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...
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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...
UK faces ‘highly concerning’ wildfire risk this weekend – Exeter experts comment on heatwave
The UK may be facing its worst-ever risk of wildfires this weekend, a leading expert says. The warning comes as...
New Residency brings together art and ocean science
Cornwall-based creative Jess Pemberton has been selected as Artist-in-Residence at Exeter Marine, where she will spend a month working alongside world-leading marine...
Study investigates mystery of Arabian Sea humpback whales
A new study explores the mysterious behaviour of the Arabian Sea’s humpback whales – the only humpbacks not thought to...