Marine Institute Ireland
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| Formed | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Galway, Ireland 
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| Employees | Approx 180 |
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| Parent agency | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine(DAFM) |
| Website | www.marine.ie |
The Marine Institute (Foras na Mara) is the national agency responsible to the Irish government for advice on and implementation of marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI) policy and marine research services that critically inform policy objectives, management and sustainable development strategies for marine resources.
The Marine Institute is headquartered at Rinville, near Oranmore, County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) is located in Harcourt Street, Dublin. The Marine Institute also operates an aquaculture and catchment management laboratory and office facility at Furnace, near Newport, Co. Mayo as well as offices and laboratories in a number of Ireland's fishing ports.
The Marine Institute oversees the operation of Ireland's two purpose-built research vessels, the RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Explorer and the Remotely Operated Vehicle, Holland 1 as well as co-ordinating Sea Change – a seven-year Marine Knowledge, Research & Innovation Strategy for Ireland 2007 – 2013.
The Marine Institute employs approximately 180 staff including specialists in fisheries, marine environment, technology, aquaculture, catchment management, ocean energy, functional foods and marine climate change as well as experts in information technology, communications and logistical support.
The vision statement of the Marine Institute is
“A thriving maritime economy in harmony with the ecosystem and supported by the delivery of excellence in our services."
Following the recommendation of the 1974 National Science Council report Ireland, Science and the Sea, the Marine Institute was established by the Irish government under the Marine Institute Act of 1991 to undertake, to co-ordinate, to promote and to assist in marine research and development and to provide such services that, in the opinion of the Institute will promote economic development and create employment and protect the marine environment.
Starting with the appointment of its chief executive officer – Dr Peter Heffernan – followed by four Programme Managers in Marine Environment, Marine Food, Marine Technology and Marine Leisure and Tourism in 1995, the Marine Institute grew rapidly, to include the Irish Marine Data Centre and existing marine research facilities at Abbotstown, County Dublin and the Salmon Research Agency at Newport.
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