Newport Research Facility
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Exploring our Marine with the Marine Institute

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Ger Rogan, Analyst at the Marine Institute Newport Research Facility in Mayo. Photo Wonkyeye Photography.
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Faces of the Sea - Ger Rogan, Analyst at the Marine Institute Newport Research Facility

Ger pursued his interest for the marine world through aquaculture studies at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (…

A contract was signed today (18 December 2019) between the Marine Institute and Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A. for the construction of Ireland’s new state of the art marine research vessel, following the completion of the design of the vessel by Skipsteknisk AS of Norway. This is a significant milestone with the build process contracted to complete in 2022. Pictured at the contract signing were Dr. Paul Connolly CEO Marine Institute, Minister Michael Creed TD, Department of Agriculture Food and
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Spanish shipyard to build Ireland’s new marine research vessel

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Maurice Clarke, Emma Horgan and Stephanie Ronan of the Marine Institute with Professor Emeritus Noël P. Wilkins, NUI Galway.
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Prof Wilkins presents on the deep roots of the Marine Institute

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EuroSea consortium at the project’s kick-off meeting in Brussels. Photo provided by EuroSea, photographer Michael Chia.
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Improving ocean observation through the EU project EuroSea

The Marine Institute is one of 55 partners involved in EuroSea.

Dr Paul Connolly, CEO, Marine Institute, Dr Stephen Hynes, director of SEMRU, NUI Galway and Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of NUI Galway at the opening of the 10th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium held in the Marine Institute, Oranmore.
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Celebrating 10 years of Marine Economics and Policy Research

The 10th Annual Marine Economics Policy Research Symposium was recently held at the Marine Institute.

Explorers team at Galway Science and Technology Festival 2019. Photo Garry Kendellen
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Explorers Education Programme at the centre of increasing children’s ocean knowledge

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Minister Creed presented with The Atlas of Commercial Fisheries around Ireland. Photo by Jason Clarke.
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Minister Creed presented with The Atlas of Commercial Fisheries around Ireland

Shows the distribution of fishing activities by gear and country, as well as the Irish landings of key commercial…

MacDara Flavin and Jack Gavin from Barna learn about Argo Floats at the Marine Institute exhibition stand at Galway Science and Technology Festival.
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Two primary students win Marine Institute competition at Galway Science Festival

Raising awareness about our ocean and marine life.

Bringing Ireland’s Deep Atlantic into the classroom
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Bringing Ireland’s Deep Atlantic into the classroom

New online classroom resources for Junior Cycle students, which will feature the documentary series, Ireland's Deep…