Marine collaboration strengthened in boost to South West region
Two of the South West’s leading organisations for marine research and education have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),...
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Scientists develop ‘floating scarecrow’ to protect threatened seabirds
New research has shown that a “floating scarecrow” developed by UK-based scientists and a repurposed bird-scaring kite can help save...
Fish choose perfect partners in dating game study
Fish have “designed” their perfect partners in a new experiment – revealing simple male preferences and more complex female tastes....
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...
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...