Pages tagged with: school-of-biological-and-marine-sciences
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Lewis Caunce – MSc Sustainable Aquaculture graduate
Discover what Lewis Caunce has been up to since graduating from MSc Sustainable Aquaculture and why he would recommend studying at Plymouth.
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![<p>Dr Daniel Merrifield with scholarship recipients Paul Mosnier, Jack Sears-Stewart, Max Jouault, Tim Herring and James Mckay</p>]()
Scholarships offer students the chance to excel in sustainable aquaculture
By 2030, it is anticipated that aquaculture will be responsible for 60 percent of the fish we eat, and the University of Plymouth’s MSc Sustainable Aquaculture programme aims to train the next generation of specialists.
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![<p>Releasing tagged bass into water near Salcombe as part of the iBass project (Credit Matt Doggett)<br></p>]()
€4million project uses cutting edge technology to enhance the habitats of key fish species
The FISH INTEL project is being led by the University of Plymouth and supported by €2.8million from the European Regional Development Fund via the Interreg France (Channel) England programme.
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![<p>Groups of up to 18 volunteer SCUBA divers worked together to remove lionfish from the Marine Protected Area of Cape Greco (Credit University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Targeted removals and monitoring can help manage lionfish in Mediterranean
Scientists from the University of Plymouth, working as part of the European Union-funded RELIONMED project, teamed up with specially trained divers and citizen scientists to conduct a series of lionfish removal events and surveys over a six-month period
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![<p>An ecosystem stripped of biodiversity (copyright Nicolas Floch)</p>]()
Coastal ecosystems being ‘burned’ by double whammy of rising temperatures and ocean acidification
Researchers have published two new studies showing the combined effects that rising temperatures and ocean acidification are having on coastal environments
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![<p>Ocean Organ - Creative Associates 2021 project</p>]()
‘Ocean Organ’ aims to highlight the damaging effects of climate change
A collaboration between world-leading researchers from the University of Plymouth, and Plymouth-based artist and scientist Dr Kate Crawfurd, aims to highlight the precise effects of ocean acidification
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![<p>Professor Camille Parmesan</p>]()
Global experts identify key options to tackle biodiversity and climate crises
Professor Camille Parmesan is among the authors of an international report into the planet's biodiversity and climate crises published ahead of the G7 summit
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![<p>Plastic bottle tracking device</p>]()
Message in a bottle project launches with new scientific trackers
The University of Plymouth is among the partners in a first-of-its-kind study tracking how plastic bottle pollution moves through the open ocean, with each device named for a G7 nation.
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![<p>Dr Rich Boden</p>]()
Academic elected to Council of Linnean Society of London
Dr Rich Boden been elected as a Council Member of the Linnean Society of London - the world's oldest active biological society
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![<p>Johor Bahru, Malaysia</p>]()
Academics contribute to policy advice on nature and coastlines
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have contributed to international policy briefings showing how Malaysia’s coastal infrastructure can not only protect humans and property but also make space for nature
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![<p>A 3D surface plot of fluctuating pixel brightness in the video of an embryo with the highest peaks, which are orange, indicating the brightest pixels (Credit Oli Tills, University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Cutting edge technique uses fluctuations in video pixels to measure energy use of developing embryos
Researchers at the University of Plymouth have developed a cutting edge technique which enables them to instantly examine the biological traits and behaviours of developing embryos as an energy signature, rather than focusing on individual characteristics
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![<p>A picture of the SeaGen tower taken from a drone piloted by Dr Alex Nimmo-Smith</p>]()
Drones provide bird’s eye view of how turbulent tidal flows affect seabird foraging habits
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists - including researchers at the University of Plymouth - used drones to provide a synchronised bird’s eye view of what seabirds see and how their behaviour changes depending on the movement of tidal flows.
