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About the Annual Impact Report 2025
The report presents key highlights and case studies from the Marine Institute’s eight strategic priorities. These priorities are set out in our 2023–2027 corporate strategy, ‘Ocean Knowledge that Informs and Inspires’.
What you’ll find in the report
- Transforming our knowledge, advice, and services
- Meeting climate, biodiversity, and seafood security challenges
- Delivering impact through research and innovation
- Leading the digital ocean transformation
- Supporting Ireland’s blue economy
- Empowering our people to deliver excellence
- Our organisation, committing to sustainability
- Inspiring our stakeholders and society
2025 highlights
Six areas illustrate the scale and range of the Marine Institute’s work during 2025.
Science and advice for decision-making
We provide scientific analysis, advice, and specialist knowledge across sustainable fisheries, seafood safety, environmental monitoring, marine spatial planning, offshore renewable energy, aquaculture, climate-change monitoring, and Ireland’s blue economy.
Climate, biodiversity, and seafood security
Work includes long-term sea-temperature records at Malin Head, marine climate projects, and sentinel observatories at Mace Head, Lehanagh Pool, and Lough Furnace.
Research and innovation
In 2025, our competitive Marine Research Funding Programme invested €12 million through new calls and awards. The report notes 135 new and existing project awards.
Digital ocean data
The public benthos monitoring dataset contains more than 4,000 sampling events and records covering 2,466 species across the Irish coastline.
Supporting Ireland’s blue economy
Our work covers seafood, offshore renewable energy, and maritime transport. Ireland’s Ocean Economy report covers 13 ocean-based industries.
Public engagement and ocean literacy
Education, outreach, and European Maritime Day connected people with marine science. European Maritime Day activities engaged over 12,000 members of the public and 1,200 delegates.
“This report gives a snapshot of the extraordinary scope of our work, and shows how the expertise, innovation and commitment of our teams translate into meaningful impacts across Ireland and internationally.”
Why this report matters
The Marine Institute’s mission is to provide scientific research and development services to government, agencies, industry, and society. This work supports the sustainable use of Ireland’s maritime area, the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, and a shared understanding of the ocean.
The report brings together data, projects, partnerships, and case studies that demonstrate how marine science supports people, policy, and the planet.