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Student joins support crew of record-breaking endurance challenge

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/student-joins-support-crew-of-record-breaking-endurance-challenge

University of Plymouth news: Marine Biology and Oceanography student Solomon Weston is working as the scientific officer on board Ross Edgley's 1,000-mile swimming expedition around the coast of Iceland

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Welcome to the University of Plymouth School of Biological and Marine Sciences. The school is a great place to study biology and ecology - fantastic location, great facilities and a choice of undergraduate and postgraduate courses to suit your interests.

Fisherman scraping the bottom of the barrel in the English Channel

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/overfishing-in-the-english-channel-leaves-fisherman-scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel

Plymouth University news: Decades of overfishing in the English Channel has resulted in the removal of many top predators from the sea and left fishermen ‘scraping the barrel’.

Travelling to Antarctica

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-marine-biology-and-coastal-ecology/travelling-to-antarctica

Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology

Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology graduate, Nadia Frontier, tells us how and why she is currently travelling to Antarctica

Project will examine impact of climate change in the Arctic

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/project-will-examine-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-arctic

Micro-ARC, co-led by Dr Michael Cunliffe from the University of Plymouth and Professor Anja Engel of GEOMAR in Germany, aims to improve understanding of how short and long term environmental changes are affecting microbial ecosystems in the polar region

Mussel reefs heighten the risk of microplastic exposure and consumption

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/mussel-reefs-heighten-the-risk-of-microplastic-exposure-and-consumption

Scientists from the University of Plymouth used a series of experiments to assess whether the reefs formed by blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) affected their exposure and consumption of tiny microplastic particles.

Oxygen levels impact on species’ ability and willingness to fight

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/oxygen-levels-impact-on-species-ability-and-willingness-to-fight

Scientists at the University of Plymouth, writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, say that environmental conditions could play a major role in the instigation of fights within the animal kingdom

Minute plastic fibres found in abundance in the deep seas

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/microplastics-abundant-in-the-deep-seas

Plymouth University News: Around four billion minute fibres could be littering each square kilometre of some of the world’s deep seas, according to a study led by Plymouth University and the Natural History Museum.

Naomi Westlake: a life beneath the surface

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-marine-biology/naomi-westlake

Marine Biology

Naomi Westlake: a life beneath the surface. Naomi explains how studying BSc (Hons) Marine Biology at Plymouth helped harness her love of the ocean and its creatures.

Why can weever fish make beach visits a painful experience?

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/stings-in-the-sand-study-explores-why-weever-fish-can-make-beach-visits-a-painful-experience

Marine biologists and coastal scientists from the University of Plymouth are carrying out research into one of the more painful features of the South West’s beaches – weever fish.