Nature Restoration Plan, your opportunity to contribute. Most of you will be out on the shore and sea over the next few days. The water is crystal clear. It’s a massive opportunity to find and recheck your seagrass beds. Two requests - from everyone could should to some Look out for nature: Intertidal life on the east coast is now out of water when the sun is at its highest and the day at its hottest. If you see anyone shore 'safariing’ by picking up live animals in those

Full Draft Report here: Making Slipways and Sea Steps Safer for All Without Using Hazardous Chemicals When families began reporting the smell of bleach on sea steps and slipways around Ireland, Coastwatch took notice. Parents told us that their children complained of burning skin after using recently cleaned sea access points. Others reported finding marine life dead on rocks near treated areas. What began as a local concern quickly became a national environmental issue. Toda

Our Survey, which has been active for nearly 40 years has given us amazing insight into our coastal environments, promoted the value of citizen science, influenced legislation, and has become a very rewarding practice for surveyors around the country. Every year we are so excited to dive into the data that is collected by our amazing volunteers. Thank you to all who participated in our Coastwatch Autumn Survey Results Launch 2025 and Marine Litter Prevention Workshop at the

Dear Surveyors, Thank you so much for all your survey and data input work. We received 670 reports from the island of Ireland which is above average and are delighted with the quality too! After preliminary clean up and duplicate removal, we are analysing information from 644 survey units and will have the results overview as well as Nitrate detail to feed into the Nitrates Act Plan consultation and marine litter ready by December. We are grateful to the Department of Climate

Dear Coastwatchers from earlier years, The first brent geese have arrived and our 2025 autumn survey is about to start. We would love...

Experienced Coastwatchers: Please join us again to update your area. New volunteers: We would love to welcome you and give you training,...

Thank you all for joining our workshop focusing on water quality and pollution, particularly the impacts from agriculture and sewage....

Click to view the programme and then register to join us Please join us Tuesday, 25 February in Dún Laoghaire for workshop 2 of 3 on...

Thank you all for joining our workshop focusing on water quality and pollution, particularly the impacts from agriculture and sewage....

CONTACT: Karin Dubsky, Coastwatch 086 8111 684 KDubsky@coastwatch.org The Coastwatch marine litter and waste survey results launch on...

Dear Coastwatchers, Anyone who attended our recent zoom information event on the new marine regulatory authority MARA please see the...

Press Release Coastwatch All Ireland Survey

We have just got confirmation that the Dept of Housing will support our autumn shore survey again. So to a great survey from Sept 15th to...

Monday 22nd April was Earth Day, which the UN themed around plastic. To mark the day, Coastwatch organised a workshop on Banned Single...

On April 22nd, Coastwatch held a half-day Earth Day event at the European Commission Representation of Ireland, in Dublin, addressing the...

Lough Foyle pictures - views of non-native aquaculture, its expansion, and seagrass. See the video below for footage of the site. See the...

Check out our next event on March 6th. More information is in the poster below and on our home page under the "Events" section. We hope...