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  Ocean Citizen Survey: Perceptions of the Irish public on priorities for the protection and sustainable use of the ocean

  French, Veronica; McDonough, N (Marine Institute, 2020)

  The European Union (EU) has a bold and ambitious aspiration to restore European marine and freshwater ecosystems by 2030, by reducing human pressures on marine and freshwater environments, restoring degraded ecosystems and sustainably harnessing the essential goods and services they provide. A group of top EU experts have put forward an ambitious proposal for a “Mission Starfish”. This major flagship ‘mission’ for healthy ocean, seas, coastal and inland waters is to be funded by the EU under the forthcoming Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2021-2027) and will also need to be supported by other EU, national and regional funding programmes. To achieve its goal, the mission aims to raise awareness of the importance of healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters among citizens and help develop solutions on a range of issues. Citizens are crucial to the design and accomplishment of the mission in helping to set objectives and targets and ensuring that missions like this one make a real difference in everybody’s lives. As part of the European Commission’s engagement with citizens across multiple EU countries on the mission, the Marine Institute developed a survey to consult Irish citizens and seek their views on what they believe are the top priorities for the health of the ocean and inland waters and how we can sustainably use and benefit from marine and aquatic resources. The survey was based around two areas of the proposed mission, namely: filling the knowledge and emotional gap, and; decarbonising our ocean, seas and waters. The survey was launched online on 13 August 2020 and was open for four weeks. This report presents the results of the survey summarising the opinions expressed by the 1013 respondents. The results provide an insight into people’s opinions and levels of awareness of our ocean, seas, coastal and inland waters and will inform the mission planning.
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  Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore: Living Things - Simple Presentation

  Dromgool-Regan, Cushla; Burke, Noirin (Marine Institute, 2021)

  The Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore PowerPoint LIVING THINGS SIMPLE PRESENTATION can be used for junior science classes learning about living things on the seashore. The presentation looks at seaweeds and a selection of the different types of animals that are found on the seashore including jellyfish, crabs and fish. The Presentations can be used as PowerPoint or interactive presentations on a Whiteboard.
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  Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore – Sorting and Classifying Seashore Animals Presentation

  Dromgool-Regan, Cushla; Burke, Noirin (Marine Institute, 2021)

  The Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore PowerPoint SORTING & CLASSIFYING SEASHORE ANIMALS Presentation can be used for science classes learning about living things as well as other cross curricular lesson plans. The Presentations can be used as PowerPoint or interactive presentations on a Whiteboard. The presentation includes lots of photographs of the seashore animals.
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  Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore – Living Things Seashore Ecology Presentation

  Dromgool-Regan, Cushla; Burke, Noirin (Marine Institute, 2021)

  The Explorers Wild About Wildlife on the Seashore PowerPoint LIVING THINGS SEASHORE ECOLOGY Presentation can be used for science classes learning about living things as well as other cross curricular lesson plans. The Presentations can be used as PowerPoint or interactive presentations on a Whiteboard. The presentation includes lots of photographs of the seashore animals.
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  Year in Review 2020

  Marine Institute (Marine Institute, 2021)

  This Year in Review 2020 is a snapshot of some of the Marine Institute's many highlights and achievements during an eventful year.

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