FAIR SEAS GARNERS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION – TWO DESIGN PROJECTS AMONG TOP 100 IN IRELAND FOR 2022
Our visual brand identity and a scientific report are now included in the 100 Archive, a living record of Irish communication design.
Protecting ocean life is good for nature, people and business
The majority of the people of Ireland are aware of the deterioration ocean health and want more efforts to protect marine life.
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.
Easter ‘eggcase’ hunt anyone?
This Easter why not head to your nearest beach and take part in a shark eggcase hunt! Examples of egg-laying sharks in Irish waters are the lesser spotted dogfish (also called the small-spotted catshark), bullhuss and the blackmouth catshark.
Ireland in EU Court Over Failure to Protect Nature
Ireland has been summoned to the European Court of Justice due to its persistent failure to meet its obligations under the Habitats Directive and properly designate Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).
Seabirds of the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot
Of the 24 breeding seabird species in Ireland, 20 are known to call the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot home for the summer.
The endangered angel shark finding refuge in Irish waters.
One of the last strongholds of this species is Tralee Bay off the west coast of Ireland. We now have the chance to work hand-in-hand with the communities of Tralee Bay to safeguard one of the last remaining refuges for angel sharks.
Whales & dolphins of the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot
There are at least 14 different species of cetacean had been recorded within the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot.
EU Nature Restoration Law – What does it mean for the ocean?
Several member states reacted positively to the proposed law with some even calling for more ambitious targets to restore nature. However, Ireland’s reaction was not so positive.
SMART plan needed for Ireland’s biodiversity
Fair Seas welcomed the opportunity to respond to the NBAP public consultation and agreed with Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan in his foreword that a successful plan ‘will set the national biodiversity agenda for the period 2023-2027 and aims to deliver the transformative changes required to the ways in which we value and protect nature’.