Carna Research Station is a pump-ashore marine research facility on the west coast of Ireland with a large land bank (c.7 hectares), sea access and local pier.

  • 20L sec-1 seawater supply with water intake and effluent treatment units (filtration and UV)
  • Academic building (for teaching and workshops)
  • Aeration and oxygenation networks
  • Air compressor
  • Automated back-up electrical generator
  • Broodstock holding tanks (2.5 m3)
  • Compound and dissecting microscopes
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  • Fish feed formulation/production unit
  • Furnished offices with IT equipment
  • LAN network with wired and wireless broadband
  • Live food culture systems – microalgae, rotifers and Artemia
  • Marine hatchery and nursery units with 24 tanks of varying sizes from 800L to 2000L
  • Molecular Laboratory – genetics and immunology
  • Seaweed Hatchery
  • Temperature and photoperiod controlled rooms
  • Two dedicated experimental areas with multi-replicated tanks from 440L to 1200L with temperature control
  • Water flow failure automated alarm system
  • Wet laboratories for sampling and sample processing
  • Workshop