PRESS COVER

EurOCEAN 2004 generated considerable press interest.  The following links give details of just some of the coverage in relation to the conference.

RADIO

RTE Radio. “News comment on maritime events, by Tom McSweeney.”

There was also some National Radio coverage of the event with interviews by Galway Bay FM, Clare FM, Radio na Gaeltachta as well as by RTE.

WEBSITES

CORDIS European Commission's information service.  http://fp6.cordis.lu
-  "FP7 vital to the creation of a European Marine Research Area"
-  "Ecosystems and biodiversity: a new approach to the conservation of marine resources"
-  "Clear aims for European marine research conference."
-  "Marine research can and must contribute to achieving EU goals, says Head of Unit"
-  "Network of Excellence to deliver fruits of genomics revolution to marine biologists"
-  "FP7 vital to the creationof a European Marine Research Area"

Innovations Report. “EurOCEAN 2004, the blue landmark of the European Research Area.”

Innovations Report. “Richness of marine life is under threat.”

BBC online. “Ocean medicines could be lost.”

Irish Seafood.com.  http://www.irishseafood.com
“Major conference on future of Europe's seas in Galway.”
"Richness of marine life under threat."
"New approach needed if fish stocks are to survive."

PRESS CUTTINGS

- "Fishing features large on EurOCEAN agenda."Marine Times, May 2004.
- "Fishing high on EurOCEAN agenda."Irish Skipper, 4th May 2004.
- "Marine Experts flood into Galway."Galway Independent, 5th May 2004.
- "International Scientific Conference for Galway."Irish Times, 10th May 2004.
- "Study of oceans below the surface launched."Irish Times, 14th May 2004.
- "We will all lose out if marine life not respected."Connacht Tribune, 14th May 2004.
- "A wave of warning signals."Irish Times, 27th May 2004.
- "Galway hosts conference on future of Europe's seas"Irish Skipper, June 2004.
- "Ciencias Marinas en la Encrucijada"(Marine Sciences in the crossroad). Published in the Scientific Section of the Spanish Newspaper "El País" on 22nd June 2004. The article calls for a National and European Ocean Policy.
- "Historic Galway Declaration on Europe's Oceans"EUCC Coastal News No. 5, May 2004.
- Article from the Polish publication "Gazeta". June 2004. Article in Polish.

TV COVERAGE

TV3, an Irish National Television station covered the event. They featured an interview with Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO Marine Institute, Ireland and Prof. Carlo Heip, Director of the Centre for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology.