News tagged with: marine-conservation
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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
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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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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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
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Pioneering partnership names its first Ocean Giants Scholars
Thanks to a pioneering partnership between the University of Plymouth and the Ocean Giants Trust, a series of scholarships have been awarded to marine biology and conservation undergraduates
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Lionfish culls aim to preserve marine species and habitats in the Mediterranean Sea
Fishers and marine conservationists from the University of Plymouth are launching the first organised culls of predatory lionfish in a bid to prevent their spread across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Study explores the use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea
New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor.
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Ocean acidification ‘could have consequences for millions’
Scientists from the University of Plymouth and the University of Tsukuba have written an article highlighting the potential future consequences of ocean acidification.