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Biodiversity

Erosion threat at 30% of coastal sites surveyed, Coastwatch reveals

December 6th, 2018 A threat of erosion has been identified at 30 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed in 2018 by Coastwatch during its annual coastal survey. Presenting the preliminary findings of the survey at Trinity College Dublin this morning, Coastwatch coordinator Karin Dubsky said that erosion is a Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsDecember 6, 2018 ago
Marine

Plastic bottles found at over 80 per cent of coastal sites, new study finds

February 13th, 2018 Plastic bottles were found at over 80 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed during the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch Survey on coastal waste and marine litter. Launched this morning at Trinity College Dublin, the survey results indicate that plastic bottles are the primary macro litter item found Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsFebruary 13, 2018 ago
Biodiversity

48 marine species in Irish waters under threat of extinction, warns report

February 6th, 2018 Almost 50 marine species living in Irish waters are under threat of extinction, a new report from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) reveals. Released this week, the Protecting Our Ocean’s Wealth report indicates that 48 species of fish, crustaceans, shellfish and other invertebrate are under threat, as Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsFebruary 6, 2018 ago
Green Sea Turtle grazing seagrass at Akumal bay. Photo: P.Lindgren
News

Climate Change decimating male green sea turtle population, warn researchers

February 1st, 2018 Higher temperatures as a result of climate change are decimating the population of male green sea turtles, according to a new report in Current Biology. The report published last month revealed that up to 99 per cent of green sea turtles born in certain Australian nesting beaches Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 5 yearsFebruary 1, 2018 ago
Marine

Plastic trash greatly increasing risk of disease in coral reefs, study finds

February 1st, 2018 The presence of plastic trash in our oceans is greatly increasing the chances of disease in coral reefs, a new study reveals. The new study from Cornell University estimates that about 11 billion plastic items get caught in coral reefs throughout the Asia-Pacific area. This figure is Read more…

By Felipe Wasserstein, 5 yearsFebruary 1, 2018 ago
Marine

Coastwatch Seeks Volunteers For 30th Annual Coastal Survey

September 11th, 2017 Leading marine NGO Coastwatch are looking for volunteers to get involved in its annual international citizen science campaign, the Coastwatch shore survey. Currently celebrating its 30th year, the survey was first designed and run in Ireland in 1987. It now runs across 23 European countries. Designed to Read more…

By Dan Connell, 5 yearsSeptember 12, 2017 ago
Marine

Plastic bottles found in over 80 per cent of coastal sites surveyed by Coastwatch

June 8th, 2017 Plastic bottles were found in over 80 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed during the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch Survey, a new report reveals. The results, seen by The Green News, indicate that plastic bottles are the primary macro litter item found around the island of Ireland Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsJune 8, 2017 ago
News

To Flush or Not to Flush? The outrageous fortune of wet wipes is causing us a ‘sea of troubles’

7th April 2017 ‘Think before you flush’ has been the motto of An Taisce’s Clean Coasts for some time but now wily manufacturers are muddying the waters of what is and what is not a ‘flushable’ item. This new development may have tremendous implications for consumer behaviour, our sewage system and Read more…

By David Hayden, 6 yearsApril 7, 2017 ago
News

UK reveals plans for plastic free aisles in supermarkets. Could Ireland follow suit?

February 16th 2017 Supermarkets in the UK are being urged to create one plastic free aisle per shop to reduce plastic waste. This move comes after various high profile organisations highlighted the issue of the damage plastic is doing to marine environments worldwide, such as Sky’s Ocean Rescue campaign.  Of Read more…

By Catherine O'Toole, 6 yearsFebruary 16, 2017 ago
News

Still time to get involved in Ireland’s biggest coastal survey

September 29th 2016 Voluteers around Ireland have for the last week been scouring our coasts all in the name of citizen science. It marks the start of the annual Coastwatch survey which hopes to get 2,000 volunteers to walks a patch of coast and get a picture of what is Read more…

By Ian Carey, 6 yearsSeptember 29, 2016 ago

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