iCRAG has been profiled in a new global online video series that seeks to discover hidden connections between humans and the ocean.
The ‘Blue Horizons’ series, presented by the World Ocean Council and produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, has just been launched and features 18 video shorts from around the world.
The Secret Sounds Of The Sea, filmed in Sligo and Dún Laoghaire, is a soothing, six-minute sonic tonic focusing on research by iCRAG SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences on how sound connects us with the ocean.
Prof. Chris Bean, Professor of Geophysics at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) and iCRAG Co-PI, remarked: “By studying how sounds move through the ocean floor and on to land, we can help build up a picture of ocean function. With over 70% of our planet covered by the sea, and as the largest single source of oxygen for our planet, monitoring and understanding our ocean health is crucial to the sustainable management of this life-giving resource. Seismology delivers new insight into activity in the ocean and ocean state, which we endeavour to capture in this film.”
Also featured in the series is The Embrace Of The Sea, filmed in Inchydoney, Clonakilty and Ringaskiddy, a striking, six-minute deep-dive focusing on the coastal erosion-related research being undertaken by MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, led by University College Cork. Centered around the personal perspectives of avid swimmer and well-known Clonakilty hotelier, Dena O’Donovan, the video evocatively shows how communities come together to challenge the changing tide.
Dr Siobhan Roche, Director of Science for the Economy at Science Foundation Ireland, said: “This prestigious video series is reaching and resonating with a global audience, and showcases some of Ireland’s marine-focused research endeavours in a stunningly-filmed way. SFI is proud to have supported the series, and we congratulate MaREI and iCRAG on their involvement.”
View the iCRAG film here: https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/blue-horizons/science-foundation-ireland-sound-of-the-sea