The Green Ocean Oyster Restoration Project in Dublin Bay is an ambitious marine conservation initiative aiming to restore the native European oyster (Ostrea edulis) population to rebuild lost biodiversity by improving water quality and capturing carbon. Following the...
At Watermark Coffee, we are thrilled to announce that we have become B Corp certified! This milestone represents not only an acknowledgement of our values but also a significant step forward in our ongoing journey to make a positive impact on the environment, our...
In June 2024, our restoration activities continued in Clew Bay, Co. Mayo with the restoration of an additional 13 hectares of seabed (equivalent to 24 football pitches!) Working with our partners, Clew Bay Oyster Co-op, we spread 24 tonnes of scallop and oyster shell...
We are thrilled to announce that we have completed the first phase of our project to re-introduce the native Irish oyster back into Dublin Bay after an absence of almost 200 years. On Monday 20 November we placed just under 600 oysters into ‘Oyster Garden’ baskets in...
Watermark Coffee win a Gold, Silver and Bronze place in this year’s Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards. Blas na hEireann is often described as the Oscars for the Irish Food Industry and included over 3000 submissions from a wide range of artisanal and specialist food...
Our Green Ocean Carrickwee Coffee delivers a deep milk chocolate flavour with hints of citrus with a smooth finish. It is simply a wonderful coffee that has wide appeal. Since it's introduction to our range over the last couple of months, Carrickwee has become one of...
Why focus on Oyster reseeding? Oysters are often described as the 'kidneys of the sea' in the sense that they filter water of algae, plankton and nutrients making sea water clearer and cleaner. But I think that this description understates the importance of oysters...
At Watermark, we are committed to running our business in a way that minimises our environmental impact. As a person who has always been deeply interested in the natural world, I feel that our business has an opportunity to do more than just minimise our environmental...
Our Dorinish Coffee blend is a single origin speciality coffee grown on the slopes of Mount Elgon at an altitude of 1900 masl (metres above sea level) in Kenya close to the border with Uganda. This coffee growing region has been steadily developing with higher yields...
On a beautiful clear July morning we met up with Michael Mulloy and Alex Blackwell of Clew Bay Oyster Co-op to film the initial phase of our seabed restoration project. The location selected was on the main sea route to Westport located east of Dorinish and North of...