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For Microscope Monday 🔬 we present some magnificent magnification of the stunning #stonefly. #Plecoptera are a very important component of UK #freshwaters, most common in fast-flowing, clean rivers & streams. Keen to improve your knowledge of #riverflies? fba.org.uk/courses-2025

Invasive species have cost the world more than €612 billion over the last 50 years, with 🥕agriculture 🌳forestry 🐟fisheries being the most affected sectors. Better biosecurity policies are key to limiting such losses. More in this Science for Environment Policy study 👉 europa.eu/!3RmMVH #IAS

Want to learn more about Ireland’s Blue Dot waterbodies? 🔵 📺 Éanna Hyland, Community Water Officer with LAWPRO, explains all. Find out more: lawaters.ie/blue-dot-progr…

We 💙 aquatic animals! 🐋🐬🦈 But climate change & marine pollution are impacting marine biodiversity and ecosystems. That’s why the 🇪🇺 #NatureRestoration Law aims to restore 20% of EU land & sea areas by 2030 👉 europa.eu/!pbGpGy #RestoreNature #WorldAquaticAnimalsDay

The EPA Research News Call 2025 is open for applications! €6.6 million is available for new #research that will address environmental, climate and sustainability challenges in Ireland. Deadline is 29 May 2025 Find out more, including how to apply, at: epa.pulse.ly/makdyyszgu

It was a pleasure to welcome Elvira de Eyto, Philip Keena, & Darija Bluzaite from Marine Institute, as part of their field trip to UK #freshwaterpearlmussel facilities. The FBA team were very grateful to be gifted a copy of ‘Lakes in Ireland – Mirrors of Change’, a beautiful publication!💙

Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalsDay 💙 Let’s celebrate aquatic animals & raise awareness about wildlife that lives in or near water. This includes oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, streams, reservoirs & wetlands 🌊 🏞️ 💧 💙

📣The abstract submission deadline for SEFS14 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences #SEFS14 has been extended to 10 April for oral & poster presentations⏱️ We encourage early career researchers to submit abstracts🧑‍🔬🧑‍🎓 More info 👉 freshwaterscience.ie/2025/04/03/sef…

🚜💧 Have you a question about the Farming for Water EIP? Project Lead Mairead Whitty answers the most common FAQs! Find out more 👉 farmingforwater.ie/faqs #FarmingForWater #WaterQuality

🟢 New nesting boxes for Dippers have been installed at river habitat restoration sites. 📍 Knightsbrook River, Umberstown, Co #Meath. 🙏 Boxes supplied with help of @Meathcoco and National Parks and Wildlife Service ➕ More boxes to be installed as we continue to improve biodiversity in the area.

🎉 Big River Watch starts today! Rivers across the UK & Ireland need your help. From now until 1st May, spend 15 mins by a river, record what you see in the free Big River Watch app, and help create a clearer picture of river health 💙 theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…

🚨 We're hiring: Community Water Officer 🚨 If you have a passion for working with local communities to improve water quality and make a difference at a local level, this is the role for you. 🌊 📅 Closing date: 4pm, 6th May Learn more: lawaters.ie/careers #JobFairy

👀Want to see what our Big River Watchers have reported so far since the survey began last week? Go to theriverstrust.org/big-river-watc… By taking part in our simple 15-minute survey on the free app, you can add your dot to our map. No expert knowledge needed - just say what you see.

Check out the AquaPLAN Visualisation Portal, led by Plymouth Marine Lab it allows you to view layers of data, separately or simultaneously, on marine & freshwater artificial light at night (ALAN) & anthropogenic noise🗺️👉 aquaplan-project.eu/results/datase…

This is a great opportunity for young people to learn about water quality and have their voice heard in water management. NYCI Macra na Feirme Suzanne Linnane Dublin City University Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway University College Dublin UCC Ireland University Of Limerick Munster Technological University Atlantic Technological University

We are pleased to share details of a Community Information Meeting hosted by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO). lawaters.ie 🗓 Date: Wednesday, 8th May 2025 🕢: 7:30 PM 📍 Venue: Parkview Hotel, NMK, A63 FX72💧 #Informedcommunities #empoweredcommunities

🚨Advice release ICES response to EU Maritime & Fish request for technical evaluation of the eel management plan progress reports is published doi.org/10.17895/ices.… Find all ICES latest advice ices.dk/advice/Pages/L…

🌊 Today we revisit our Cabinet of Freshwater Curiosities series... 🦗 Find out about the amazing world of caddisfly cases made from an array of unusual and colourful materials. freshwaterblog.net/2025/05/01/cab…

🚨 Last chance! Enter our #MyFavouriteWaterbody photo competition by 5pm, 2nd May 🌊 📸 Snap your favourite river, lake, estuary or coastal water 🏆 Be in with a chance of winning a €500 Powerscourt Hotel voucher Enter now 👉 lawaters.ie/photocomp Good luck! #WorldWaterDay

Back to work for sampling season, year two! 🏞️ #fieldwork #freshwater #eDNA