Amazon dolphins at risk from fishing, dams and dredging
Amazon river dolphins are under threat from fishing and proposed new dams and dredging, research shows. Scientists used satellite tags...
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New project to ensure genetic diversity of UK lobster stocks
A new project will monitor hatchery-reared lobsters to ensure wild populations in UK waters remain genetically diverse. Lobsters are routinely...
Professor Tamara Galloway awarded Blue Planet Prize 2023
Professor Tamara Galloway from the University of Exeter has been awarded Blue Planet Prize 2023 for her pioneering work uncovering...
Light pollution confuses coastal woodlouse
Artificial night-time light confuses a colour-changing coastal woodlouse, new research shows. The sea slater is an inch-long woodlouse that lives...
‘Marine identity’ endorsed as part of UN Ocean Decade
New research into the concept of “marine identity” has been officially endorsed as part of the UN Ocean Decade, after...
Great British Bioturbation-athon to unlock secrets of the seafloor in fight against climate change
This week, Scotland is hosting a first-of-its-kind experiment to determine the carbon storage potential of the ocean floor, and the...
Twilight zone at risk from climate change
Life in the ocean’s “twilight zone” could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests. The twilight zone (200m...
DNA testing finds endangered eels on the menu
DNA testing has confirmed widespread – and probably illegal – international trading of critically endangered European eels. A research team...
Microplastics limit energy production in tiny freshwater species
Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows. Paramecium bursaria contain algae...