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.
Fair Seas Conference 8th June 2023
June 8th 2023. We hope to bring ocean advocates, government, industry and key stakeholders together to map out the next steps in Ireland focusing on the designation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and learning from best practices across the world.
Winds of Change At Sea
In July 2022 Regina Classen of IWT & Fair Seas, was invited to join the Dalkey and Killiney Community Councils at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Dalkey to present the recently published report ‘Revitalising Our Seas’ by Fair Seas.
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.
EU decision to ban deep sea fishing in sensitive waters
Fair Seas has welcomed a decision by the European Commission to close parts of the Northeast Atlantic to bottom fishing but says more action is needed.
What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?
This was the first meeting of Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss. This is the first Citizens’ Assembly anywhere in the world to debate and discuss the decline of nature.
EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish waters
EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish waters
East Coast Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
Ireland’s east coast is an extremely rich area for seabirds. The waters directly off Dublin’s fair city host the most important roseate tern colony in all of Europe. One of only two cod spawning grounds in Irish waters occurs along our east coast covering 65% of this ‘Area of Interest’.
Galway Bay and Islands Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
The area is very important for several elasmobranch species. It has high densities of bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises year-round. This is one of the most important coastal AOIs for seabirds in terms of diversity and volume, with roughly 65,000 birds breeding here.
Loop Head to Kenmare Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
Tralee and Dingle Bays are breeding areas for several threatened species of shark, ray and skate. High number of bottlenose dolphins in Brandon Bay. Bridges of Ross, not far from Loop Head in Clare, which is an important migration bottleneck, with almost 60,000 birds recorded during a three-year survey period.
South East Coast Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
South East Coast Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation Size of the area: 7,124km² The east coast of Ireland was identified as a high biodiversity ‘Area of Interest’ for potential Marine Protected Area designation, in our recent report ‘Revitalising Our Seas’. For the full site synopsis and references please find the relevant pages […]
Fair Seas goes whale watching in Baltimore
Fair Seas campaign manager Aoife O'Mahony recently joined the Irish Whale and Dolphin on a sunny whale-watching trip out of Baltimore in county Cork.
Southwest Coast Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
Whales, whales and more whales. Our analysis has shown the waters off West Cork to be a real hotspot for the largest whales that visit our coast with the highest numbers of fin whales and Risso’s dolphins seen here.