Our new state-of-the-art lumpfish hatchery has been completed with lumpfish production in full swing. Currently we have 3 separate batches of fish in our system, accumulating to around 1,000,000 lumpfish. The first load of fish have been vaccinated and are awaiting their necessary degree days before their expected deployment. We plan to dispatch lu...

Sea urchins ( Paracentrotus lividus) have been commercially produced here at BMRs for the last six years and our own brood stock have now been established. Currently, we have around 1000 urchins on site with a further 1000 in our sea cages. The urchins are grown in a flow-through system and are mainly fed Laminaria digitata. We are still selling ou...

Laura Vasseur, a student from Agrocampus Ouest in Rennes, has recently started at BMRS and will stay here for the next 5 months to learn about certain commercial aspects involved in the farming of sea urchins, Atlantic salmon, Alaria esculenta and lumpfish. Laura intends to focus her project here on alaria esculenta and will work closely with Silvi...

BMRS attended the Farming Seaweed workshop hosted by BIM in Ennis, Co Clare on April 10.  Over 70 industry representatives including seaweed producers, regulators and processors attended the one day workshop, This workshop was held in response to a growing interest in farming seaweed and in producing seaweed products (in Ireland) following sea...

Commercial production of sea urchins has been carried out at BMRS for the last five years. The aim is to establish our own broodstock and produce sea urchins with sufficient gonad size for sale for human consumption. Sea urchins are being sold to two Michelin star restaurants: Ichigo Ichi (Cork) and The Chestnut (Ballydehob; currently closed for th...

A new intern, Jessie Alvarado from GMIT, started in February and will be working at BMRS for two months. She has been helping out in every aspect of work at BMRS. She is helping with cleaning the lumpfish tanks, research for reports, going seaweed sampling and any other tasks asked of her. BMRS will receive two new interns this summer.

A new state-of-the-art lumpfish hatchery is being built at BMRS. The building will include a nursery as well as on-growing facilities. Building commenced January 2018 and it should be fully completed by April 2019.   New eggs were delivered at the beginning of February. This latest intake of eggs have hatched and the fish are doing well in the...

BMRS became involved in an art installation named Photo.Synth.Etica to highlight the devastating impact of carbon emissions on the planet. Known as the 'urban curtain' the installation is made up of 16, 2 x 7 metre modules, each containing micro-algae cultures sourced from BMRS and wrapped around Dublin Castle's Printworks building. ​ The modules a...

​Now installed and ready for use, our new UHPLC machine and new cell counter. The new equipment will enhance our ability to deal with various analytical challenges. We are looking forward to putting them to good use. UHPLC Cell Counter

It has begun!!

SEATRACES project kick-off meeting was held in Vigo (Galicia-Spain), with the participation of 6 EU countries, with 19 partners and coordinated by the Food Biochemistry group of the Marine Research Instituto (IIMCSIC). Julie Maguire, BMRS research director is taking part of the project! The main objective of this project is to demonstrate that trac...

The latest update from the organizers of the upcoming Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS 2018).  First item is that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to April 20th . But we have more! We are so happy with the good reception YAS 2018 is having and we want to thank you for that. For that reason, we open two awards ca...

 Will petrochemical plastics be replaced by bio-plastics? A highly recommended article by Sylvia Thompson, in which Julie Maguire, the BMRS Research Director, talks about how they made bio-plastics products from seaweed and the importance of it ((as part as Seabioplas project)! Read the full article

Julie Maguire gave a presentation on Seabioplas at the European Parliament on the 22nd February.

Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent | INDEPENDENT Fuel cells powered by living algae that are five times more efficient than current models, have been designed by scientists at the University of Cambridge . It is thought they could one day be used to provide electricity to places where there is no existing electrical grid system, such as parts of ...

Drivers for Organic Food Growth
Figures from the Soil Association state that you can now buy organic products from over 8,000 outlets, including major retailers. Research carried out by the Soil Association, shows more and more people are questioning the origin of their foods, and have concerns around production and trusting ingredients. Clare McDermott, business development director for the Soil Association states there are three main drivers for organic food

  The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced the awarding of a total of €3.3 million grant funding though the Marine Institute to research projects in two areas - specialist marine equipment and Ocean Law and Marine Governance. Some 19 funding grants in total have been made in the area of specialist ma...

The growth of the seaweed aquaculture industry is good for the economy and good for the ocean. The process of growing seaweed is environmentally friendly. Apart from planting the seeds and ensuring the seaweed is in a clean environment, seaweed often does not need feed or additional attention. The plants can grow naturally. Seaweed farms also creat...

This is the latest in a regular series exploring early-stage technologies and scientific developments that could play a role in corporate solutions to climate change. (The previous installments are here.) Email ideas and pitches to . Many Westerners don't include seaweed in their regular greens consumption unless they're sushi e...