News & Events Archive 2019

Twenty-three Youth Ambassadors from countries connected to the Atlantic Ocean will participate in a Summer School at the Marine Institute, Galway from today, Friday 23rd to Tuesday 27th August 2019.

All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador Programme Summer School 23-27 August

AORA CSA celebrated World Microbiome Day on June 27th with a Marine Microbiome focused workshop in Brussels led by our Icelandic partners RANNÍS. This was the first AORA trilateral dialogue on Marine Microbiome with representatives from Canada, Europe and the United States joining in the discussions.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - INSTRUCTOR (OCEAN MAPPING), School of Ocean Technology, Marine Institute of Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

At a recent workshop (April 2019), the AORA Ecosystem Approach to Ocean Health and Stressors Working Group met to finalise their vision and roadmap for an international science plan on research directions, priorities, synergies, and complementarities in the North Atlantic.

In its inaugural year, the 'Go Atlantic Blue' campaign has had an incredible response with more than 50 landmarks and buildings coming on board in Ireland alone. These include airports, State buildings, lighthouses, castles, aquariums and even a windmill.

Galway, 23 May, 2019: Famous buildings and landmarks across Ireland will ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ over the weekend 7-10 June to celebrate our connection to the Atlantic Ocean, as part of World Oceans Day. The global day (Saturday 8 June) connects people worldwide in celebrating the ocean, its importance in our lives and how each of us can protect it, no matter where we live.

The Mindelo Arrangement signing took place during the Cabo Verde Ocean Week, organised by the Government of Cabo Verde. It opens new opportunities to harness the full potential of Cabo Verde's geographic location for the development of the Blue Economy.

16 May 2019 - 17 May 2019Lisbon, Portugal

8 April, Henry Charnock Lecture Theatre, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton UK.

24-26 August 18. Biarritz, France.

8-18 July 18. Montreal, Canada.

27 June 18. Brussels, Belgium.

17-20 June 18. Marseille, France.

11-12 June 18. Paris, France.

9-11 April 18. Southampton UK.

1-4 April 18. Majorca.

6 March 18. Galway, Ireland.

3-4 February 18. New Orleans, US.