Pages tagged with: lyme-bay
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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
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![<p>A local fisherman involved in the project out hauling fishing gear within the Lyme Bay and Torbay SAC (Credit Adam Rees, University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Managing crab and lobster catches could offer long-term benefits to fishermen and the environment
A study by the University of Plymouth has found that managing the density of crab and lobster pots at an optimum level increases the quality of catch, benefits the marine environment and makes the industry more sustainable in the long term
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Scientists release previously unseen footage showing environmental impacts of pot fishing
Scientists from the University of Plymouth attached video cameras to pots used by crab and lobster fishermen off the south coast of England
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University contributes to government review on marine protected areas
Marine scientists from the University of Plymouth have contributed to the Benyon Review, a major UK Government report into the potential benefits of highly protected marine areas
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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
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Boosting livelihoods and conservation practices among small-scale fishermen
Research by the Blue Marine Foundation and the University of Plymouth Marine Institute, funded through a donation from Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton, aims to improve the conservation of fish and the incomes of fishermen in UK coastal waters
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![<p>Fisherman Aubrey Banfield potting in Lyme Bay (Credit Saeed Rashid)<br></p>]()
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
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Lyme Bay and Dr Emma Sheehan
The University of Plymouth's alumni magazine: Invenite. Lyme Bay and Dr Emma Sheehan
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Dr Adam Rees, Blue Marine Foundation Research Officer
University of Plymouth graduate Dr Adam Rees has been working on the Lyme Bay project for almost a decade and is now Research Officer on a major new partnership
