MarPAMM is celebrating World Ocean Day 2021 by launching a new film clip that explains what marine protected areas are. Marine science undergraduate student Natasha Bryan from SAMS UHI interviews the MarPAMM case worker for [...]
The United Nations World Oceans Day (8 June) is a day for humanity to celebrate the ocean. To mark the day, MarPAMM – Seas of the Outer Hebrides project is launching their latest [...]
A shared vision for the development of MarPAMM Irish Regions management plans came a step closer this month when the last of the MarPAMM Stakeholder Steering Groups met to discuss their objectives for a MPA [...]
SEASOH launches new interactive tool to explore MPAs of the region We are excited to launch a new interactive storymap to help you explore the network of Marine Protected Areas in the Outer Hebrides. From [...]
Initial engagement results show passion for the marine environment, communities and heritage of the Outer Hebrides We are pleased to reveal findings from our initial phase of engagement, in which we explored a broad range [...]
A recent census suggests that black guillemots may be in decline in Northern Ireland. To protect a species effectively requires in-depth knowledge of their needs and pressures that for many species is not available. For [...]
MarPAMM researchers from University College Cork teamed up with the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews to produce maps of the distribution of both grey and harbour seals in our project [...]
Survey Introduction MarPAMM is an environment project to develop tools for monitoring and managing a number of protected coastal marine environments in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland. The project will deliver four new models [...]
During this quarter, exciting advancements have been made in developing cross-border work between Ireland and Northern Ireland. Preparations are being made for talks between statutory bodies (AFBI), NGOs (BWI) and governmental bodies (DHPLG and DAERA) [...]
A team of coastal scientists from Ulster University is conducting regular surveys of Co. Down’s Newcastle to Dundrum (Murlough Bay) beach system to find out how and why our coastline changes. Their findings will be [...]
