The Marine Researchers - in Pictures

Skibbereen Heritage Centre Publication Paperback €15

A visual history of the scientific research carried out at Europe’s first Marine Nature Reserve.

Lough Hyne, (also spelt Ine), a salt-water lake situated 5 km south-west of Skibbereen in West Cork was first ‘discovered’ by marine biologists in 1886. It is now one of the most-studied marine habitats in the world and was designated as Europe’s first Marine Nature reserve in 1981.

This visual history, covering a time-span of over a century, features people who brought this remote lake to prominence in the scientific world against the backdrop of what was happening locally. Photographs of scientific experiments and the day-to-day living of the researchers are juxtaposed with images of local people and events. As well as being a visual treat, these photographs record how this small lake became one of the world’s premier marine sites and features the exceptional people who brought this about.

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