The Marine
Institute is the national state agency with responsibility for
co-ordinating marine research and development. The agency was
established in 1994 and has approx. 130 staff at four locations.
The Marine STI Division is based in Dublin and Galway and it
plays a key role in the following activities
1. Supporting
national marine policy formulation
2. Stimulating marine RTDI
(research, technology, development & innovation)
3.
Providing key technical services to support marine RTDI
through
its Technical Support Base in Galway, Research Vessel Operations in
Galway and the Marine Data Centre in Dublin.
The Division
comprises six sections:
* Marine Technology
* Marine Tourism
& Leisure
* Research Vessel Operations
* National Marine
Data Centre
* PR & Communications
* Information Policy
& Planning
This talk, entitled " Oceans of Opportunity", will address the
non-fishing related aspects of the marine sector in Ireland focusing
mainly on the work of the Marine Science Technology & Innovation
Division