News tagged with: marine-conservation
-
![Ocean waves]()
Marine conservation researchers play key role in World Ocean Week events
Scientists from the University of Plymouth will be playing an integral role in a week of global online events being organised to mark World Ocean Week
-
![First seen in 2012, lionfish (Pterois miles) are now thriving and
well-established in the Cyprus region (Credit: Savva Ioannis)]()
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.
-
![A butterflyfish swimming above a colony of the coral table Acropora solitaryensis at the Control CO2 sites off Shikine Island (Credit Ben Harvey)]()
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.
-
![Many
Northeast Atlantic holoplankton taxa have decreased in abundance during the
past 60 years; triangles represent coastal stations while grid squares
illustrate trends in Continuous Plankton Recorder data. Blue indicates a
decreasing abundance trend; orange indicates an increase]()
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.
-
![Ambitious conservation requires a holistic approach that encompasses all aspects of the marine ecosystem (Credit Lauren Porter, University of Plymouth)]()
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
-
![Looking out across Plymouth Sound towards Mount Edgcumbe and the Hoe.]()
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
-
![HD sled]()
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
-
![Lyme Bay - Getty images 489958942]()
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
-
![Fisherman Aubrey Banfield potting in Lyme Bay (Credit Saeed Rashid)]()
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
-
![Mechanical and Marine Engineering students were running Inclining Test in the wave flume of the University’s Marine Building.]()
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.
-
![The Isles of Scilly]()
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
-
![Rosie Sherwood]()
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
