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Julie Maguire September 2015
Background ? Established in 1987 as part of University College Cork¡¯s Aquaculture Development Centre; ? 2005 became Ireland¡¯s first independent commercial research centre; ? Currently have 7 EU funded projects.
The Station ? Land and sea based facilities for experimental trials on fish and shellfish; ? Fully equipped laboratory, both pump ashore and recirculation units, seawater filtration and treatment, seawater storage silos, workshop and offices; ? Hatchery, conditioning broodstock tanks, larval rearing tanks, settlement tanks and algal rearing units.
The Station ? A polytunnel houses large tanks which allow a more controlled environment for culturing activities.
The Station ? The company has access to shellfish long-lines and finfish cages for on-growing experiments, and also a farm boat.
Tanks a million ? More than 30 outdoor and indoor tanks (from 600L to 8,000L) are currently used for finfish disease trials, sea urchin culture and seaweed research.
Staff ? There are currently 11 people working in DOMMRS as researchers, PhD students, technical officers and interns.
Research ? Research work at the station has grown steadily and has included consultancy, commercial trials and co- ordination and participation in EU projects; ? Currently we are working on hatchery of sea urchins, disease trials on finfish, farming and processing of seaweed and research on microalgae.
Current Projects
? AccliPhot is a Marie Curie training network devoted to study photosynthetic acclimation processes in plants and algae ? Fundamental research is being performed in Arabidopsis, Chlamydomonas and the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, which are species for the production of biofuels. ? 12 partners with 13 PhD students around Europe
? IDREEM ¡°Increasing Industrial Resource Efficiency in European Mariculture¡± (FP7 Environment theme). ? This project involves the practice of Integrated Multi- trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). ? PhD student Daryl is studying the benefits of IMTA systems using an aquaponics system. ? Seaweed lines have been deployed at two salmon sites: Bantry Bay and Kenmare. ? Other sites; Scotland (x2), Norway, Cyprus, Israel, and Italy
Julie Maguire - Working on a Marine Research Station on the Sheeps Head Peninsula
? ¡°Seaweeds from sustainable aquaculture as feedstock for biodegradable bioplastics¡± ? FP7 Research for the Benefit of SMEs ? Co-ordinators ¨C 11 partners
? ODIN aims to prevent vitamin D deficiency in Europe (in people) through diet; ? Salmon diet trials using varying levels of vitamin D3 enriched feed. ? 18 partners led by UCC
AIM: to develop a small (650L to 3000L) automatic user-friendly anaerobic digestion machine that enables the domestic on-site treatment of a wide range of organic waste at low cost and with low maintenance ? Co-ordinators - 21 Partners ? Waste to be tested ¨C fish, restaurant, hospital, fruit, nut oils, cheese
? SAFI - Support to the Aquaculture and Fisheries Industries ¨C aims to use satellite technology to improve fisheries and aquaculture activities (FP7- Space) ? ASIMUTH - Applied Simulations and Integrated Modeling for the Understanding of Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms. In November 2013 we were awarded the Copernicus Masters Award from the European Space Agency for ¡°Best service for European citizens¡± for our work on this project.
? COASTAL THEMATIC EXPLOITATION PLATFORMS aims to manage and standardise satellite data (ESA funded) ? AtlantOS ¨C Earth Observation of the Atlantic ? 64 partners
Contacts ? DOMMRS, Gearhies, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland ? +353-27-29181 ? www.dommrc.com ? info@dommrc.com ? www.facebook.com/DOMMRS
Thank you for your attention!

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Julie Maguire - Working on a Marine Research Station on the Sheeps Head Peninsula

  • 2. Background ? Established in 1987 as part of University College Cork¡¯s Aquaculture Development Centre; ? 2005 became Ireland¡¯s first independent commercial research centre; ? Currently have 7 EU funded projects.
  • 3. The Station ? Land and sea based facilities for experimental trials on fish and shellfish; ? Fully equipped laboratory, both pump ashore and recirculation units, seawater filtration and treatment, seawater storage silos, workshop and offices; ? Hatchery, conditioning broodstock tanks, larval rearing tanks, settlement tanks and algal rearing units.
  • 4. The Station ? A polytunnel houses large tanks which allow a more controlled environment for culturing activities.
  • 5. The Station ? The company has access to shellfish long-lines and finfish cages for on-growing experiments, and also a farm boat.
  • 6. Tanks a million ? More than 30 outdoor and indoor tanks (from 600L to 8,000L) are currently used for finfish disease trials, sea urchin culture and seaweed research.
  • 7. Staff ? There are currently 11 people working in DOMMRS as researchers, PhD students, technical officers and interns.
  • 8. Research ? Research work at the station has grown steadily and has included consultancy, commercial trials and co- ordination and participation in EU projects; ? Currently we are working on hatchery of sea urchins, disease trials on finfish, farming and processing of seaweed and research on microalgae.
  • 10. ? AccliPhot is a Marie Curie training network devoted to study photosynthetic acclimation processes in plants and algae ? Fundamental research is being performed in Arabidopsis, Chlamydomonas and the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, which are species for the production of biofuels. ? 12 partners with 13 PhD students around Europe
  • 11. ? IDREEM ¡°Increasing Industrial Resource Efficiency in European Mariculture¡± (FP7 Environment theme). ? This project involves the practice of Integrated Multi- trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). ? PhD student Daryl is studying the benefits of IMTA systems using an aquaponics system. ? Seaweed lines have been deployed at two salmon sites: Bantry Bay and Kenmare. ? Other sites; Scotland (x2), Norway, Cyprus, Israel, and Italy
  • 13. ? ¡°Seaweeds from sustainable aquaculture as feedstock for biodegradable bioplastics¡± ? FP7 Research for the Benefit of SMEs ? Co-ordinators ¨C 11 partners
  • 14. ? ODIN aims to prevent vitamin D deficiency in Europe (in people) through diet; ? Salmon diet trials using varying levels of vitamin D3 enriched feed. ? 18 partners led by UCC
  • 15. AIM: to develop a small (650L to 3000L) automatic user-friendly anaerobic digestion machine that enables the domestic on-site treatment of a wide range of organic waste at low cost and with low maintenance ? Co-ordinators - 21 Partners ? Waste to be tested ¨C fish, restaurant, hospital, fruit, nut oils, cheese
  • 16. ? SAFI - Support to the Aquaculture and Fisheries Industries ¨C aims to use satellite technology to improve fisheries and aquaculture activities (FP7- Space) ? ASIMUTH - Applied Simulations and Integrated Modeling for the Understanding of Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms. In November 2013 we were awarded the Copernicus Masters Award from the European Space Agency for ¡°Best service for European citizens¡± for our work on this project.
  • 17. ? COASTAL THEMATIC EXPLOITATION PLATFORMS aims to manage and standardise satellite data (ESA funded) ? AtlantOS ¨C Earth Observation of the Atlantic ? 64 partners
  • 18. Contacts ? DOMMRS, Gearhies, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland ? +353-27-29181 ? www.dommrc.com ? info@dommrc.com ? www.facebook.com/DOMMRS
  • 19. Thank you for your attention!