Pages tagged with: marine-conservation
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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
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Finding ways to protect our coastline
Professor Martin Attrill and Charles Clover, of the Blue Marine Foundation, write for the second Plymouth White Paper created by the office of Luke Pollard MP
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First seen in 2012, lionfish (<i>Pterois miles</i>) are now thriving and
well-established in the Cyprus region (Credit: Savva Ioannis) <br></p>]()
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.
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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.
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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<br></p>]()
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.
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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
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Fisherman scraping the bottom of the barrel in the English Channel
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’.
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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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Plastics and pollution
University of Plymouth's Marine Conservation Research Group: Plastics and pollution
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University works to explore environmental impacts of wave energy
The University of Plymouth is among the partners in SEA Wave, a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund project addressing long-term environmental concerns around the development of emerging wave energy technologies
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£1million research programme explores human impacts on remote marine environment
New research by the University of Plymouth will bring together a wide range of scientific disciplines to provide the first detailed assessment of the Chagos Archipelago's oceanographic processes, seabed habitats and deep water coral reefs
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University works with global partners to provide unique masters programme in marine conservation
The University of Plymouth is working with UK and international policy makers and NGOs to launch a masters-level qualification addressing some of the biggest challenges facing our marine environment
