Press office news tagged marine
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Underwater camera network to monitor the habitat needs of juvenile fish
University of Plymouth news: A new project, funded through the Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme, will fill important knowledge gaps about the essential habitats required by species including bass and mullet
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£7.5million investment to drive innovation and impact in offshore renewables
University of Plymouth news: The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, led by the University of Plymouth, has secured funding that will reinforce its position at the forefront of the UK’s net zero revolution
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Scientists develop novel approach to help map diverse habitats and species in the unexplored deep ocean
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers has developed a novel solution to mapping the southern hemisphere’s deep ocean which they hope will fill gaps in knowledge around the species and habitats it contains
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Conference highlights climate challenges facing coastal communities
University of Plymouth news: The first ever UK Coastal Research Conference highlighted many of the challenges facing coastal communities as a result of the changing climate
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Fossilised beaches help scientists understand impacts of past global warming
University of Plymouth news: A study developed at the University found the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet would have caused a rise in global sea levels of up to 5.7 metres.
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£3.2million project aims to enable south coast boat owners to transition to clean maritime
University of Plymouth news: The University is playing a key role in a £3.2million project that will create the infrastructure necessary to power the region’s ever-growing fleet of electric maritime vessels.
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Nursing student awarded prestigious diving scholarship
University of Plymouth news: Lucy Penny, who is just finishing the second year of a MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Child Health) degree, has been chosen as the 2023 European Scholar of the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society.
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Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
University of Plymouth news: An international team of researchers, led by Lecturer in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration Dr Jenny Gales, has discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica.
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Coastal lights trick coral reefs into spawning earlier than they should
University of Plymouth news: New research shows that corals exposed to artificial light at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods.
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Researchers call for public help to monitor elusive pod of bottlenose dolphins
University of Plymouth news: The South Coast pod of bottlenose dolphins currently numbers only 40 individuals and they are known to range from the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall right along the entire south coast of England to East Sussex
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Study calls for action to explore potential impacts of decommissioned offshore structures
University of Plymouth news: This new study comes at a time when increasing numbers of oil and gas platforms are being phased out, but renewable energy structures are being installed in their place
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Scientists call for global effort to assess the full impacts of tritium
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University have called for a coordinated international effort to fully assess the environmental impacts of tritium ahead of a significant expected rise in its global production.