🌊 We’re hiring 2 student assistants at ICES Secretariat in Copenhagen!
🎤 Conference & Training Support
✍️ Communications & Publications
Start date: June 2026
Application deadline: Sunday 15 March 2026 (23:59 CET)
👉 Interested? Apply via our website
www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...
'Minister O’Sullivan announces over €1 million to support community conservation projects' - @npwsireland.bsky.social
#NatureConservation #CommunityConservationProjects #Ireland
www.npws.ie/news/ministe...
The IFSA Annual Meeting 2026 is taking shape - the full programme & book of abstracts are now available! Explore the sessions & speakers 📖 👉 tinyurl.com/3eazyema
If you’re planning to attend, registration closes on 4 March 🖊️ 👉 tinyurl.com/4z8cse74
We look forward to welcoming you to Dublin!
'Ministers welcome major milestone in protection of threatened birds' - @npwsireland.bsky.social
#NatureConservation #BreedingWaders #EIP #Ireland
www.npws.ie/news/ministe...
Volume 42: Ryan et al. reveal the scale of Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) fishing in Ireland from 1947–1987. Read more—subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Sharks #BaskingShark #Science
A deceased Puffin lies on its back on the ground. Wording above reads: Please report sightings of all dead birds. A graphic showing an exclamation mark in a triangle features.
⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️
📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
'There's a new campaign to save Ireland's 'gorgeous' hedgehogs after a steep decline in numbers' - @thejournal.ie
#NatureConservation #GardeningForNature #Hedgehogs
www.thejournal.ie/hedgehog-con...
Hedge cutting season ends 28 February
Help protect nesting birds and other wildlife in our gardens. Complete any cutting/pruning of hedges + other vegetation before 01 March.
Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFsX...
@wildlife-wri.bsky.social @hedgerowsireland.bsky.social
'Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale and dolphin group' - @news.rte.ie
#IWDG #CelticMist #MarineResearch #NatureConservation
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'Minister O’Sullivan publishes National Biodiversity Action Plan progress report' - @npwsireland.bsky.social
#NatureConservation #Ireland #BiodiversityActionPlan
www.npws.ie/news/ministe...
We're super excited to share with you that the FBA 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, on Thursday 11 June. Please save the date... we'd love you to join us in #Edinburgh!
Interested? Watch this space for more details & a call for #ASM2026 abstracts soon!
This is the price our bays & estuaries pays for agricultural nitrogen pollution. These measures treat the symptom, they don't address the source.
This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.
Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
'New form of sea defence set to save dozens of family homes on Dublin coast' - @irishtimes.com
#CoastalErosion #ClimateChange #CoastalDefence
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Freshwater ecosystems are critical for Europe. They underpin biodiversity, water security, flood protection, climate mitigation and public wellbeing, yet are among the most degraded ecosystems in the EU. This makes scaling up restoration urgent – here's how: project-merlin.eu/deliverables...
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Volume 42 – Montgomery & Reid describe the First record of Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) in Northern Ireland. Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Mammalogy # InvasiveSpecies #Science
Budding Irish botanists :🪻🌼🌸🌾 @bsbibotany.bsky.social have a challenge for you (but a fun one!): #100Plants2026. More details at bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
@irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @phoebeobrien.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
The River Blackwater Catchment Trust is hiring a Peatlands Project Manager.
04.02.2026 13:13 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
🐞 Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award (GSREA)
www.coleopsoc.org/society-info... #graduateresearch #researchaward
'Landmark publication on World Wetlands Day charts thirty-year journey of wetland birds in Ireland' - @npwsireland.bsky.social
#NatureConservation #WetlandBirds #IWeBS
www.npws.ie/news/landmar...
Months of work finally unveiled as a major investigation I worked on with the @independent.ie launches.
Every council in Ireland was asked to write a Climate Action Plan identifying local risks and what they plan to do to reduce emissions causing those risks.
We read them all...
bit.ly/3Mf9h8x
'Tree safety works planned at the N11 at the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve during the month of February' - @npwsireland.bsky.social
www.npws.ie/news/tree-sa...
Volume 42 – Brian Nelson, INJ Sectional Editor, Entomology, reviews the species described as new to science in the 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal . Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science
'Celebrate World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2026' - catchments.ie
#NatureConservation #WorldWetlandsDay #Wetlands
www.catchments.ie/celebrate-wo...
'Ireland’s sika deer may face cull following ‘invasive species’ classification' - @irishtimes.com
#NatureConservation #ConservationManagement
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Join us at the 9th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals
2-5 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain
Abstract submission and registration are now open!
Each day will be dedicated to a main theme:
Diversity and distribution
Environmental settings
Biology and ecology
Conservation
www.9isdsc.csic.es
PhD position in Freshwater Ecology available at ATU Galway. Assessing the effectiveness of 'break the pathway measures' for mitigating water pollution from agricultural land. Would suit ecology, environmental science or agri background www.atu.ie/research/pos...
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📣 The Irish Freshwater Sciences Association (IFSA) Annual Meeting 2026 is open for registration!
🗓 13 March
📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin
A day of research & discussion in a friendly forum exploring the latest freshwater science & management 👉 ifsa2026.eventbrite.ie
The 20th annual BirdGuides Photo of the Year competition is here – and we're delighted to announce this year's shortlist, as well as give you the chance to vote for your favourite. Get voting!
21.01.2026 12:46 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0🆕Want to help improve understanding of the distribution of squirrels and pine martens? Join in with the new All-Ireland Squirrel & Pine Marten Survey! The survey is a collaboration between @universityofgalway.bsky.social, @vincentwt.bsky.social and @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social!
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📣 Are you planning a symposium in 2027 or 2028? We can help!
ICES supports symposia that advance marine science knowledge and expertise.
Our Call for symposium co-sponsorship is open until 1 February!
https://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/202511_symposiaCall.aspx
