New digital tools for more sustainable shrimp production
Researchers at the University of Exeter are helping the Bangladesh shrimp industry become more sustainable through a new set of...
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Male killer whales protected by post-menopause mothers
Post-menopause female killer whales protect their sons – but not their daughters – from fights with other whales, new research...
Green turtles fed at same seagrass meadows 3,000 years ago
Green turtles today feed at the same seagrass meadows as their ancestors did about 3,000 years ago, new research shows....
Plastic at almost all coral reefs
Almost all coral reefs – including some of the most remote on Earth – contain large pieces of plastic waste,...
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...
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...