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Welcome to the website of the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre

The primary objective of the CMRC is to make a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of coastal and marine environments and their management. The CMRC is based in the Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, University College Cork, which is located at the Irish Naval Base, Haulbowline.

MERC-Ireland: A significant objective of the Centre’s strategy 2009-2014 is to contribute to the development of Ireland’s ocean energy sector by providing a diverse range of expertise to underpin the marine spatial planning process. This is achieved through CMRC participation in the Maritime and Energy Cluster (MERC-Ireland).

News & Events

Access to and Analysis of geoscientific data to be made easier
Large volumes of geoscientific (geological / geophysical) datasets have been gathered by the Marine Institute and its partners over the past number of years, in particular during the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and current INFOMAR programme as well as seabed habitat mapping projects such as MESH. Integration of these data... More>>>

Research Projects in the CMRC

LIMES: Land & Sea Integrated Monitoring of European Security
LIMES is a Large Integrated Project, that involves 53 European institutions, led by Telespazio, Italy. The project aims to define and develop prototype information services, based on satellite technology, to support security management at EU and global level in the areas of humanitarian aid, surveillance, protection of maritime transport and... More>>>
Research in the CMRC falls into the following four themes

Coastal Processes & Seabed Mapping

Marine Ecology Group

Newsletter

Issue 14, Autumn 2009

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Annual Report 2008

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