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Ireland’s new Marine Protected Area legislation: the journey so far

“We support the principles and ambition of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and will develop comprehensive legislation for the identification, designation, and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish territorial waters” This is the Irish Government’s own commitment for MPAs, stated in its ‘Our Shared Future’ programme outlining its governmental Read more…

By admin, 2 monthsApril 12, 2023 ago
O’ Mahony & Hunt welcome news of 'Hope Spot' designation in off Ireland's Greater Skellig Coast
Biodiversity

New Spot of Hope for Ireland’s Ocean Conservation Movement

Ireland is home to a newly designated ‘Hope Spot’ off the Greater Skellig Coast in an area noted to have high conservation value for biodiversity.  Hope Spots are scientifically identified as critical to the health of the ocean and designated by the global marine conservation movement Mission Blue. The Greater Read more…

By admin, 4 monthsJanuary 31, 2023 ago
Marine

Two thirds of people believe Irish Seas are unhealthy

Four out of five want additional protection for Irish coastal waters and oceans.   There is strong support for more legal protection for Irish waters according to a coalition of Ireland’s leading environmental non-governmental organisations and networks.   The Fair Seas Campaign, which seeks to protect, conserve and restore Ireland’s Read more…

By admin, 7 monthsNovember 10, 2022 ago
Cold water coral reef in Irish waters
Marine

EU Commission closes sensitive areas to bottom fishing, including nearly 9,000 km2 in Irish waters

Following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the EU Commission has finally closed 87 sensitive marine areas in EU waters to bottom fishing. The closed areas amount to 16,000 km2 of EU waters, of which nearly 9,000 km2 are within the Irish Exclusive Economic Read more…

By admin, 8 months ago
Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity

What’s to be won at Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss?

In May earlier this year, within the walls of Dublin Castle, a very special meeting took place. Chaired by Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, 99 Irish Citizens gathered to learn about biodiversity loss in Ireland, and what can be done to stop it.  This was the first meeting of Ireland’s Citizens’ Read more…

By admin, 8 monthsOctober 3, 2022 ago
Biodiversity

18 Fold Increase In Marine Protected Areas Needed

18 FOLD INCREASE IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NEEDED TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS Ireland’s Marine Protected Areas must increase 18-fold by the end of the decade in order to restore critical habitats, safeguard wildlife and address the climate crisis according to a new report commissioned by the Fair Read more…

By admin, 8 monthsOctober 1, 2022 ago
Marine

Minister for Agriculture appeals High Court trawler decision

11 November 2020  The Minister for Agriculture has launched an appeal against the High Court’s decision to permit large trawlers within Ireland’s inshore waters.  Last month the High Court ruled the ban that came into effect in January that prevented large trawlers from Ireland’s six mile zone was void and Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsNovember 11, 2020 ago
Marine

Consultation process opens for Marine Protected Areas

19 August 2020  A consultation process for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been announced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and will be open until 18 September.  The announcement is in line with the terms outlined in the Programme for Government, which promised the opening of a Read more…

By admin, 3 yearsAugust 19, 2020 ago
Marine

Human-induced change could affect as much as half of the world’s oceans

18 August 2020  Human-induced change may have affected as much as half of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, a new study has revealed. A new article in Nature Climate Change predicted through climate modelling that 20 to 55 per cent of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian basins would have Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsAugust 18, 2020 ago
Covid19

Covid-19 spread threat through poor discarding of wet wipes

March 26th, 2020 The novel coronavirus could spread to our recreational waters due to the improper disposal of wet wipes, a marine conservation group has warned.  Coastwatch issued the warning this week as many use wet wipes as a way to keep infection at bay as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsMarch 26, 2020 ago

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