What a day! And it's all happening again on June 3rd 2026.  Don't miss this official @unoceandecade.bsky.social event - Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference in Cork City, Ireland.  Info & booking: https://fairseas.ie/2026/03/02/fair-seas-conference-2026-all-the-essential-info/  #FairSeas

All you need to know about the biggest #ocean #event of the year!  Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference 2026.  Details of themes and sessions -> https://fairseas.ie/2026/03/02/fair-seas-conference-2026-all-the-essential-info/  #FairSeas

Opening EU Ocean Days; Minister Timmy Dooley spoke about using Ireland's EU presidency to advance ocean agendas & marine priorities in Europe. He confirmed to Fair Seas that drafting of Marine Protected Area legislation is ongoing, alongside identification of sites for designation. #FairSeas

Píosa maith ar Nuacht TG4 faoin seisiún le Fair Seas os comhair choiste an Oireachtais agus an moill leanúnach atá ar an rialtas maidir le reachtaíocht na Limistéar Mara faoi Chosaint a fhoilsiú. 📽️ 6 minutes 30 seconds. www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca... #FairSeas

Munster Youth Climate Assembly.... THANK YOU! Next week the National Assembly in Dublin.  Hundreds of young people have been thinking, dreaming and calling for a better future across the assemblies and Fair Seas is honoured to represent the ocean to the bright young minds of tomorrow.  #FairSeas

Rare Find - #Furbo Co. #Galway. An egg case of a White Skate. This skate could be up to 2 metres long & live into her 60's or 70's! An extremely rare for Ireland's west coast, keep your eyes peeled. Report all sightings here: www.marinedimensions.ie/purse-search-sightings-form/ #FairSeas

If you missed it, you can now watch back our session before the Joint Oireachtas Committee and read our recap of the days discussion.  https://fairseas.ie/2026/01/27/joint-oireachtas-committee-hearing-with-fair-seas-2026/ #FairSeas

On 13 Jan we attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries & Maritime Affairs. This gave us an opportunity to engage with TDs & Senators + highlight our key asks in a public forum. Read about it & watch highlights from our speaking time: iwt.ie/committee-on... @fairseas.ie @swanireland.ie

We want you there too ❤️ Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference really is as much a community gathering as it is a meeting of minds. We'll be in Cork City Hall on Wednesday June 3rd 2026. We’ll have some special guests, exciting speakers and the odd ‘99🍦 tinyurl.com/fairseasconference2026 #FairSeas

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." Fair Seas is partnering with Ireland's Youth Climate Assembly, including regional & the national assembly. We are co-designing a Youth Ocean Vision which will be presented to government later this year. #FairSeas

Thanks to huge effort on the part of campaigners and international governmental cooperation, the biggest part of the ocean just got its biggest win ever! fairseas.ie/2026/01/26/u... #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

'We've never protected nature well in Ireland:' Call for investment to protect Ireland's marine areas' - @Irish_examiner following Fair Seas session before the Joint Oireachtas Committee this week.  https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41775131.html  #FairSeas

Sign up for our monthly #newsletter for a round up of all that we have been up to, developments in Ireland's progress towards Marine Protected Areas, our upcoming events and all other worth while updates.  tinyurl.com/FairSeasNewsletter This stunning photo is by Isabel Doody.  #FairSeas

Missed the Episode 1 of 'Aillte' (Cliffs) TG4 last night? Cormac meets Fair Seas Communications Officer Jack Trá to talk about the arrival of basking sharks to Achill Island and the recovery of a once hunted species of gentle giant. www.tg4.ie/en/player/pl... #FairSeas

fishfocus-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/fishfocu... The @fairseas.ie coalition, including our own Marine Advocacy Officer, Grace Carr, spoke at a joint @oireachtasnews.bsky.social committee this morning 🌊 #MarineProtectedAreas

Last night Fair Seas met the National Parks & Wildlife Service to discuss the development of Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan. Today we present to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the need for properly researched, resourced & managed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish waters. #FairSeas

It was great to be talking on the radio today about critically endangered angel sharks with film maker Ken O'Sullivan. Listen back here ⤵️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Good piece from @fairseas.ie on why Marine Protected Areas need to be much more than lines on maps www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

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