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.
Donegal to Sligo Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
Home to many breeding seabirds as well as endangered sharks, skates and rays. Some areas potentially act as nursery grounds for bottlenose dolphins and their calves, while Minke whales seem to favour the waters around St. Johns Point.
Deep flaws in Europe’s REPowerEU proposals
The climate and biodiversity crises are inextricably linked, one can't and shouldn’t be resolved at the expense of the other. Fair Seas has responded to the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan.
Real Voices with Tommy Flaherty
Tommy recounts his early days fishing on the west coast of Ireland. He tells us that there are no more fish coming into the bays as there used to be. Is it overfishing? Maybe, he says.
North Coast Area of Interest for Marine Protected Area Designation
The north Donegal coast was identified as a high biodiversity ‘Area of Interest’ for potential Marine Protected Area designation.
You never forget the first time you see a basking shark.
You never forget the first time you see a basking shark. A gigantic shark, seemingly out of nowhere, appeared right alongside our boat.
An introduction to our Areas of Interest for MPA designation
An introduction to 'Revitalising Our Seas, Identifying Areas of Interest for Marine Protected Areas Designation in Irish Waters.'
SAC, SPA, MPA… so what do they all mean?
What is a ‘Marine Protected Area’ and how does it relate to a ‘Special Area of Conservation’ or a ‘Special Protection Area’?
Webinar: Revitalising Irish Seas
Fair Seas members and authors of the report 'Revitalising Our Seas' presentation at a virtual UN Ocean Conference side event.
Fair Seas at the UN Ocean Conference
Fair Seas attended the second UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. With over 300 side events taking place throughout the week, major announcements from government representatives at the conference, and a huge uptick in civil society representation compared to the 2017 event, it was a busy week from start to finish for the Fair Seas team.
UN Oceans Conference – Fair Seas welcomes Ireland’s €10 million funding announcement for overseas marine protection
at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Minister Noonan announced that Ireland will provide €10 million in funding to address ocean challenges faced by developing countries including Small Island Developing States.
Futureproof Extra: Fair Seas & Potecting Our Marine Habitats
Regina Classen is the Marine Policy and Research Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust and co-author of the ‘Fair Seas’ report, ‘Revitalising Our Seas’. Regina joins Johnathon Mcrea on Newstalk’s Futureproof, to explain a little bit about what Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are and how they might look in Ireland. Some of the questions they […]
Ireland will be legally obliged to restore nature on land and at sea
Yesterday saw the publication of a new proposal from the European Union for a Nature Restoration Law. The new law will set legally binding targets for nature restoration both on land and at sea.
