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Exploring Marine Identity at Strangford Lough

April 29 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Exploring Marine Identity at Strangford Lough

Strangford Lough carries a rich maritime culture and tradition — life on the Lough, the Irish Sea, and the fishing industry woven through generations. Alongside that heritage, this coastline has been a hub of marine research, biodiversity work, and community-led conservation, with the Queen’s University Marine Laboratory — celebrating 80 years — among those who have shaped it.

As part of Shared Island & Ocean, IOLN’s all-island initiative with Queen’s University Belfast, we’re hosting a community dialogue event at The Narrows, Portaferry to bring both threads to the fore. The morning focuses on the stories, traditions, and local knowledge of this place. The afternoon looks at what comes next — restoration, regeneration, biodiversity, and the research and projects already driving change along this coastline. Keynote speakers, local voices, and practitioners across fisheries, heritage, marine science, and environmental recovery.

 

The details:

  • Wednesday, 29 April 2026
  • The Narrows, Portaferry
  • 9:30am–3:00pm

 

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