10 Benefits of Marine Protected Areas for fishing and coastal communities
With collaboration throughout Ireland’s Marine Protected Area process, Ireland’s waters continue to support coastal communities and wildlife.
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IRISH OCEAN LITERACY SURVEY REVEALS DEEP CONNECTION AND CONCERN FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Ocean literacy is the understanding of our individual and collective impact on the ocean and its impact on our lives and wellbeing
Ten Key Asks of Ireland’s MPA Bill
Ireland's current MPA network lacks monitoring and management, rendering the areas ineffective. New legislation must address this.
Accelerating ‘Ocean’ Action on International Women’s Day
Accelerating ocean action as women in industries that can often be less diverse spaces, and at the highest levels of EU politics.
Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life Below Water
Sustainable Development Goal 14: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
5 Ways To Reframe Blue Monday
Let's connect to the ocean and reframe Blue Monday to leave you feeling fresh, happy and a part of the bigger (blue) picture.
FAIR SEAS’ FILM SHINES LIGHT ON NORTHWEST COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND URGES ACTION FOR MARINE CONSERVATION
A short film featuring the views of local communities from Donegal and Sligo who depend on the sea to make a living is set to receive its online premiere next week.
What can you do to help Ireland’s seas?
We have compiled a list of how you can get involved with different organisations around the country and help us secure greater protection for the amazing habitats and species in Irish waters.
Shark Week: Spurdog Sharks in Ireland
DYK: Spurdogs can live to be 75 years old. Their old age and slow growth make them vulnerable to overfishing.
Shark Week: Blue Sharks in Ireland
DYK: Blue sharks are the highest species caught as bycatch from longliners which are targeting tuna and other billfish.
Shark Week: Tope Sharks in Ireland
DYK: Tope sharks can live to be 55 years old and don't start to reproduce until they're around 15 years old.
Real Voices, Episode Five with Seamus O’Flaherty, Kilmore Quay
Seamus says that a fish nursery ground outside his local harbour would make a good Marine Protected Area (MPA).
Shark Week: Basking Sharks in Ireland
DYK? A fully grown adult basking shark can weigh 6 tonnes, around the same weight as a large African elephant.
THREE-QUARTERS BELIEVE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF MARINE WILDLIFE SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT PRIORITY
Fair Seas has revealed the results of its latest RED C survey, carried out to learn about Irish people’s connection to the sea and ocean.
RTÉ Junior Ecolution Podcast, Our Ocean Giants
Today the RTÉ jr team meet Donal Griffin, marine policy officer for Fair Seas Ireland and Sibéal Regan of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group to shine a light on the creatures large and small that call Irish waters home.