The four successful applicants of the 2025 Small Conservation Grants were announced this week, and include conservation activities involving a freshwater invertebrate, marine mammals, sharks and skates and rays, and seabirds, based in Galway and around Ireland. It was a really difficult decision this year, said Jovita Mockute, Aquarium Administrator, who was part of this
DISCOVER THE WILD BIODIVERSITY OF GRATTAN BEACH, SALTHILL Clean Coasts, Explore Your Shore! & Galway Atlantaquaria launch the first ever Clean Coasts Observer event on Grattan Beach Liane Costello of Clean Coasts adds: “The Clean Coasts Observer and Galway Atlantaquaria Explore Your Shore! Workshop is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the vital coastal habitats
Blog by Killiam Memmesheimer, and Bohdan Kachur. Spending a month in Galway has been more than just an internship experience; it’s also been a chance to explore one of Ireland’s most charming cities. From the moment we arrived, Galway made a strong impression on us, and it quickly started to feel like a second home.
Clean Coasts and SoulMoves are delighted to announce a series of free yoga and fitness classes on Grattan Beach, Salthill. These classes offer people of all ages the opportunity to enjoy, protect, and appreciate the health benefits of our ocean through the Clean Coasts #2MinuteBeach Clean ethos. Garry Kendellen, of Galway Atlantaquaria, said, “Over many
Explore Your Shore, June 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE, JUNE-2025 How did we get on in June? June 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our June Explore Your Shore focused on Bivalves and Coastal Flora, but we could not resist checking some rocks just to see what’s around. We also checked on the health of the
Galway Atlantaquaria is Ireland’s largest Native Species Aquarium, which celebrates Education, Awareness and Conservation of our Ocean and Life under Water. Situated on the Promenade in Salthill, the Aquarium has close connections with the Local Shore on Grattan Beach and Salthill, and a network of Conservation and Environmental Groups in Ireland, including the Irish Ocean
Explore Your Shore, May 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE, MAY-2025 How did we get on in May? May 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our May Explore Your Shore (three experiences) was quite exciting, as we solved a mystery of the seaweed spores (finally, after so many years). We got some great footage of the spores,
Learn With Us This Bivalve Experience is new to us, and as such, we are learning together. We hope to expand our knowledge through more public engagement, events on the shore, and share more beautiful images of these fantastic shells. #LearnWithUs A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of participating in the Explore Your
The first ‘Let’s Talk Water’ event at Galway Atlantaquaria took place on March 27th 2025 in our AV room, beautifully redecorated by artist Mairead Brennan last year, and it was an absolute blast! ‘We have decided to start this new series of evening events, taking place every third or fourth Thursday of the month between
RESCUE STORY Part 1 – Columbus is Discovered. Galway Atlantaquaria and the Padden Family would like to officially announce the rescue of ‘Columbus’ the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta. We are in the process of rehabilitating Columbus with the intention of returning it to warm waters. Jonathan Padden was walking along Faulmore Beach in County