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
Staying on Course
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In spite of the office fire in March 2009 and the economic downturn, the CMRC has continued to grow. New staff members have been recruited over recent months after the Centre successfully secured national and international funding for a range of projects.
Two EPA funded projects will focus respectively on local... More>>> |
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Research Projects in the CMRC
PLANFORBIO
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The PLANFORBIO project is a large-scale six-year project running from 2007 to 2012 and follows up on the subjects and issues identified through the BIOFOREST project, which ended in 2005.
The project is funded through the National Council for Forest Research and Development (COFORD) and is divided into four smaller... More>>> |
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Newsletter
Issue 14, Autumn 2009
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Annual Report 2008
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