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

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