh inbhuanaithe bia mara, eolaíocht agus…

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD and Marine Institute Chairperson Dr John Killeen with the Marine Institute's new five-year corporate strategy (2023-2027)
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Marine Institute launches new five-year strategy

to tackle national and EU policy goals in sustainable seafood production, ocean
science and management,…

A wave of Explorers CPD Summer Teacher-Training Courses Approved for 2023. Image credit to Gillian Mills.
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A wave of Explorers CPD Summer Teacher-Training Courses Approved for 2023.

Explorers Teacher Training Courses 2023

North Atlantic Series. Picture Credit George Karbus Photography
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New series North Atlantic - The Dark Ocean to air on Sunday on RTÉ

North Atlantic - The Dark Ocean

Explorers Turtle Talk with Sea Turtles for EMD in my Country
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Explorers Special Webinar: Turtle Talk with Sea Turtles for EMD in my Country 2023

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Thursday 4th May 2023. Pictured at the launch of the Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2023, today in Dublin were, Dr Paul Connolly, CEO Marine Institute, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD. Picture Jason Clarke
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Minister McConalogue launches Marine Institute’s Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2023

Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2023

Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme wins ‘Best Education Outreach Award’
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Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme wins ‘Best Education Outreach Award’

Explorers Education Programme

EXPLORERS shortlisted for Education Award 2023
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EXPLORERS shortlisted for Education Award 2023

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Minister Dara Calleary with Marine Institute Newport staff on Friday, 28th April 2023
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Minister Dara Calleary visits Marine Institute Newport facility

Friday, 28th April 2023

Athbhreithní ar an mBliain 2022
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Bliain faoi Athbhreithniú 2022 foilsithe ag Foras na Mara

Athbhreithní ar an mBliain 2022

Marine Institute Year in Review 2022
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Marine Institute publishes Year in Review 2022

Year in Review 2022

Explorers Team
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Explorers Education Programme sees an increase in ocean literacy in schools

Recorded the largest number of participating children in 2022.

Grainne, Jasmine & Jamie O'Malley and Dara & Lilian Austin at the Newport Research Facility Open Day on Sunday, 2nd April 2023.
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Open Day at Marine Institute Newport Facility attracts hundreds of visitors

Sunday, 2nd April 2023

Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - Newport Research Facility
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Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - Newport Research Facility

Newport, Co. Mayo

Marine Institute, Newport, Co. Mayo
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Marine Institute Newport Facility in Mayo to host Open Day for all

Sunday, 2nd April 2023

International Fast and Secure Trade Lane (IFSTL) Project Final Event
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International Fast and Secure Trade Lane (IFSTL) Project Final Event

Digitalisation of Maritime Supply Chains in the Atlantic Area

Cove, Niall Meehan, Sea Studio
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Marine Institute welcomes historic UN agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

UN High Seas Treaty

SEAMONITOR PROJECT BOARD: L-R - Ross McGill, Principal Project Officer of SeaMonitor Project, Loughs Agency; Dr Joanne O’Brien, Atlantic Technological University; Dr Niall Ó Maoiléidigh, Marine Institute; Dr Fred Whoriskey, Ocean Tracking Network; Dr Colin Adams, University of Glasgow; Sharon McMahon, CEO, Loughs Agency; Dr Oliver Ó Cadhla, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Ireland; Andrew King, Special EU Programmes Body; Colin Armstrong, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural
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SeaMonitor project highlights benefits of tracking sea life

SeaMonitor

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), Unitised Traffic Report Q4 2022.
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Unitised Traffic Report Q4 2022.

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), Unitised Traffic Report Q4 2022.

Protection and Preservation of Marine Biodiversity on show at Expo
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Protection and Preservation of Marine Biodiversity on show at Skipper Expo

Irish Skipper Expo, 24th and 25th February 2023 at the University of Limerick.

Marine Institute celebrates Women in Science
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Marine Institute celebrates Women in Science

Women and Girls in Science

Children from Scoil Cholmcille, Glengad, Malin, Co Donegal celebrate receiving the Explorers Ocean Champions national award in 2022. Photographer: Martha McCulloch
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Explorers School Projects score 100% in achieving marine communication and creative skills

Marine Institute’s Explorers Education programme.

Iarratais ar Chlár Sparánachta Fhoras na Mara.
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Tugtar cuireadh do mhic léinn cur isteach ar Chlár Scoláireachta Sparánachta Samhraidh Fhoras na Mara

Iarratais ar Chlár Sparánachta Fhoras na Mara.

Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - Ocean Observing and Forecasting
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Exploring Our Marine with the Marine Institute - Ocean Observing and Forecasting

Ocean Observing and Forecasting

Applications open for the Marine Institute’s Bursary Programme 2023
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Applications open for the Marine Institute’s Summer Bursary Scholarship Programme 2023

2023 Bursars