Marine protected areas and ecosystem restoration

A CMACS research theme
Shoal of small fish swimming together over seafloor with seagrass, Atlantic ocean.

Marine protected areas and ecosystem restoration

A CMACS research theme

Projects

Getty lyme bay
Monitoring the recovery of Lyme Bay
Lionfish
Preventing a LIONfish invasion in the MEDiterranean through early response and targeted REmoval (RELIONMED)
Waves on the sea
The application of predictive modelling to marine spatial planning associated with deep-sea mining
Examples of benthic megafauna observed 1200 meter deep off Rockall Bank, North-East Atlantic
The application of autonomous underwater vehicles to challenges in marine habitat mapping and predictive species distribution modelling
Image courtesy of the NERC funded Deep Links Project - University of Plymouth, Oxford University, JNCC, BGS.
Influence of population connectivity on depth-dependent diversity of deep-sea marine benthic biota
A diver assesses beds of Posidonia oceanica off the coast of Cyprus
Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of selected Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the South Atlantic deep sea
Sampling at a sandy beach in Cornwall: even very shallow areas can be important habitats for a range of different flatfish species
Identifying juvenile fish habitats for sustainable fisheries
Saunton Sands beach
South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP)
North Devon Marine Pioneer
A Natural Capital Plan for the North Devon Marine Pioneer
RETURN: Reserve Effects Tested and Understood to validate ReturN
RETURN: Reserve Effects Tested and Understood to validate ReturN
Isles of Scilly
The SCILL-E Project (Site Classification to Inform Sustainable Lives and Livelihoods for Fisheries and Ecosystems)
Ghana fishing
One Ocean Hub
European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Credit: Keith Hiscock
FISH INTEL Interreg France (Channel) England
Lundy Island
Lundy; studying the ecological effects of a No Take Zone 19 years after designation
Sampling on the Tamar Estuary
Intertidal seagrass meadows in South west England: the ecological and socio-economic benefits of restoration
Credit: University of Plymouth
Oceanographic drivers of ecosystem variability in the Chagos Archipelago
Shutterstock image of waves 110095448
MARCONS – Advancing Marine Conservation in the European and contiguous seas
Fishing boat, Berwickshire’s Marine Protected Areas
Berwickshire’s Marine Protected Areas
Adam Rees
Fisheries and Conservation Partnerships
Saunton Sands beach
South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP)
Aerial view of Plymouth Sound
Green Minds
Lundy Island
Blue Biosphere Natural Capital Accelerator (Blue Biosphere)
Mussels, a sea urchin and crab, restorative offshore aquaculture
Long-term ecological monitoring of offshore aquaculture
Plankton
Plankton science for supporting the implementation of marine ecosystem-based management and conservation
Kelp
Stronger Shores: Marine habitats protecting coastal communities
Seagrass
Developing the business case and a pilot transaction for seagrass restoration
Researchers on the Angling for Sustainability project
Angling for Sustainability
Caribbean horizon on the RIPCORD project
Research, Integration and Partnership in the Caribbean for Ocean Resilience and Dynamics (RIPCORD)
An image taken by scientists from the University of Plymouth at 60m depth at Egmont Atoll, Indian Ocean, in March 2022 using a drop-camera system. The image shows a healthy colony of the reef-building coral species, Pachyseris speciosa
Vulnerability and resilience of mesophotic coral ecosystems to climate change