Irish-led team scoops top award for ‘red tide’ project

An Irish-led EU research team has won a top science award for developing a red tide forecast and early warning system that could save the aquaculture industry millions of euro every year.

The Asimuth project, led by the Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station in Bantry, Co Cork, was awarded the Copernicus (global monitoring for environment and security) Masters Prize for best earth-monitoring service for European citizens this year.

The project will be awarded a satellite data quota worth €40,000.