Events

With bioprospecting one of the scientific buzzwords of the last few years we're delighted that Dr Ryan Young of NUI Galway will give a talk on biodiscovery in Irish waters and his work on the Science Foundation Ireland funded program "Exploiting and conserving deep-sea genetic resources". Dr Young gained his PhD in marine natural products ... Read more

The National Marine Monitoring Scheme uses an informal survey methodology combining the existing Seasearch methodology with a list of bench mark species to be monitored at each site. Sites are selected by participants themselves to facilitate repeat sampling. Abundance is then measured for each species using a simple coded system SCOR (Super-abundant, Common, Occasional, Rare). ... Read more

The National Marine Monitoring Scheme uses an informal survey methodology combining the existing Seasearch methodology with a list of bench mark species to be monitored at each site. Sites are selected by participants themselves to facilitate repeat sampling. Abundance is then measured for each species using a simple coded system SCOR (Super-abundant, Common, Occasional, Rare). ... Read more

A guide to using your camera skills to record marine biodiversity. Some extremely knowledgeable photographers will guide you through taking the perfect snap to capture your record. We can't promise you'll find fame on Instagram but you'll be able to get the snap of that nudi or fish so you can ID them in the ... Read more

We're delighted to be joined by avid Seasearcher and fish expert Lin Baldock for an evening of fishy knowledge. Lin will teach you to identify those tricky gobies and wrasse that might have eluded your attention for now. Level - Intermediate/Advanced - This course does not aim to teach basic fish identification skills that will ... Read more

Divers in Galway are incredibly lucky to have a variety of unique habitats and species right on their doorstep. As part of the Seasearch Ireland National Marine Monitoring Scheme (Adopt a Site) 4 sites in Galway county are monitored by Seasearch divers. This talk will cover some of the unique species found at these amazing ... Read more

David Wall of the National Biodiversity Data Centre's Explore Your Shore! project will be discussing marine citizen science in Ireland. Explore Your Shore is a Citizen Science project funded by the Environmental Protection Agency focused on increasing our knowledge of the distribution of our intertidal species, exploring their potential as bio-indicators of water quality and ... Read more

The National Marine Monitoring Scheme uses an informal survey methodology combining the existing Seasearch methodology with a list of bench mark species to be monitored at each site. Sites are selected by participants themselves to facilitate repeat sampling. Abundance is then measured for each species using a simple coded system SCOR (Super-abundant, Common, Occasional, Rare). ... Read more

KelpRes is an EPA funded project run by NUI Galway exploring the biology, ecology and genetics of kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) in Ireland.

This talk by Dr Kathryn Schoenrock-Rossiter will explore some of the key findings of the project and how you can get involved in monitoring your local kelp ecosystem.