2023 Fair Seas Conference recap... Session Three: Harnessing stakeholder involvement for better MPA outcomes Registration for the 2026 conference is now open.  https://fairseas.ie/2023/06/27/session-three-harnessing-stakeholder-involvement-for-better-mpa-outcomes/ #FairSeas

2023 Fair Seas Conference recap... Session Two: Delivering transformational change for MPA management Registration for the 2026 conference is now open.  https://fairseas.ie/2023/06/27/session-two-delivering-transformational-change-for-mpa-management/ #FairSeas

2023 Fair Seas Conference recap... Session One: Healthy Seas, how are we fairing? Read the full recap in our blog.  Registration for the 2026 conference is now open.  https://fairseas.ie/2023/06/27/session-one-healthy-seas-how-are-we-fairing/ #FairSeas

Throwback to the Fair Seas Conference 2023. We need to build resilient coastal communities while restoring nature at seas. Continuing the conversation on June 3rd at the Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference in Cork City, Ireland. More info tinyurl.com/FairSeasConference2026 #FairSeas

Fair Seas Conference 2026 🇮🇪🐋 Cork City: 03 June 2026 Bringing ocean experts, fishing communities, government, industry & stakeholders together to map out next steps for designating & managing a network of Marine Protected Areas. tinyurl.com/FairSeasConference2026 #FairSeas

The European Commission has published Guidance on Natura 2000 sites and Fishing Activity. What does it means for Ireland’s coastal communities and inshore fishing? fairseas.ie/2025/11/27/e... #FairSeas

NEWS⬇️ Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act. A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted. www.gov.ie/en/departmen... #FairSeas

This weekends article in Irish Independent by Aisling Maria Cronin based on a conversation with Fair Seas Communications Officer Jack O'Donovan Trá. Photo from a @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social seagrass trip by and Daniel Fildes Photography 🌱 🌊 #FairSeas www.independent.ie/life/climate... #climate

Míle buíochas🌊 A very special night in the Irish Embassy Brussels with @cnagaeilge.bsky.social An Bhruiséil, for the first 'Focail Na Farraige'. Rich discussion about the interconnectedness of the Irish language & the sea with, the Marine Institute, IWDG & @marinedimensions.bsky.social. #FairSeas

Bígí linn sa Bhruiséil le Conradh na Gaeilge An Bhruiseil 🎉 👉 Teach Tábhairne Kitty O'Seas ar Bd Charlemagne 42, An Bhruiséil. 👈 20:30 - 15 Deireadh Fomhair - - - Join us for a special EU #OceanWeek event! Kitty O'Sheas Pub on Bd Charlemagne 42, Brussels. 8:30pm - 15 October 2025. #FairSeas

Fair Seas is inviting #tenders for a #consultant to lead a strategic report on the governance and implementation of Ireland’s marine #Natura2000 sites. fairseas.ie/2025/10/10/seeking-consultant-marine-natura-2000-sites/ #FairSeas

Great role for anyone who cares about protecting Ireland's precious marine areas and wildlife 🐟

Bígí linn sa Bhruiséil le Conradh na Gaeilge An Bhruiseil 🎉 👉 Teach Tábhairne Kitty O'Seas ar Bd Charlemagne 42, An Bhruiséil. 👈 20:30 - 15 Deireadh Fomhair - - - Join us for a special EU #OceanWeek event! Kitty O'Sheas Pub on Bd Charlemagne 42, Brussels. 8:30pm - 15 October 2025. #FairSeas

WE'RE HIRING 🌊🌊🌊 CLOSING DATE OCTOBER 8TH 2025*** Marine Policy and Engagement Officer. This is a full time role until 31st December 2027. fairseas.ie/2025/09/16/w... #FairSeas

Fair Seas unveil 200ft hourglass in sand after it was announced that it will be the middle of 2026 before any MPA legislation is passed. Press Release: https://fairseas.ie/2025/09/24/time-running-out-to-protect-irelands-seas/  #FairSeas

"This is the worst year on record" - Declan McGrath speaking about the 90% decline he has personally witnessed of the #Waterford Kittiwake population.

“Every delay means potentially greater ecological damage & higher financial costs ... The costs for properly managing our existing & also future sites will continue to climb the longer the Government waits to act.” Protect our seas now 🌊 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Join us at lunchtime next Wednesday 17th September where we'll be taking part in an episode of @antaisce.bsky.social's excellent series of online marine talks called "Not Stopping Now! For the Ocean". 🌊 Sign up here 👇 eeu-antaisce-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"We're finding it way too hot on hot summer days, so you know the animals are already trying to seek refuge" - Karin Dubsky of Coastwatch on the shores of the Celtic Sea, Co. #Wexford.  #FairSeas

"If you had a Marine Protected Area, you'd see more fish coming, more marine life and they'll get bigger and more abundant" - Ivan Donoghue of Wexford Sub Aqua Club.  #FairSeas

On this week’s Balance with the World: @hanszomer.bsky.social of @gapireland.bsky.social and Jack O’Donoghue of @fairseas.ie listenagain.org?p=56847

Great to be part of the unveiling of this life-sized sculpture of a basking shark at the Spanish Arch in Galway. It was specially commissioned for the International Basking Shark Conference (Aug 29-31). More details on this exciting conference is here: www.baskingshark.ie/conference2025 Be there!

"Fishermen shouldn't be precluded because we're not the problem, we're part of the answer" - Fisherman Martyn Simpson of #DunmoreEast, Co. #Waterford.  #FairSeas

Join us this Saturday at 4pm in Tralee. We hope to see you there. #FairSeas

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A HUGE thank you to everyone that turned out last week in South Kerry for the first #MPADay with Sea Synergy. A special thanks to Inbhear Sceine Sub Aqua Club, Vincent Hyland, Atlantic Irish Seaweed, Cafe Cois Trá and Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue for making the day possible. #FairSeas

A reminder that youth #activism is alive & thriving and that cultural spaces like #concerts can be powerful platforms for environmental action. Reflections on Fair Seas involvement at #BillieEilish 's sold out Dublin shows. #FairSeas fairseas.ie/2025/08/05/f...

Celebrating #MPADay in the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot.  Here's to the people, places and species that make this part of the ocean so special...from #Portmagee to #Fenit and beyond. Underwater by Micheal O Donnell of @Kerrysubaqua.  #Fair Seas #MPADay2025 #LetsTalkMPAs #HopeSpot

Tomorrow 💙💙💙... in the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot with SeaSynergy as part of #MPADay2025 with Mission Blue. fairseas.ie/2025/07/31/f... #FairSeas

Fair Seas welcomes the decision made by Minister to restrict trawling by vessels over 18 metres in Ireland’s inshore waters. This consultation option balances conservation benefit with the economic & cultural positives of inshore fishing. fairseas.ie/2025/07/30/g... #FairSeas

How oceans tackle twin climate + biodiversity crises & our urgent need for ambitious, science-based Marine Protected Areas in Irish waters Great new episode of @climateambassador.bsky.social podcast with guest Jack O’Donovan Trá @fairseas.ie To listen: climateambassador.ie/podcast/ #FairSeas

Superb call-to-action from Jack O'Donovan Trá at Climate Cocktail Club for @fairseas.ie - the Irish government needs to immediately close the gap between how they talk about supporting the marine environment, and the steps they're actually taking. Sign the petition now! only.one/act/30x30-ir...

Our Climate Ambassador Programme has an award-winning podcast series with great guests that include Kate Raworth, creator of Doughnut Economics & Jack O’Donovan Trá from @fairseas.ie You can check out all episodes: climateambassador.ie/podcast/ @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social #ClimateAction

Government intention to scale back its commitment to stand alone marine protection legislation, in favour of amending existing offshore energy legislation, is a worrying development in the protection of Ireland’s seas. Full press release ⬇️ fairseas.ie/2025/07/02/g... #FairSeas

Such a privilege to join Linzi & Luke from Protect Blue to deliver “UNOC Unpacked”, in Nice. We broke down the high-level UN Ocean Conference & explored how grassroots groups can turn global commitments into local action. #UNOC3 #ProtectBlue #FairSeas

Thank you to all TDs and staff who attended our Marine Protected Areas briefing in the Dáil today. While some of the team are at the UN Ocean Conference in France, others are working hard at home to inspire action for Ireland’s incredible ocean. #FairSeas #MPAs

We are at the #BlueMarch in Nice, France ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference.  Stay tuned for updates all next week from the most important ocean meeting on Earth.  #FairSeas #UNOC

Good meeting with @ciaranahern.bsky.social [email protected] Spokesperson on Climate, Environment, Energy & Transport. We emphasised the urgent need for Gov to publish the long-delayed Marine Protected Areas legislation, so actual restoration & conservation can begin. #FairSeas

UN Ocean Conference starts next week in Nice, France. @whittledaway.bsky.social noted, an Irish ministerial delegation will attend, but real action starts at home. Publishing the MPA Bill must be the first step to real action for our seas & communities. thejournal.ie/readme/irela... #FairSeas

‘It’s an empty, lifeless sea’... Whales leave West Cork waters, putting whale-watchers out of business. Immediate action for healthy seas is now vital for coastal communities and their livelihoods, including eco tourism as well as fishing. #FairSeas www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Libby Keatley again here, hard at it gathering entries for last year's competition with Phil Wilkinson and this octopus posing perfectly for them.  Deadline for 2025 entries is May 31st: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

1 Seagrass Field Trip 1 New Short Film 1 Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Workshop 3 Examples of MPAs that work for people and nature 50 Engaged Attendees ... an absolutely brilliant day with Fair Seas and @coastwatch-ire.bsky.social in Kilmore Quay #Wexford. #FairSeas

The sun is even shining under the water on this rare day on the Irish coast, and this bottlenose dolphin is basking in it alongside Michael O Donnell during the 2024 competition. Submit yours to the 2025 competition: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

ONE WEEK LEFT TO GET YOUR PHOTOS IN!  Libby Keatley busy capturing underwater photos for the 2024 Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition by Phil Wilkinson Submit yours to the 2025 competition now: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

A very productive European Maritime Day for the Fair Seas team meeting in Cork with Taoiseach Mícheál Martin, Ministers Darragh O'Brien & Timmy Dooley and an engaging sit down meeting with European Commissioner Costas Kadis. Let's see 🇮🇪's conservation ambition turned to action. #FairSeas #EMD2025

Have you ever heard of a cat shark? 🐈‍⬛ 🦈 A common small shark species in Irish waters, this one seen by Anna Kelleher during the 2024 Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition. Submit yours for 2025: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

A pair of gannets at their breeding colony captured sharing an intimate moment by Mike Evans from the 2024 Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition. Submit yours to the 2025 competition now: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

A species more easily seen on the dinner plate than in the wild, this brown crab or 'edible crab' is well hidden but was spotted by Stephen Frawley during the 2024 Competition. Submit yours to the 2025 competition now: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

A beautiful sight, a dense shoal of sand eels by Diarmaid Ó hÉanacháin during the 2024 Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition. Sand eels are common food for fish, seabirds & whales 🐋 Enter for 2025 now: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025

Alien or Underwater? 👽 Red sea-fingers of the Irish coast by Anne Gret from the 2024 Biodiversity Photographer of the Year Competition. Submit yours to the 2025 competition now: https://biodiversityweek.ie/photo-competitions/ #FairSeas #BiodiversityWeek2025