Re-release of the Observers App 1.0 at Seafest Cork 2019.

Communications- O.R.C.Ireland. • 10 June 2019

Seafest will be held in Cork for next three years and all we can say is "yes bai". This years celebrations were fantastic with some of Ireland's most colossal research vessels, such as the Celtic Explorer, guest speakers such as cameraman to David Attenborough- Doug Allen and special screenings to one of the best documentaries ever made on Irish marine wildlife - Ken O'Sullivans "Ireland's Deep Atlantic". It was the perfect event to launch the re-release of our Observers App.

Incase you missed us at Seafest Cork 2019 - we had an amazing three days launching the re-release of the Observers App 1.0. To give you a load down on what you missed - it includes some awesome specimens on our stand from bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ) and shortfin mako jaws ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) jaws, deep sea spiny king crab ( Paralithodes rathbuni), razor shell (Ensis arcuatus), abalone (Haliotidae), whale baleen, a cetacean vertebrae and lots of fun games.

Volunteers Rhian Taylor and Zaraa Malvat holding a green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) skull and bull shark jaws (Carcharhinus leucas).

The R.V. Celtic Explorer in Cork Harbour for Seafest Cork 2019. Photo ©O.R.C.Ireland.

The Irish Naval Service giving tours of their vessel. They are 70 years providing fisheries protection, sea patrols, surveillance and smuggling prevention. Photo ©O.R.C.Ireland.

The Seafood Experience with BIM and Bord Bia at Seafest Cork 2019, included a packed schedule of well-known chefs and fishmongers, including Rory O’Connell, Pat O’Connell and Hal Dawson who demonstrated how to prepare and cook sustainably-sourced Irish seafood. Photo ©O.R.C.Ireland.

Cameraman and cinamatographer to David Attenborough- Doug Allen on Antarctica, the Arctic, climate change and the challenges polar animals like penguins, walrus, beluga and penguins are facing. Photo ©O.R.C.Ireland.

Well done to all our volunteers over the busy weekend. Everyone did an excellent job and kids had a great time learning about the amazing wildlife we have and how they can help protect it through the citizen science Observers App.

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