A new manuscript assessing the levels of microplastics in Nephrops norvegicus and benthic sediment showed low levels of contamination in Ireland. For more details and access
A new E-Learning course on sustainable seaweed farming practices with contributions from GMIT was launched this year by the EU Project GENIALG. The course addresses
A new study commissioned by Seas at Risk VzW titled, “Microplastics in the marine environment: sources, impacts and recommendations”, was compiled by GMIT Microplastic Researchers
In this case study we combined Underwater Video and environmental DNA data to study marine fish communities in the SmartBay Ireland cabled observatory. Check out
Check out our new paper in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources! Genetic studies of elusive species such as pinnipeds are often confined by the number
The effects of environmental change and fishing activity on herring populations in the Celtic sea and the Northwest coast of Ireland are looked at in
A new paper in the journal Ecological Informatics from MFRC and Marine Institute researchers, highlights the value of scale and otolith collections and provides an
MFRC researchers have reported for the first time, microbeads floating in Irish coastal waters. A manta trawl survey for microplastics in Galway Bay (a coastal
Andrew Power, MFRC PhD student, was the winner of the clear communication of research category in the Irish Research Council’s Why Research Matters video competition.
