18 June 2021 The decline of coastal habitats is set to continue unless the state takes significant action, a number of campaigners have warned. Current Government inaction on marine eco-systems is “quite shameful” according to Campaign Officer for the Irish Wildlife Trust, Padraic Fogarty. While some communities are ready and Read more…
11 May 2021 Ireland has lost a full decade in its rollout of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), an Oireachtas Committee heard today. Expert marine witnesses came before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (JOCCA) and warned that legislation to designate such areas was two years away amidst the ongoing Read more…
28 April 2021 Have you heard about the National Marine Planning Framework? Yes? No? Potentially in passing? No problem. It’s a complicated issue that’s been coming up a lot over the past couple of days, and we wanted to get a better understanding of it. So we called up Padraic Read more…
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…
11 September 2020 Over 300 scientists have urged the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Ocean and Fisheries to end overfishing in response to the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises. The campaign, launched by environmental NGO Our Fish, sent a statement to Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius this week and called on the Read more…
January 25th, 2019 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for failure to comply with a range of environmental, biodiversity and marine obligations under EU law. In its January package of infringement decisions, the Commission announced that it is pursuing Ireland for failing to fully transpose an EU Directive Read more…
December 21st, 2018 The decision from the Minister for the Marine to exclude trawling by large vessels close to the Irish coast has been welcomed as the “biggest step” ever seen in Ireland towards marine conservation. Earlier today, Michael Creed TD announced that from 1 January 2020 fishing vessels over Read more…
September 7th, 2018 It is time for the Government to take a zero-tolerance approach towards illegal fishing by foreign vessels in Irish waters, an Irish MEP has warned. The call for a “serious crackdown” from MEP Liadh Ní Riada comes after the discovery of over a tonne of illegal shark Read more…
August 28th, 2018 The World Ocean Film Festival visits Ireland for the first time with inspiring movies to spread awareness and join all the ocean lovers in one event. The festival arrives in Dublin on 13 September with screenings set for the National Concert Hall and at The Everyman in Read more…
August 9th, 2018 Three Cuvier’s beaked whales were found washed up at different locations along the coast in counties Donegal and Mayo last weekend. The dead sea animals were found on Sheephaven Bay on Gola Island in Co Donegal and at Tiraun on the Mullet Peninsula in Co Mayo. A Read more…
