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The Marine Institute's RV Celtic Voyager will be replaced

Norwegian company selected to design research vessel

A Norwegian company has been selected to design a new, cutting edge research vessel which will be used to explore Irish territorial waters.

Ireland • 04 Feb 19

A huge 'gramophone' sponge in a pristine area at around 1200m depth (Pic: NUI Galway/Marine Institute)

Bed of Atlantic may be used for medical treatments

Researchers from NUI Galway are hoping that samples gathered from the bed of the Atlantic can be used to develop new treatments for a range of medical conditions.

Connacht • 03 Sep 18

Microbeads are tiny plastic balls, found in soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs

Expert warns of microbeads entering the food chain

The CEO of the Marine Institute in Galway says the key risk with microbeads is the potential to get into the food chain, eventually getting into products eaten by humans.

Environment • 11 Jan 18

Beaked whales are rarely seen at sea due to their shyness

Scientists spot rare beaked whales off Irish coast

Irish scientists have spotted elusive beaked whales off the coast during a recent survey.

Ireland • 05 Dec 17

The scientists are searching where the Atlantic ocean drops from 300 metres to 3000 metres

Scientists search sea shelf for new illness treatments

Scientists are currently searching the continental shelf off Ireland for cold water corals and sponges with potentially antimicrobial and anti-cancer properties.

Science • 02 Jun 17

Fisherman Charlie O'Malley found the rare lobster in one of his pots

One-in-a-million white lobster settles into new home

A fisherman in Co Mayo has made a one-in-a million catch, after he landed a white lobster in pots off Achill Island.

Connacht • 05 May 17

Nearly three quarters of the earth's surface is covered by ocean, but just one tenth of it is mapped

Team led by Marine Institute mapping sea bed

A team of international scientists, led by the Marine Institute, has completed a transatlantic sea bed mapping exercise, which has revealed previously uncharted seabed features including mountains and ridges taller than Carrauntoohil.

News • 09 Jun 15

The information has been collected as part of the latest Marine Institute research cruise

Data from seabed 300km off Ireland being examined

Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic are beginning to analyse new data gathered from the seabed along the Whittard Canyon, almost 300km off the Irish coast.

News • 27 Jun 14

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