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With collaboration throughout Ireland’s Marine Protected Area process, Ireland’s waters continue to support coastal communities and wildlife.

Ocean literacy is the understanding of our individual and collective impact on the ocean and its impact on our lives and wellbeing

Ireland's current MPA network lacks monitoring and management, rendering the areas ineffective. New legislation must address this.

A roundup of all the sessions from the Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference 2026

A panel discussion all about Irish sharks with Irish shark researchers in Dublin's Patagonia Store.

The European Commission has put forward a shared political vision: The European Ocean Pact, which aims to build Europe into an “Ocean Union”.

The 2026 Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference will have four main sessions. This blog lays out what they are and why they are so important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs hearing January 2026.

'Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction' (BBNJ) Treaty enters into force, marking a significant step forward in global ocean governance.

New Guidance on Natura 2000 sites and Fishing. What does it means for Ireland’s coastal communities and inshore fishing?

A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by government, then MPA legislation can be drafted.

Fair Seas participated in the first ever International Basking Shark Conference in Ireland, held in Galway City and Achill Island, Mayo.

A reminder that youth activism is alive & thriving and that cultural spaces like concerts can be powerful platforms for environmental action.

Fair Seas welcomes the decision made by Minister to restrict trawling by vessels over 18 metres in Ireland’s inshore waters.

A valuable day of advocacy to secure stronger protections for Ireland’s ocean through conversations with EU Commissioner and Irish ministers.