Northern Ireland’s answer to the great tropical reefs has just won European protection.

Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has launched Ireland's proposals on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. 

Marine researchers have discovered 5,000 previously unknown species of fish, worms, anemones and other creatures living in our oceans as a result of the Census of Marine Life.

Science@Sea ship-based training courses will return in early April on board the national research vessel Celtic Voyager. 

The next generation of high technology environmental sensors, designed to send back real-time information on pollution, pathogens and toxic algal blooms from marine and freshwater environments were unveiled at the first annual Beaufort workshop held by the National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR) at Dublin City University (DCU), along with the Marine Institute.

Russia has promised to help efforts to clean up the heavily polluted Baltic Sea as part of its plans to build a 1,200km undersea pipeline to carry natural gas to Germany.

Five sites have emerged as possible locations for a new port terminal in Cork Harbour.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) comes out on top in a new report commissioned by WWF that reveals poor performance among other assessed seafood ecolabelling schemes and calls for improvements across the board to strengthen their effectiveness.

NUI Galway’s Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU), in association with the Marine Institute, recently hosted the 1st Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop at the Marine Institute Headquarters on 3rd November 2009.

The Marine Institute invites students to apply for a number of work experience placements in many exciting areas for this summer 2010.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD and the Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Fisheries, Tony Killeen TD, visited the Marine Institute in Oranmore, Co Galway to meet the Chairman of the Institute, Mr Jim Fennell, Chief Executive, Dr Peter Heffernan and other staff members of the Institute.

The Government must grasp the opportunity to create 2,000 jobs in fish and shellfish farming, the Irish Farmers Association has declared.

The world's most diverse marine region is under serious threat and needs urgent protection, according to environment watchdogs.