Internship opportunities
We are seeking TWO paid interns to support the outreach and communication of a marine protected areas project. One internship will be based at the AgriFood and Biosciences Institute in Belfast, the other at the [...]
Explore Argyll’s Marine Treasures
Oban, 1 Feb 2022: A new interactive map is being launched today that allows visitors to explore the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the Argyll Marine Region. To access it, click here. Surveys, community events [...]
MarPAMM Irish Regions Communication Tools
In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic the MarPAMM project team had to alter how they were going to inform, communicate, and engage with key stakeholders. This involved the transfer of in person workshops and [...]
MarPAMM Irish Regions launches new interactive tool to explore MPAs of the region
We are excited to launch a new interactive storymap MarPAMM Irish Regions Introduction for the North Coast- North Channel, County Down- County Louth, Carlingford Lough SPA and Murlough SAC Regions. Our story map was designed [...]
Selection of Guidance areas for the North Coast- North Channel Region
As part of continued stakeholder engagement, MarPAMM Irish Regions has produced a guidance priority document which indicates key guidance themes for the North Coast – North Channel Region. This document identifies strategic guidance areas that [...]
Seabirds and climate change – our findings
Climate change already affects seabirds but our latest reports predict more dramatic changes over the next three decades. Researchers from the British Trust for Ornithology and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds studied [...]
Lights Camera Action: MarPAMM Irish Regions Documentary
The MarPAMM project staff took advantage of the July heatwave with some on location documentary film making. The team packed their factor 50 sun screen for trips to Malin Head, Inishowen, Inishtrahull, Murlough, and Blackhead. [...]
What benefits can MPAs bring to Argyll?
In May 2020 the MarPAMM-Argyll steering group carried out an exercise to identify the opportunities of MPAs, what benefits these opportunities bring and the actions needed to realise these benefits. Working with local designer Art [...]
MarPAMM goes to uni
During the ‘MPA planning best practice workshop’ on 11-12 March 2019 MarPAMM staff member Owen McGrath from NatureScot ran an activity on marine spatial planning that has since made it into the curriculum for the [...]
Robot ‘Freya’ explores Strangford Lough and Mulroy Bay
For two weeks in June, the MarPAMM team from the Scottish Association for Marine Science used a robot to survey the inshore seabed around Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They used the Autonomous [...]