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The Compass and The Moon
One resembles a big brown Compass, the other, a purple-infused Moon, and for the last two weeks they have been eliciting sudden and sometimes comical involuntary movements from swimmers and surfers at the local beach as their floating armies arrive…
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Sea2Sky- Galway’s European Researchers Night 2011
Be a Scientist for a day! On Friday, 23September, 2011 Ireland will host ‘Sea2Sky’ – its first ever European Researchers Night – in Salthill, Galway. This one day celebration of science in inner and outer space is being organised…
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Cetaceans and Uncertainty on the Shore
One of the more interesting things about exploring marine life is that it often leads to more questions than answers as we constantly encounter elements of the marine world which we will never fully understand. Last week, a phonecall about…
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Spider Crabs Uncovered
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe wind has calmed down for a few days so its a good time to take a look below the surface and see whats happening. A few weeks ago on a calmish day I did just that and stumbled upon... -
School Kids and Sea Hares on the Sea Shore
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 1 CommentTwo months of too much wind means that snorkelling season was put back this year. Non-stop blustery winds from the Atlantic meant that, visibility-wise, the water took on the consistency of pea-soup, which isn’t very good for seeing things, whilst... -
Clew Bay ‘Super foods’ at Féile Bia na Mara
Posted on June 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsTwo weeks ago, we mentioned how Féile Bia na Mara, which takes place in Achill this July, is a festival which celebrates the remarkable food that the seas around Mayo produce. One food certainly worthy of celebration in Mayo is... -
Sea-vegetables at the Seafood festival
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsFéile Bia na Mara - Part 1 Our relationship with marine life in Mayo is primarily a nourishing one; one which when maintained correctly, means that a valuable harvest of nutritious and healthy produce can be constantly reaped from the seas...
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Events
Galway Beach walks this summer…Get amongst!
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Giant leap for a…. Shark?
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Lobster Season – Science and Sun
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Coastal
The sun, the moon and the smart…..
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The Colony
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Life’s not that sweet for Cockles…
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Spring Blooms and Dolphins Exhibit on West Coast
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Marine Litter and Some Cool Art
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The Clever Cuttlefish of Clew Bay
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Untidy Ingenuity in an Intricate Ecosystem
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