Press office news tagged marine-conservation

Invasive lionfish likely to become permanent residents in the Mediterranean

Research involving the University of Plymouth shows invasive lionfish are now thriving and well-established in the area and across southern Europe.
28 April 2020
Rising carbon dioxide levels will change marine habitats and fish communities

Researchers from the University of Plymouth and colleagues have showed that elevated dissolved CO2 conditions can lead to a 45% decrease of fish diversity, with a loss of coral-associated species and a rearrangement of feeding behaviour.
20 April 2020
Study shows six decades of change in UK’s plankton communities

Involving leading marine scientists from across the UK, led by the University of Plymouth, new research for the first time combines the findings of UK offshore surveys such as the Continuous Plankton Recorder and UK inshore long-term time-series.
2 April 2020
Scientists call on government to increase UK’s ambition to save our ocean

A team of marine scientists from across the UK, led by the Marine Conservation Research Group at the University of Plymouth, have called on the Government to increase its ambition to save the oceans by overhauling its approach to marine conservation
25 February 2020
A blueprint for the blue space on the horizon

The University of Plymouth is among the organisations represented on a project board formed to ensure that decisions about creating the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park are made collaboratively
30 January 2020
Cats of the sea – ‘laser chasers’ offer insights into territorial behaviour of wild fishes

The University of Plymouth has led research into the behaviour of wild fishes as part of its ongoing monitoring of the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
12 November 2019
Scientists call for a more ambitious approach to management of Marine Protected Areas

Senior Research Fellow Dr Emma Sheehan and Research Assistant Tom Mullier, from the University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences, are among those to share their expertise in Marine Protected Areas: Science, Policy and Management
29 October 2019
Limits on pot fishing can result in win-win for fishermen and marine wildlife

A report by the University of Plymouth, funded by Defra and the Blue Marine Foundation, has found that in areas of low potting intensity the industry was operating in a way that had little impact on seabed species or economically-important shellfish
17 July 2019
University listed among the world’s best for engineering research and impact

The University of Plymouth is eighth in the world, and the top UK university, for Marine and Ocean Engineering in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019.
8 July 2019
Project aims to preserve the unique seas around the Isles of Scilly

The University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group is working on a new project to preserve the seas around the Isles of Scilly in a way that supports wildlife and the local economy
3 July 2019
Using art to foster our love of the coastline

Rosie Sherwood, artist in residence at the University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute, launches her new exhibition An Ever Moving Now at the Marine Station
26 June 2019
Pioneering partnership names its first Ocean Giants Scholars

Thanks to a pioneering partnership between the University of Plymouth and the Ocean Giants Trust, a series of scholarships have been awarded to marine biology and conservation undergraduates
14 June 2019