A privilege to hold nature’s baton #relay4nature with Ambassador Fitzgerald from Irish Embassy Athens at Our Ocean Greece and think of the journey this baton has been on and the ocean leaders that have held it so far. Well done The Ocean Race for the initiative!
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Bravo Irish Embassy Athens and Irish Foreign Ministry - Ireland demonstrating leadership on this critical issue for our ocean. Proud to hear Ambassador Fitzgerald’s remarks at #OurOcean2024 on this high level panel. 🌊🇮🇪👇

An optimistic start to day one of #OurOcean2024 in Athens. Thank you BlueActionFund and 🌊 Markus Knigge 🐟 for the opportunity to engage with ocean leaders on the vital 30x30 targets!

Ireland and Marine Institute colleagues at the heart of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research & Innovation Alliance - still delivering 11 years on from the Galway Statement - an enduring model for multilateral cooperation and science diplomacy. 👏

Really interesting panel discussion at #OceanDecade24 where the A-A Agora project is highlighted demonstrating coastal restoration with nature and people at its core. Irish partners UCC Ireland MaREI Cork County Council collaborating with EU partners through Mission Ocean Waters 🇮🇪🇪🇺🌊

Very proud moment for Marine Institute colleagues where Ireland was singled out for mention by the IOC-UNESCO Director General at the opening of the UN #oceandecade24 . Irish Foreign Ministry #SIDS

Peter Thomson, UNSG special envoy for the ocean speaking at the opening session of #OceanDecade24 reminding us that science is the key for SDG14.
Science will show us the roadmap to a livable world for our children and grandchildren. 🌊

Pleased to join The Ocean Race at their side event at the #OceanDecade24 conference in Barcelona. Science, sport and citizen engagement in action to protect and restore our ocean.

Congratulations Marine Institute colleagues for leading this important project! 🇮🇪🇪🇺🌊

Head of college from NMCI Paul Hegarty, CMgr MCMI on stage at #BlueInvest day highlighting the critical role of skills and the human element in developing our sustainable blue economy

Our Atlantic Strategy family met in Lisbon this week to wrap up Portugal’s wonderful presidency for 2025. Bravo ⁦DGPM_Portugal⁩! We look forward to France taking the chair for 2025 ⁦EU Atlantic Strategy⁩ ⁦Atlantic Strategy in Ireland⁩

A milestone day today where our Atlantic Family gathered to mark 10
Years of the Galway Statement, where the important role of the EU Atlantic Strategy was recognized

The Deputy Leader of the Irish Government 🇮🇪 Tánaiste Micheál Martin describes the Galway Statement as “an early success of the EU’s Atlantic Strategy.” All-Atlantic Ocean Research & Innovation Alliance
#AtlanticAll #MissionOcean

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🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Galway Statement Anniversary: A decade of marine research cooperation along and across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Irish Foreign Ministry EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺 Marine Institute Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway

#AtlanticAll

Today we celebrate 10 years of the Galway Statement, signed in 2013 by 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦

A #cooperation agreement for:
🤝joint #AllAtlantic Ocean research
🔬increased knowledge of the Atlantic Ocean
🌊common path for sustainable management of the Atlantic Ocean

👉 europa.eu/!mjbKg6

Congratulations to everyone involved in a successful first 10 years of #GalwayStatement10 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇮🇪

A testament to the power of global cooperation in Atlantic Ocean research and innovation. Here’s to the next 10 years & beyond!

Read my remarks: europa.eu/!vCJHtp

#oceans

Ireland has today joined calls for a precautionary pause of deep-sea mining on the international seabed.

Read more: dfa.ie/news-and-media…

From Karlskrona to sunny Lisbon and breakfast on Avenida Liberdade before a busy day of Atlantic Strategy meetings

It was a pleasure to be a guest of Sweden at the EU Maritime Security Strategy away days in beautiful Karlskrona this week. What a sunset!

Happy #WorldOceanDay from #Oceans2023 !