Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 34 – Sea Protected Areas
Listen back to this week’s episode as talk to Fair Seas Campaign Co-ordinator Dr Donal Griffin about Sea Protected Areas in Ireland and across the EU, which protect seabirds, populations and wildlife. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 19 – Marine Protected Areas
Did you know… A Marine Protected Area is a part of our ocean that is protected by law to conserve marine wildlife. 76% of people in Ireland believe “lack of political will to protect or manage the ocean effectively” is the greatest threat to Ireland’s seas. Currently, just 2% of Irish waters are protected. 67% […]
Ocean FM – Weekly Tips 16 – Coastal Erosion
This week on Ours to Protect, Ocean FM looked at protecting our coasts from the impact of sea level rise caused by climate change Did you know? Climate change threatens coastal areas, which are already stressed by human activity, pollution, invasive species and storms An Ecosystem Based Approach makes use of biodiversity and ecosystem services […]
Ocean FM – Weekly Episode 16 – Coastal Erosion
This week on Ours to Protect, Ocean FM looked at protecting our coasts from the impact of sea level rise caused by climate change and chatted to Dr. Salem Gharbia of the EU wide SCORE project on coastal resilience. For more in this series listen in to Ocean FM every Thursday at 10.45am
Q102 – Weekly Tips 16 – Dun Laoghaire Harbour
This week Dublin’s Q102 visited Dun Laoghaire Harbour to see how they help limit pollution on their coast Did you know… Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans each year Oil spills, both large and small, can occur in harbours and at sea. The dumping of marine debris leads to not only plastics but […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Tip 2 – Impact of Plastic on our beaches
This week Radio Kerry looked at the impact of plastic on our beaches Did you know… Approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. • Plastics make up approximately 80% of all marine litter. • Plastic doesn’t decompose, it breaks down into smaller versions known as micro-plastics. […]
