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 How did we do in July? July 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
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,
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of participating in the Explore Your Shore training session with Dave Wall from the National Biodiversity Data Centre. The experience opened our eyes to what had long been our “kryptonite”—or perhaps more kindly, our “blind spot”—the humble shells scattered across our shores.
Over the past few years, the Aquarium’s focus has been on the shoreline’s living biodiversity. But after the training, something shifted—even if subtly. We headed back to the beach and, true to habit, initially overlooked the shells. Yet, the power of subliminal learning quickly revealed itself.
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
Inishbofin Summer School – Explore the Magical Island of the White Cow with a team of great educators. Established in 1984, the Inishbofin Summer School is Ireland’s longest-running environmental school. The school, which Galway Atlantaquaria runs, continues to work with the multi-disciplined team of experts/ Inishbofin Ethos The Summer School is designed to rejuvenate the
Explore Your Shore, March 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE-2025 How did we get on in March? March 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our March Explore Your Shore (15th March) was quite exciting, we learned about adhesives and also discovered a beautiful community of Sea Hares (Aplysia punctata). The last record of this species on Grattan
Let’s Explore Your Shore, Galway Style If you are interested in championing Biodiversity, then becoming an Explore Your Shore Champion is a great opportunity to challenge yourself and do something great for science! There is no better exercise than walking along the canals, rivers, forests, and beaches searching for biodiversity and marine Bio-indicators. After a