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PHAROS: Irish Seaweed Trials Cut Salmon Farm Pollution
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Dr Julie Maguire shows how Bantry Bay’s seaweed cultivation cuts fish farm waste and boosts biodiversity in the PHAROS project. Kelp was grown near a salmon farm in Cork, with more marine life at the IMTA site. The control site grew more kelp. read more
The Ellen Hutchin Festival
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On the 15th of August 24 mainly local people visited Bantry Marine Research Station (BMRS) for a Behind the Scenes Visit as part of the Ellen Hutchins festival. Seaweed Events Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815) was the first female Irish botanist from…

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PHAROS Future- Blue Skills session report: Ireland’s Blue Economy
 PHAROS Future- Blue Skills session report: Ireland’s Blue Economy 1024 423 PHAROS Project
Blue Skills session at MTU brought together researchers, industry and innovators to ask who will crew Ireland’s growing blue economy and what skills they will need. Talks covered fisheries, seaweed and coastal tourism. read more
Blue Schools workshop held at MTU Kerry as part of PHAROS Irish Living Lab event 
 Blue Schools workshop held at MTU Kerry as part of PHAROS Irish Living Lab event  1024 771 PHAROS Project
The first Blue Schools Workshop at MTU Kerry brought nearly thirty teachers together to explore ocean literacy and the EU Blue Schools network. A Kerry school won a Young Environmentalist Award. Only seventeen Irish schools are certified. read more
Irish Living Lab Day 3: Bantry Marine Research Station
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Can farmed seaweed, placed 200 metres from a salmon farm, restore habitats? PHAROS data from Bantry Bay shows more biodiversity at the IMTA site, but more kelp at the control site. Winged and sugar kelp were grown near the salmon farm. read more
Effective MPA Management: More than 60 people in person and online gathered at the Irish Living Lab Event
 Effective MPA Management: More than 60 people in person and online gathered at the Irish Living Lab Event 1024 707 PHAROS Project
Over 60 people met at MTU to discuss how Ireland can protect 30 per cent of its seas by 2030 without alienating coastal communities that depend on them. The session focused on trust, data and community involvement in protected areas. read more
Ireland Living Lab Day 2: Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum gets under way at MTU Tralee
 Ireland Living Lab Day 2: Blue Economy Innovation & Skills Forum gets under way at MTU Tralee 1024 423 PHAROS Project
The Blue Economy Innovation and Skills Forum at MTU explored Ireland’s ocean industries and the talent needed to power them. Wayne Murphy gave a global view on aquaculture and blue innovation that covers fisheries, seaweed, coastal tourism. read more
PHAROS Irish Living Lab Day 1: Ireland Charts Course for 30×30: Marine Protected Areas Take Centre Stage at MTU, Kerry
 PHAROS Irish Living Lab Day 1: Ireland Charts Course for 30×30: Marine Protected Areas Take Centre Stage at MTU, Kerry 1024 707 PHAROS Project
Over 60 marine scientists, policymakers, and coastal stakeholders convened in person and online at Munster Technological University’s new STEM building for the first session of the PHAROS Irish Living Lab Event, focused on effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs). read more
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