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Thursday 28 September 2023 Dublin: 15°C

# high seas

This year
2023
Rising ocean temperatures spell 'real threat' to fish species in Irish waters
A report by
Lauren Boland
There are many warning signs that Earth’s oceans are heating up due to climate change.
United Nations reach landmark agreement to protect ocean life
An agreement to protect marine life in the regions outside national boundary waters, known as the high seas, had been discussed for more than 20 years.
Last year
2022
UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement
After 15 years, negotiators have yet to reach a legally binding text to address the multitude of issues facing international waters.
Coveney: Russian military exercises 240km off Irish coast allowed but 'not welcome'
The Minister for Foreign Affairs plans to brief his EU counterparts on the planned Russian military exercises.
All time
Footage from this morning shows Turkish coastguard 'attacking' migrant dinghy
There were 20 men, 15 children and five women on the boat that was attacked.
Runaway ship with 900 refugees on board stopped from striking Italian coast
There were 900 Syrian refugees on board the ship.
RED ALERT: Highest level weather warning active in Kerry and Cork
A secondary ‘orange alert’ is in place in a number of other coastal counties.
Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year
New security measures take effect – but there are still “suspicious approaches” to ships.
Marine investigators gather in Cork to discuss marine crime
Drugs importation, forensic photography and accident reconstruction are all on the agenda.