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.
DYK: Blue sharks are the highest species caught as bycatch from longliners which are targeting tuna and other billfish.
DYK: Tope sharks can live to be 55 years old and don't start to reproduce until they're around 15 years old.
Seamus says that a fish nursery ground outside his local harbour would make a good Marine Protected Area (MPA).
DYK? A fully grown adult basking shark can weigh 6 tonnes, around the same weight as a large African elephant.
Fair Seas wants to see all Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) properly managed.
Organisers are inviting the public to attend a talk about the whales, dolphins and porpoises that call this part of the country home.
Ireland has lost a case brought to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission over its failure to implement conservation objectives under the Habitats Directives.
Ireland can save its ocean biodiversity by spending approximately €55 million between 2024 and 2030.
The potential positives of MPAs, the potential negatives for stakeholders and how would you like to be involved in the MPA process?
Session Two of the Fair Seas World Ocean Day Conference with Pristine Seas, National Youth Council of Ireland, RSPB & Blue Marine Foundation.
Session One of the Fair Seas World Ocean Day Conference 2023. Featuring European Environment Agency, Nord University, World Bank & Fair Seas.
Coupling strong Marine Protected Area legislation with the Nature Restoration Law will be vital to allow biodiversity to recover.