The Fair Isle Marine Research Organisation
(FIMRO)
Tim Merrick @ Focal Plane Photo
Who are we?
FIMRO is comprised of a group of dedicated local volunteers working together for the benefit of Fair Isle’s seas. We aspire to achieve sustainability not only for our marine environment but for the people of Fair Isle.
Shetland flapper skate tagging project
Two-year project tagging Europe’s largest skate species, the flapper skate, in the seas around Shetland.
FIMRO Education Officer pilot project
Earlier in the year, FIMRO received funding from the Fauna and Flora Community Support Fund grant to run a pilot project to test whether a part-time, community-based seasonal Education Officer post could support long-term, community-led monitoring within the Fair Isle DR MPA project.
FIMRO website
For FIMRO it was important to have somewhere that could act as a resource for other community groups interested in setting up their own projects, to be able to share project work with the community and visitors to the island, and to make it easier to collect citizen-science information and sightings.
Fair Isle DRMPA
The Fair Isle Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Area will be an integral part of Fair Isle’s global reputation as a research hub.
A very special place
To visit Fair Isle is to understand the deep connection the island has to its surrounding waters. Situated where the North Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean; it’s hard to determine, at times, where the sea ends and the land begins.
Happy Volunteers Week!
Monday 1st – Sunday 7th June 2026 marks #VolunteersWeek so we’d like to give a huge shout out and thank you to our four dedicated Fair Isle Marine Research Organisation volunteer trustees Neil, Steven, Susannah and Fiona who work tirelessly to support the advancement of the Fair Isle Demonstration and Research MPA project and marine citizen science in Fair Isle.
Another successful Fair Isle beach clean!
Over the weekend FIMRO’s seasonal Education Officer David Parnaby led a group of brilliant volunteers made up of islanders, visitors and guests staying at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory to carry out a beach clean at Leestit.
Fair Isle DR MPA Spring/Summer Newsletter out now!
The Fair Isle Demonstration and Research MPA Spring/Summer newsletter is out now!
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