New smart tech to capture large scale marine mammal behaviour in the Celtic Sea
A new £2.7 million project deploying state of the art listening equipment in the Celtic Sea, to create an interactive...
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Boat noise affects size and survival skills of reef fish
Coral reef fish that are exposed to motorboat noise grow up smaller and less able to dodge predators, new research...
Iconic bluefin tuna tagged in northeast England after returning for first time in 60 years
Atlantic bluefin tuna have recolonised waters off northeast England for the first time in 60 years – and a team of University of Exeter researchers have tagged...
Fishing nets main cause of death among Cornwall’s stranded common dolphins
Fishing nets remain the most common cause of death among common dolphins that strand on Cornwall’s coast, new research shows. More than...
Family ties shape social lives of bull sharks
Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows. Scientists used genetic data and...
British Risso’s dolphins belong to single population
Risso’s dolphins around the British Isles are part of a single population – genetically distinct from those elsewhere in the...
Interdisciplinary workshop sparks new opportunities in marine research
Researchers from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute (LSI) attended an interdisciplinary workshop focused on the...
University of Exeter scientists awarded nearly £1 million to protect England’s sharks
University of Exeter scientists have been awarded £939,434 by Natural England to lead a major new project investigating the movement,...
UK must ‘act now’ or fall behind on land-based seafood farming
A new policy brief calls for national investment in world-leading aquaculture technology that could boost food security, create skilled jobs...