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3. EXPLORERS LEARNING ABOUT BIOMIMICRY and OCEAN ENERGY - NATURES BRILLIANT ENGINEERS! PROJECT and LESSON PLANS
No full textThe project plan includes five sessions/lesson activities, including:
• INTRODUCTION TO BIOMIMICRY AND OCEAN INSPIRATION
• HUMPBACK WHALES & RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY DEVICES
• PELAMIS SNAKES, SHARKS, AND SEAWEED: MOVEMENT AND EFFICIENCY
• BIOMIMICRY DESIGN CHALLENGE: DESIGN & CREATE AN OCEAN ENERGY DEVICE
• PRESENTATIONS & EVALUATION.
Students will explore, develop, and apply scientific ideas and concepts through design and making activities. The students will identify areas around the world suitable for harnessing ocean energy. They will learn about offshore wind energy, turbines, and platforms at sea. They will study the history of tidal and water energy in the Middle Ages, where millers used devices for milling. The students will also learn about wave energy and innovative designs through bio-mimicry and set out to design their own devices based on their favourite ocean animals/seaweeds, etc. As a class, they will discuss and analyse the challenges and opportunities of ocean energy.The project plan includes five sessions/lesson activities, including:
• INTRODUCTION TO BIOMIMICRY AND OCEAN INSPIRATION
• HUMPBACK WHALES & RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY DEVICES
• PELAMIS SNAKES, SHARKS, AND SEAWEED: MOVEMENT AND EFFICIENCY
• BIOMIMICRY DESIGN CHALLENGE: DESIGN & CREATE AN OCEAN ENERGY DEVICE
• PRESENTATIONS & EVALUATION
Explorers Phytoplankton Mighty Microscopic Marvels – Teachers Guidelines and Activities - Learning About Phytoplankton
No full textA guide to assist teachers in navigating the Explorers Phytoplankton module, along with books and presentation. The guide also helps to put activities into context.Guidelines and activities for teachers to use along with Explorers Phytoplankton Information Book, workbook and presentation.Marine Institut
Lesson Plan 1: Explorers MSP Where We Live - Our Place & Our Space (Land & Sea)
No full textThe introductory lesson plan provides children with an understanding of the size of Ireland's marine territory (The Real Map of Ireland) and the area dedicated to Ireland's National Marine Planning Framework. They will gain an understanding of how maps have been used from past discovery of land, how we use maps today, and the importance of mapping valuable space that needs to be designated for future planning.This lesson will help children learn about Ireland's marine territory and resource and to understand how mapping is used as a part of planning how the land and ocean is used for human activities.Marine Institut
TC24_04 INFOMAR Survey Report
No full textGeological Survey Ireland (GSI) and Marine Institute (MI) conducted seabed mapping between 2003 and 2005 under the auspices of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and mapping continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INSS, which commenced in 1999 under the GSI was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI and is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC).
INFOMAR Phase 1, 2006 to 2015 focused on mapping 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas around Ireland and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical and biological features of the seabed in those areas. INFOMAR Phase 2, 2016 to 2026 intends to map the remainder of Ireland’s entire seabed.Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication
TC24_03 INFOMAR Survey Report
No full textGeological Survey Ireland (GSI) and Marine Institute (MI) conducted seabed mapping between 2003 and 2005 under the auspices of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and mapping continued from 2006 to present day under the INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Irelands MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme. INSS, which commenced in 1999 under the GSI was one of the largest marine mapping programmes ever undertaken globally, with a focus on deep water mapping. INFOMAR is a joint venture between the GSI and the MI and is funded by the Irish Government through the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC).
INFOMAR Phase 1, 2006 to 2015 focused on mapping 26 priority bays and 3 priority areas around Ireland and creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical and biological features of the seabed in those areas. INFOMAR Phase 2, 2016 to 2026 intends to map the remainder of Ireland’s entire seabed.Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication
Marine Ireland Industry Network Feasibility Study
No full textThe Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) Feasibility Study assesses the potential for MIIN to evolve from an informal network into a formal, industry-led cluster organisation supporting Ireland’s blue economy. Funded under the Smart Regions Enterprise Innovation Scheme, the study comprised three components: a Feasibility Analysis Study (led by Cluster Centre Ireland), member consultations, and this synthesis report providing a combined assessment and outlining recommendations and a roadmap for MIIN’s future direction. Findings show strong industry demand for a structured, professionally managed cluster to address shared challenges, foster innovation, and improve access to funding and skills. The report recommends a phased move to a strategy-led cluster with initial public support and a clear path to blended public–private funding. MIIN is well positioned to become a sustainable, industry-led national cluster, enhancing collaboration and competitiveness in Ireland’s marine sector.Jointly funded by the Marine Institute (20%) and Enterprise Ireland under the Smart Regions Enterprise Innovation Scheme (80%).
The Smart Regions Enterprise Innovation Scheme is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Explorers Climate Change Superheroes: A Whale's Tale - My Creative Art & Story Book
No full textThis book aims to encourage and engage students in developing their understanding of climate change with a focus on how it is affecting and impacting the ocean animals and their habitats. Children will learn about key species from each climate zone and create solutions through storytelling, creative arts and communications using language. They will gain the confidence in helping encourage their friends, families, and others in their school and local community to be engaged citizens learning the importance of marine conservation efforts.This book teaches children about climate change using a map of climate zones as well as focusing on various species and its impacts on them to help the children engage with these concepts creatively through drawings, poetry and storytelling, to strengthen their understanding and confidence in communicating with their friends and families and to come up with solutions for change.Marine Institute, EU BlueLight
The National Monitoring Programme for Residues in Farmed Fish
Full text linkThe National Monitoring Programme for Residues in Farmed Fish is a key component of Ireland’s compliance with European Union legislation on food safety and veterinary medicine use in aquaculture. The Marine Institute (MI) implements this programme through sampling and testing for monitoring of chemical residues for farmed fish. on behalf of the the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), in collaboration with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The programme forms part of the National Residue Risk-Based Control Plan (NRBCP). This plan ensures that farmed finfish are monitored for residues of veterinary medicines and other chemical substances, safeguarding consumer health and supporting sustainable aquaculture practices. The programme aligns with EU regulations, including Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and its associated delegated and implementing acts, and is submitted annually to the European Commission for review and approval. Through targeted sampling and analysis, the programme aims to detect the misuse of authorised treatments and the presence of unauthorised substances, thereby upholding food safety standards and public confidence in aquaculture products
Ocean Knowledge 2030 Ireland’s Strategy for Marine Research, Knowledge and Innovation, 2025-2030 (Draft)
Full text linkOcean Knowledge 2030 is Ireland’s marine research, knowledge and innovation strategy for the period 2025-2030. The strategy has been developed under the coordination of the Marine Institute, in line with its mandate ‘to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development’. As a national strategy, it has been created in
partnership with - and is collectively owned by - the multiple government departments, state agencies and other stakeholder bodies that set, inform or implement marine policy and associated policy domains (e.g. environment, economic development, energy, food, natural and cultural heritage, etc.) and/or fund, coordinate and manage marine-related research and innovation.The Ocean Knowledge 2030 Strategy is currently in advanced draft form. Ocean Knowledge 2030 is Ireland’s marine research, knowledge and innovation strategy for the period 2025-2030. The strategy has been developed under the coordination of the Marine Institute, in line with its mandate ‘to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development’. As a national strategy, it has been created in partnership with - and is collectively owned by - the multiple government departments, state agencies and other stakeholder bodies that set, inform or implement marine policy and associated policy domains (e.g. environment, economic development, energy, food, natural and cultural heritage, etc.) and/or fund, coordinate and manage marine-related research and innovation
High-density SNP panel provides little evidence for population structure in European sea bass (<i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i>) in waters surrounding the UK
Full text linkThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Originally published at: ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 5, May 2025, fsaf064, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf064The European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is a commercially and recreationally important fish widely, distributed across the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Two distinct lineages that represent the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions have been previously identified, with a hybrid zone close to the Almeria–Oran front. The presence of fine-scale population structure within the Northeast Atlantic region is less clear. Here, we investigated population structure in adult samples obtained from the northern part of the Atlantic range surrounding the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Norway, along with outgroups from Portugal and the Mediterranean, using a panel of 41 K single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Population structure among Northeast Atlantic Ocean samples was weak in both spawning—(FST = 0.00022) and feeding—(FST = 0.00032) season data sets, with small pairwise FST values between sample pairs. However, average FST was larger between spawning samples than between feeding samples, with a pattern of isolation-by-distance among the spawning samples, but not the feeding samples, suggesting some biologically meaningful population structure. The largest pairwise FST values at both International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) rectangle and division scales involved a sample from the west of Ireland. We found no evidence of a gradient in “Mediterranean” ancestry among samples collected around the UK in our data set or in a reanalysis of a published data set where such a pattern had been previously identified. In summary, there was no evidence that sea bass in different ICES divisions within the Northeast Atlantic Ocean represents genetically separate populations. Further work is required to reconcile evidence from tagging and modelling studies that suggest the potential for demographic independence with the genetic data.This research was supported by the UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra Grants FRD009 and FRD052) and UKRI [MR/V023578/1]. F. M. was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) in the scope of Decree-Law 57/2016, CFE-UC by project reference UIDB/04004/2020 and DOI identifier 10.54499/UIDB/04004/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04004/2020), and Associate Laboratory TERRA by project reference LA/P/0092/2020) and DOI identifier 10.54499/LA/P/0092/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/LA/P/0092/2020