900 days on Bird Island
Join Marine Biologist and photographer, Mick Mackey, for his illustrated talk on 900 days on Bird Island, South Georgia, working in Antarctic isolation.
Images Courtesy of Mick Mackey
PREAS RÁITEAS THAR CEANN ARD-MHÚSAEM NA hÉIREANN
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND
05/05/2016
Join Marine Biologist and photographer, Mick Mackey, for his illustrated talk on 900 days on Bird Island, South Georgia, working in Antarctic isolation.
The National Museum has partnered with An Taisce to bring marine biologist Mick Mackey to Dublin to discuss his research on marine mammals and experiences at the Antarctic with an illustrated talk, ‘Terra Antarctica’. This is the first Clean Coast event we have programmed with An Taisce as part of the National Museum’s series of free Natural History events for the public.
Date: Thursday 12th May 2016
Time: 1:00pm -1.45pm
Location: First Floor, Ceramics Room, National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Images Courtesy of Mick Mackey
Mick is a Marine Biologist that graduated from the Institute of Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies (Tasmania) in 1995. During his 30 months on Bird Island, Mick researched the summer breeding biology of the Antarctic Fur Seals and the winter feeding biology of the Leopard Seals. Mick is also an experienced photographer that has hosted a number of solo seascape and wildlife photographic exhibitions. This event is in partnership with An Taisce and Clean Coasts Week 2016.
Elaine Doyle, Clean Coast Officer commented; “During Clean Coast week we are excited to run a lunchtime talk with then National Museum of Ireland. Mick Mackey spent 900 days living in isolation on South Georgia in Antarctica. His talk will bring us though his experiences and the many unbelievable images he has captured. He has experienced landscapes that most of us will never witness. This free talk is just one of the events we are running during Clean Coast week. A week to promote and protect our beautiful coastline.”
Siobhan Pierce, Education & Outreach Office, National Museum of Ireland commented “We are delighted to bring to the heart of the city this free unforgettable lunchtime event, during which Mick Mackey will discuss his research on Fur and Leopard Seals at the Antarctic. Along with his stunning photography of the beautiful landscape, mammals and other wildlife, I think his talk will give all who come along a great insight into the significance of his research and the beauty of the Antarctic”
Images Courtesy of Mick Mackey
Booking required as places are limited.
All bookings will be administered by the Clean Coasts Week Team. For information on tickets please click on the Eventbrite link below and follow instructions. Or contact Clean Coasts Week via email cleancoasts@eeu.antaisce.org or phone (01) 400 2202.
Eventbrite link - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/900-days-on-bird-island-south-georgia-working-in-antarctic-isolation-tickets-24770990700
Notes to the Editor:
Mick Mackey - Mick is a Marine Biologist that graduated from the institute of Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies (Tasmania) in 1995. As a part of his studies, Mick travelled to Antarctica studying the productivity of sea ice algae during the southern winter. Mick went on to spend a further three months with Australian Antarctic Division participating in a landmark marine mammal survey of the Southern Ocean. He then travelled to Europe in 1996 where he worked at University College Cork (UCC) researching marine mammal strandings, the bycatch of marine mammals in a variety of Irish gillnet fisheries and the abundance and distribution of cetaceans and seabirds off the Irish west coast. Mick then returned to the Antarctic in 2009, where he worked on Bird Island, South Georgia for the British Antarctic Survey. During his 30 months on Bird Island, Mick researched the summer breeding biology of the Antarctic Fur Seals and the winter feeding biology of the Leopard Seals. After spending a winter in Northern Norway photographing the northern lights, Mick is now the Cruise Leader with UCC’s ObSERVE Aerial project that investigates the offshore distribution and abundance of cetacean and seabird populations in Irish territorial waters. Mick is also an experienced photographer that has hosted a number of solo seascape and wildlife photographic exhibitions.
Date: Thursday 12th May 2016
Time: 1:00pm -1.45pm
Location: First Floor, Ceramics Room, National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
Free Admission. Booking Essential.
Images Courtesy of Mick Mackey.
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