03/09/2026
Book your 2026 Annual Autumn Citizen Science Survey units today!
Survey info/booking here: https://www.coastwatch.org/all-ireland-survey-autumn-2026
(Zoom in on the map until you see blue/white survey units)
We are excited to announce that the 2026 Annual Autumn Citizen Science Shore Survey Season has officially arrived again. It runs from September 15-October 15, 2026 but this year, we have finally improved the data inputting system and you will be able to access submitted data and work with it. This is due to technical updates from Ivan Lubyako & Kevin Lynch.
In 2025 we received 670 reports from the island of Ireland which is above average and are delighted with the quality too! After preliminary clean up and duplicate removal, we analysed information from 644 survey units and launched the results in December 2025 at The European Commission Representation of Ireland offices in Dublin! See details here: https://www.coastwatch.org/post/it-s-a-wrap-coastwatch-survey-2025-results-to-be-presented-december-8th-at-the-ec-offices-in-dublin
We are so grateful to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment for supporting The Survey again.
As the survey season nears, we will send out another note with upcoming Training Events around the country & certain species, threats, and marine litter to keep an eye out for.
We really look forward to another Autumn of Citizen Science. In 2026, this survey will simultaneously be carried out across Spain, Portugal, Romania and Morocco so that we can compare data from the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea!
On September 11 we will have a zoom call open to all surveyors where you can meet the team and any questions can be answered!
Karin Dubsky Bernadette Connolly Marie Louise Heffernan River Basin Management Service Irish Environmental Network Tomhaggard Clean Coasts Environmental Pillar Irish Wildlife Trust OPW - Office of Public Works Fergal McGrath Marine Institute - Foras na Mara Irish Environmental Network VOICE - Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment Seas At Risk Fair Seas Coastal Communities for Climate Action Galway Atlantaquaria Wexford Tidy Towns Jane Ní Chéilleachair Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
