Anja Murray: Radical changes required to let the oceans recover

We don’t tend to consider just how much we impact the health of ocean ecosystems with our activities. For most of history, humans have rightly considered the oceans as being far too large for us to ever inflict much of an influence upon

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025 - 18:00

Anja Murray

Summertime is when many of us love taking time out by the seaside. Watching over the open expanse of ocean, feasting our eyes on stunning turquoise depths of each incoming wave, feeling the invigorating freshness of sea air.

Walking along the shoreline we might watch and listen to terns, global migrants who breed on Irish coastlines during the summer months, feeding on small fish caught fresh from the surface of the sea, enthralling us with their elegance as they swoop and dive. We might immerse ourselves in the blue-green waters, exhilarating and energising mind and body with the joy of sea swimming.

Already a subscriber? Sign in