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Galway Atlantaquaria
Ireland
Registrace 27. 06. 2011
Explore Galway Atlantaquaria and discover the diversity of life in our ocean, rivers, lakes and canals.
Learn about the wonderful and varied species and their habitats.
Be inspired to play your part in protecting our shared planet.
Before your visit, here is a taste of just some of the exhibits that are waiting for you to explore and experience.
From the sharks that swim in our seas to freshwater fish that glide along our rivers and under the surface of our tranquil lakes, not to mention the colourful and exotic creatures from warmer climates - there is so much for you to encounter on a visit with us.
We can’t wait to welcome you to our Aquarium!
Sneak peek: adobe.ly/3bmlPZx
Learn about the wonderful and varied species and their habitats.
Be inspired to play your part in protecting our shared planet.
Before your visit, here is a taste of just some of the exhibits that are waiting for you to explore and experience.
From the sharks that swim in our seas to freshwater fish that glide along our rivers and under the surface of our tranquil lakes, not to mention the colourful and exotic creatures from warmer climates - there is so much for you to encounter on a visit with us.
We can’t wait to welcome you to our Aquarium!
Sneak peek: adobe.ly/3bmlPZx
How Long Until It’s Gone? Marine Litter Breakdown Game.
Galway Atlantaquaria would like to present
“How Long Until It’s Gone”, a marine litter breakdown or decomposition game for public use.
The Game is designed to illustrate how long it takes for typical materials to biodegrade or breakdown in the environment.
If you would like to learn more about Marine Litter, the Aquarium offers a host of tailored Workshops to meet your needs.
A Marine Litter Breakdown Game. Galway Atlantaquaria would like to present “How Long Until It’s Gone”, a material breakdown or decomposition game for public use, as long as Credits go to Galway Atlantaquaria.
Link to downloadable cards:
nationalaquarium.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HLUIG-PRINT-VERSION-Breakdown-Game-2024.pdf
The Game is designed to illustrate how long it takes for typical materials to biodegrade or break down in the environment.
If you would like to learn more about Marine Litter, the Aquarium offers a host of tailored Workshops to meet your needs. Please get in touch.
to learn more: Call. 091 585 100 Email. info@nationalaquarium.ie
The video can be paused before the life cycle of litter is revealed.
This game is based on commonly agreed life-cycle rates of many different types of litter.
As Ireland's largest native species aquarium, we strive to ensure that a visit to us is original and full of wonder,
for visitors of all ages and abilities.
Please keep our ocean free from litter.
#EngageEducateInspire
www.nationalaquarium.ie
📞 091 585100
📘 info@nationalaquarium.ie
“How Long Until It’s Gone”, a marine litter breakdown or decomposition game for public use.
The Game is designed to illustrate how long it takes for typical materials to biodegrade or breakdown in the environment.
If you would like to learn more about Marine Litter, the Aquarium offers a host of tailored Workshops to meet your needs.
A Marine Litter Breakdown Game. Galway Atlantaquaria would like to present “How Long Until It’s Gone”, a material breakdown or decomposition game for public use, as long as Credits go to Galway Atlantaquaria.
Link to downloadable cards:
nationalaquarium.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HLUIG-PRINT-VERSION-Breakdown-Game-2024.pdf
The Game is designed to illustrate how long it takes for typical materials to biodegrade or break down in the environment.
If you would like to learn more about Marine Litter, the Aquarium offers a host of tailored Workshops to meet your needs. Please get in touch.
to learn more: Call. 091 585 100 Email. info@nationalaquarium.ie
The video can be paused before the life cycle of litter is revealed.
This game is based on commonly agreed life-cycle rates of many different types of litter.
As Ireland's largest native species aquarium, we strive to ensure that a visit to us is original and full of wonder,
for visitors of all ages and abilities.
Please keep our ocean free from litter.
#EngageEducateInspire
www.nationalaquarium.ie
📞 091 585100
📘 info@nationalaquarium.ie
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Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, GET CURIOUS ON THE SHORE
zhlédnutí 14Před 19 hodinami
Join experts from Galway Atlantaquaria and CÚRAM on a seashore, sensory scavenger hunt at Grattan Beach as we discover ways our health can benefit from the ocean. We will discover sponges and how their slime can fight cancer and harmful microbes. We will also learn how scientists are trying to copy the way marine organisms, such as barnacles and mussels, glue themselves to things to make surgi...
🐟Pee Poo Paper.
zhlédnutí 14Před 14 dny
During our filming, we were reminded about Think Before You Flush. To learn more about this campaign see: thinkbeforeyouflush.org/ This is achieved through accurately displaying aquatic life in a manner that reflects their natural habitats, providing an enjoyable and educational environment to learn about the diverse marine ecosystem of Ireland. As Ireland's largest native species aquarium, we ...
🐟Eglinton Canal Walk.
zhlédnutí 10Před 14 dny
The walk by the canal is so peaceful and beautiful. As Ireland's largest native species aquarium, we strive to ensure that a visit to us is original and full of wonder, for visitors of all ages and abilities. Please keep our ocean free from litter. #WaterWise www.nationalaquarium.ie 📞 091 585100 📘 info@nationalaquarium.ie
🐟SEE WATER DIFFERENTLY Campaign Call To Action
zhlédnutí 9Před 14 dny
EU Environment, about This Commission department is responsible for EU policy on the environment. It proposes and implements policies that ensure a high level of environmental protection and preserve the quality of life of EU citizens. See Water Differently Be water wise Dive into the EU campaign to see water differently. Understand why Europe’s water systems are under increasing stress. Find o...
🐟Middle River, Galway City.
zhlédnutí 13Před 14 dny
Learning more about Galway Rivers, Canals, & Waterfalls Project inspired by the ‘See Water Differently’ Campaign #WaterWiseEU Over the last few months, Galway Atlantaquaria has truly embraced the EU WaterWise Campaign to become a freshwater ambassador. One of the Campaign messages proposed a simple yet profound question: WHAT IF WE SAW WATER DIFFERENTLY? The Aquarium loved this idea and sought ...
🐟WATERFALL 2.
zhlédnutí 13Před 14 dny
What is a waterfall and how is it formed? As river flows in its stream bed its water tends to erode the movable soil, sand, stones, rocks and other objects underneath, moving them along its flow. As it continues to move on its track it encounters huge rocks that are not possible to be moved hence it begins to flow over the rocks destroying its original boundaries. This is a very good example of...
Black shields Lichen (Tephromela atra var. atra)
zhlédnutí 12KPřed 14 dny
An encrusting lichen forming white, light grey or medium grey patches up to 10 cm across. The thallus surface is smooth, warty or cracked in texture. The fruiting bodies are large, distinct and composed of a black disc surrounded by a thick margin the same colour as the thallus. Fruiting bodies are up to 3mm in diameter and embedded in the thallus but rise to sit on the thallus surface as they ...
Orange Leafy Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)
zhlédnutí 295Před 14 dny
A yellowy orange coloured leafy lichen that is one of the most common species around. The yellow chemical xanthorin is thought to be produced as a defence against UV radiation to which it is exposed in its normal habitat - cement tiled roofs, exposed twigs and branches etc. When it is growing in the shade it does not require such protection and xanthorin production stops and the lichen remains ...
Sea ivory lichen (Ramalina siliquosa)
zhlédnutí 265Před 14 dny
A shrubby, yellow-grey to greenish grey lichen between 2 -7 cm long. The thallus is composed of erect or slightly pendant lobes, arising from the base, little divided, often scimitar shaped but very variable. Lobes may be glossy, or with granular outgrowths (warts) and wrinkled. The lobes are 2-9 mm wide with white spots towards the tips but not normally blackened at the base. The thallus often...
🐟Episode 2 Coastal Waters.
zhlédnutí 15Před 21 dnem
Join Padraic and Anna as they look at the fish who live the closest to us, on the seashore and in coastal harbors and bays. Meet some of our native Irish sharks and learn about their lives, from eggs to adulthood, and discover why the seabass love to live among the wild waves along our coast. WORKSHEETS ENGLISH indd.adobe.com/view/ab193c54-a211-45d3-a7b7-25324c99c42f WORKSHEETS IRISH indd.adobe...
🐟EPISODE 3 OCEAN DEPTHS.
zhlédnutí 20Před 21 dnem
Dive into the ocean depths with Nóirín and Ian to uncover what is lurking in the deeper, darker areas of our ocean. Discover some of Ireland’s native sharks and ray species and look at some of the most colourful fish in the aquarium, the beautiful Wrasse. WORKSHEETS ENGLISH indd.adobe.com/view/ab193c54-a211-45d3-a7b7-25324c99c42f WORKSHEETS IRISH indd.adobe.com/view/112441fe-7d86-406e-9f0c-81ce...
🐟EPISODE 4 TROPICAL WATERS.
zhlédnutí 17Před 21 dnem
Follow Matt and Padraic as they discover some of the fish who prefer a warmer climate. Learn about the Piranha and uncover some unusual habits of the Cichlids while in the freshwater zone. Meet our beautiful seahorses and learn about a plot twist in Finding Nemo in the tropical marine section! indd.adobe.com/view/ab193c54-a211-45d3-a7b7-25324c99c42f WORKSHEETS IRISH indd.adobe.com/view/112441fe...
🐟Episode 6 Culture and Heritage.
zhlédnutí 21Před 21 dnem
Join Nóirín, Garry & Anna to learn about how we celebrate our rich maritime culture and heritage through stories, language and art. Learn about our ancient Bog Boat and the beautiful Galway Hooker and follow Garry’s creative tale of Galway’s mythical Island of Hy Brasil. WORKSHEETS ENGLISH indd.adobe.com/view/ab193c54-a211-45d3-a7b7-25324c99c42f WORKSHEETS IRISH indd.adobe.com/view/112441fe-7d8...
🐟FRESHWATER Species in the Aquarium
zhlédnutí 15Před měsícem
Pike (Esox lucius) Description Pike have a torpedo-shaped body with a flat, duck-billed snout and sharp, needle-like teeth. Its body is typically green to olive, with lighter, almost yellowish or white belly and spotted or striped patterns along the sides. As apex predators, pike primarily feed on smaller fish, but they also consume amphibians, small mammals, and birds. Their aggressive hunting...
🐟Eglinton Canal - THE CANAL LOCK GATES.
zhlédnutí 19Před měsícem
🐟Eglinton Canal - THE CANAL LOCK GATES.
🐟Galway Bay Interview - See Water Differently.
zhlédnutí 44Před měsícem
🐟Galway Bay Interview - See Water Differently.
The Water Cycle - See Water Differently
zhlédnutí 36Před měsícem
The Water Cycle - See Water Differently
Episode 5: Coastal Management, Biodiversity & Coastal Communities.
zhlédnutí 83Před měsícem
Episode 5: Coastal Management, Biodiversity & Coastal Communities.
🐟Roach, or rutilus roach (Rutilus rutilus)
zhlédnutí 154Před měsícem
🐟Roach, or rutilus roach (Rutilus rutilus)