Alien sea squirt could cause problems for Irish marine life
No name Archive 2007
Offshore waves in excess of 10 metres in height are predicted this Saturday evening (8th December) and Sunday…
Transition year students from Douglas Community College and Presentation College, Cork will today (5th December) get…
On 30th November 2007, the European Union launched its second call for proposals for competitive research under the…
Results from Ireland’s network of offshore weather buoys confirm the computer-generated wave forecasts by the Marine…
Ireland’s marine food industry received a €5.2 million boost today (Friday 30th November) with the announcement of a…
Computer-generated wave forecasts by the Marine Institute and Met Eireann for this Saturday afternoon (1st December…
Satellite tracking, online lesson plans specially tailored to the curriculum, and dialogue with ships at sea have…
Helen Boles, personal assistant to Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute, has won the Training Education…
Ireland consolidates its position as a viable international ship finance centre.
Ireland has established itself among the top fifteen international centres for the highly lucrative business of Ship…
Five harbour seals were successfully tagged in Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry last week by researchers from UCC, with…
Two sustainable energy devices will soon be generating electricity from wave power in Galway Bay.
In April 2007, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), UK was awarded approval to undertake the Joint Irish…
Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of Ireland’s Marine Institute has welcomed the EU Commission’s Blue Paper: “An Integrated…
The Irish shipping passenger market continues to show steady signs of recovery, according to a mid-year analysis of…
Joint report by Marine Institute, BIM and Udaras shows Irish fish farm production values rose by 13% in 2006
A major international workshop and foresight exercise – “Offshore Aquaculture in Europe-The ‘Next Steps’” ─ took…
The Marine Institute today (19th September) welcomed the announcement of the Beaufort Marine Research Award winners…
A meeting at the Marine Institute will advise Irish marine researchers & research teams on competitive marine…
A survey of Galway Bay’s seabed onboard the RV Celtic Voyager this summer has revealed, for the first time, the…
Extensive tests in severe sea conditions off the west coast of Ireland have proved Irish designed and built wave…
If you are a third-level or public sector researcher, or a marine sector SME, thinking of submitting a proposal…
A team of international scientists have succeeded in satellite tagging ocean sunfish off the coast of Dingle.
n exciting cross border project to investigate the lives of Dublin Bay Prawns gets underway today (Sunday 19th…
A team of PhD students studying with the Marine Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution (MarBEE) Group at University…
A major international workshop and foresight exercise – “Offshore Aquaculture in Europe - ‘Next Steps’” will take…
The first call under one of the largest marine research funding programmes in the history of the State was launched…
Marine Institute to host preliminary judging panel for the World Wildlife Fund SmartGear Awards
The INFOMAR inshore marine survey, which is being carried out in partnership by the Marine Institute and the…
A team of Irish and UK Marine scientists discovered the cold water coral, Lophelia pertusa, in unexplored deep sea…
Some 140 key industry players in the world of European transport and shipping have called for a cohesive and…
Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of Ireland’s Marine Institute chaired the final session of the EurOCEAN 2007 Conference on…
“Secrets of Ireland’s Seas” – An Post’s 2007 Educational Award Scheme has hooked a record 33,000 entries from…
The highest resolution wave forecast available for Ireland – one kilometre resolution - is now available on marine.…
The Marine Institute and Galway Atlantaquaria celebrated a scorcher World Ocean Day on Sunday (10th June) with a…
The Marine Institute will play host to a gathering of shark experts from around Europe next week. These experts are…
The National Research Vessel, the Celtic Explorer, arrived in Cork Harbour on Sunday June 3rd, just a day before the…
The Marine Institute takes great pleasure in hosting the Galway Science & Music School concert, "Music of the…
Marine Institute and Galway Atlantaquaria are joining forces to celebrate the World Ocean Day at Atlantaquaria in…
Dr. Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive of the Marine Institute was recently awarded the one of the highest honours…
A new multibeam echo sounder has just been fitted on the RV Celtic Voyager. The Kongsberg Simrad EM 3002 was…
The first leg of the 2007 INFOMAR survey was completed on May 15th, having covered an area of 2,899 km2 in water…
EurOcean 2007 - A unique opportunity to have your voice heard on EU Marine Science & Technology Policies
Tá Foras na Mara ag lorg Aighneachtaí maidir le hullmhú na dréacht scéime ó aon pháirtithe leasmhara./The Marine…
Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute are proud to join forces to celebrate the 14th annual international…
Closing Date for Submissions under the Marine Institute - DAF Marine Functional Foods Programme is May 30th
The M4 Weather Buoy was moved from its position in Donegal Bay, 54 40N 09 04W, 44 nautical miles offshore to 55N 10W…
Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of Ireland’s Marine Institute, today chaired a key European workshop on Marine Research and…
The Irish shipping industry continued to show strong growth in 2006, according to a report published today (1st May…
An ambitious joint venture to map Ireland’s most productive and commercially valuable inshore waters is now underway…
The €5.2 million Marine Functional Foods Research Initiative aimed at establishing Ireland as a leader in the $74…
The Marine Institute have recently secured funding through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to acquire…
A new interactive temperature data web page has just been launched on the Marine Institute Web Site. It offers…
Dr. W R Turrell FRMS, Director of Fisheries Management and Marine Ecosystems Programmes, Aberdeen, Scotland will be…
The Department of Communications Marine and Natural Resources is now inviting proposals for the new Beaufort Marine…
Are you involved in Marine Postgraduate (PhD) Training or are you an employer of marine postgraduates? Then come…
Mr. Noel Dempsey, T.D Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources today officially launched the…
A Marine Functional Foods Research Initiative funded by the Marine Institute and the Department of Agriculture and…
Marine scientists from all over the world gathered in Dublin Castle on the 14th and 15th March to propose a common…
An important Stakeholder Conference to discuss topics raised during the consultation process leading to a national…
The aim of this workshop is to communicate the results of the research activities that the Marine Institute and the…
Stakeholders, interested parties and members of the public are being offered the opportunity to input to the shape…
The Sea Change strategy aims to drive the development of the marine sector as a dynamic element of Ireland’s…
“The Maritime Green Paper represents a unique opportunity for all those interested in the marine sector to have…
The Marine Institute, in collaboration with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and An Bord Iascaigh Mhara,…
The Marine Institute special award in Biological and Ecological Sciences at the Esat BT Young Scientist &…