Marine Conservation Research Group
Investigating the consequences of human activity on marine biodiversity and its ecosystem services
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The Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network has been launched at the United Nations Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona
The Ropes to Reefs project is looking to assess the wider benefits of the UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm, located in Lyme Bay
Work to study bottlenose dolphins and other mammals has enabled the western English Channel to be identified as an Important Marine Mammal Area
New research led by the University sheds light on tiny plankton, which can make up more than 70% of the plankton biomass found in the ocean
A new paper draws together more than 15 years of research carried out in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area