Items Tagged 'Marine'

• Marine life passion
• Thousands wade-in to protect UK seas – The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2019
• Rising sea-levels and increased storms pose threat to coastal communities
• New maps reveal hotspots of seabird activity during breeding season
• Help Our Kelp - Byelaw Update
• New £2.5 million project launched to restore fragile marine habitats
• Fishing for Litter project helps fishermen to clean our seas
• Record numbers take part in citizen science to protect whales and dolphins off Scotland’s west coast
• Study shows six decades of change in UK’s plankton communities
• Extinction of threatened marine megafauna would lead to huge loss in functional diversity
• Ocean biodiversity has not increased substantially for hundreds of millions of years – new study
• Learn from past to protect oceans
• Warming climate undoes decades of knowledge of marine protected areas
• Climate-smart MPAs report published
• Government and the public urged to help turn the tide for our struggling seas on World Oceans Day
• Independent review backs introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas
• Benyon review of Highly Protected Marine Areas published today
• Our MMO Story - the next ten years
• NRW study confirms Wales’ seas have massive potential for carbon offsetting to tackle the climate emergency
• Morlais tidal energy project risks future of Anglesey’s marine wildlife
• Fresh insight into secret lives of basking sharks
• World first as endangered skate egg hatches
• Mystery over decline in sea turtle sightings
• New Report from WWF Says Addressing Abandoned Fishing Gear Must be Central in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
• Looe Bay Super Seagrass
• The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2020
• World could lose coral reefs by end of century, UN environment report warns
• Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020 launched
• New report finds bottom trawling taking place in 98% of UK’s offshore Marine Protected Areas
• Researchers develop new system for measuring ship-generated underwater noise
• Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea
• New insights into whales and dolphins highlight conservation threat
• ‘Canary in the mine’ Warning following new discovery of the effects of pollutants on fertility
• Turning the tide
• Funding for community marine surveys
• England’s Largest Seagrass Planting Programme is Underway in Plymouth Sound
• Chemical Pollution Causes Fish Declines
• The ocean’s solution to the climate emergency: blue carbon and rewilding our waters
• Action needed to protect dolphins and porpoises from bycatch in Europe
• A vision for National Marine Parks in Scotland
• Government sets out marine commitments to mark World Ocean Day
• Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas
• Councils aim to lease seabed from Queen in major marine restoration project
• Plymouth Sound National Marine Park awarded £9.5 million
• The Sea and Me
• Investing in a sustainable future for our coastal economies
• ‘CSI of the Sea’ secures ten-year commitment from UK government
• Government scales up support to protect the world’s ocean with multimillion boost for marine recovery
• Addressing the effect of offshore windfarms on marine ecosystems
• Thousands of spider crabs gather on Cornwall’s south coast in spectacular natural phenomenon
• Seabed recovers more quickly following extreme storms than from the impacts of bottom-towed fishing, study suggests
• Survey reveals consumers want UK supermarkets to tackle dolphin deaths
• National Trust ‘shores up’ to protect vital saltmarsh habitat
• Vulnerable ecosystems discovered near deep-sea trawl fishery
• NRW report identifies essential marine habitats that could be restored
• Catastrophic consequences for our ocean when climate change and plastic pollution crises combine
• Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
• English North Sea Blue Carbon Report
• Thermal imagery used for first time to help count seal pups on the National Trust’s Farne Islands
• Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
• Ground-breaking Scottish project to reduce marine animal entanglement in creel fishing gear
• Dead puffins wash up on Scottish shores
• Wild salmon tracking project
• Cleaning up Scotland's waters: Views sought on Marine Litter Strategy
• New grant will help champion and protect the Yorkshire coastline
• The Crown Estate invests over £12million in new research to help protect the UK marine environment
• Wild Salmon Strategy Launch
• Rsponse: Scottish Wild Salmon Strategy
• Green charities deliver verdict on stalled “super year” for marine protection
• Humpback whale freed from rope entanglement by passing orcas
• Conserving Scotland’s marine environment
• Important Orkney waters finally granted protection
• Wild Oyster Project pledges to teach 12,000 students about the ocean
• Solent’s underwater meadows get a boost
• Losing the cover of darkness
• Dolphin struck by boat propeller as marine team warn of increase in disturbance ahead of Easter weekend
• Explore East Lothian’s life beneath the waves
• Ambitious green finance initiative launched
• Concerns grow that new UK Marine Strategy will mean UK governments are no longer accountable for seabird recovery
• Native oyster nursery aims to save species from extinction
• British coral predicted to be resilient to climate change
• The Crown Estate commits £50million to accelerate the UK’s offshore energy ambitions and protect the marine environment
• Government continues its plans for nature recovery in our seas
• UK escalates support for global marine environment at UN Ocean Conference
• Underwater noise pollution is risking the lives of whales and dolphins
• Whole-site management of Marine Protected Areas can lead to a 95% increase in reef species
• Restored oysters support marine life
• The value of seagrass to the planet’s future is far greater than appreciated
• Increase in spider crab gatherings along Cornwall’s coast this summer as extraordinary creatures migrate in their thousands
• UN Ocean Treaty talks collapse, as the ocean crisis deepens
• Mysterious circles of basking sharks explained
• Ocean forests vitally important as the rainforest
• New Wavenet data shows record breaking UK sea temperatures
• Turning the tide to save the Irish Sea
• Offshore mussel farms could have wider environmental benefits
• NRW releases ground-breaking survey highlighting the importance of sea and coast to people in Wales
• Wildlife volunteers stood down after raw sewage pumped into sea off Margate
• Restoring life to the Solent’s seascape
• Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals
• EU project MARCO-BOLO launched to better understand marine biodiversity decline and restore ocean health
• Thrill of sea creature discoveries in 2022 undermined by huge threats to marine life
• New study identifies solution to prevent whale entanglements in fishing gear
• A hitchhiker’s guide to floating marine debris
• 2022 Wavenet data shows record breaking UK sea temperatures
• UK takes further action to protect vital marine habitats
• Scotland's wildlife struggling to recover from Climate Change and Biodiversity loss
• Seagrass meadows ready to take root as Cornwall Wildlife Trust's restoration trials begin
• UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters
• Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed - Greenpeace statement
• Wildlife charity relief at marine decision
• Noise harming ocean invertebrates and ecosystems
• A story of hope - recovery of Sussex underwater forests
• New Cefas research hub launched to help find solutions to protect worlds’ oceans
• Oxford University joins largest ever ocean survey in a global effort to save marine life
• New Glenarm nursery set to release 800 million oysters to boost biodiversity and clean up local waters
• RSPB demands immediate action to help struggling seabirds following marine heatwave off UK coast
• Another Milestone Protection for Sussex Seas
• Scientists develop novel approach to help map diverse habitats and species in the unexplored deep ocean
• New report shows how a UK carbon code could promote marine ecosystem restoration
• Six decades of decline sparks call to protect the foundation of the marine food web
• Go ahead for new UK oil and gas exploration threatens whales and dolphins
• Superhero oysters land on new conservation reef
• Investing in the future of Scotland's environment
• Our new mooring system paves way for significant seagrass rewilding
• UK seaweeds face an uncertain future in a warming ocean
• Skomer King scallops thriving after ban on catching
• 2023 Water Quality Report Launch
• Study reveals how UK’s shipwrecks are providing a refuge for marine life
• Toxic banned chemicals exceed safe thresholds in UK orcas
• Our climate report highlights dramatic impacts on whales and dolphins
• The Wildlife Trusts’ marine highlights and challenges of 2023
• New study highlights remarkable seabed recovery from bottom trawling
• New tech could help reduce ecological impact of underwater noise pollution
• Vital marine ecosystems in an additional 4,000 square km of our seas to receive protection
• Conservationists urge don’t squeeze out nature as the Irish Sea comes under pressure
• New Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved in an expanding portfolio of global ocean areas needing urgent conservation measures
• Oyster restoration project set to enrich the haven waterway
• Seabird tracking sheds new light on migration
• Decommissioned offshore structures could offer only limited ecological benefits, study suggests
• Bottom towed fishing gear prohibited over reef habitats in 13 marine protected areas
• Citizen scientists contribute vital information about 35 seahorse species: their geographic ranges, habitats, and pregnancy seasonality
• New hope for Puffins returning to UK shores following Sandeel fishing closure
• Statement: Support of UK and Scottish Governments’ decision to close industrial sandeel fishing
• Harbour porpoises respond to chronic and repeated seal scarer noise from aquaculture
• New research predicts future impact of climate change on threatened UK marine species
• Glimmers of hope for recovery of Sussex sea forests
• Marine Protected Areas don’t line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research
• IUCN Director General's Statement for World Ocean Day
• Bycatch tragedy: we are losing 200,000 seabirds annually!
• Charity marks 30 years of celebrating the seas
• The first seascape-scale marine restoration project in the UK receives international recognition from United Nations
• An 'astounding year for marine life' according to The State of the South-West's Seas Report
• You beauty! First sighting in Devon of amazing sea creature
• New vision for UK seabed as The Crown Estate publishes bold approach to drive energy transition and nature recovery
• Scientists say we have enough evidence to agree global action on microplastics
• Calls to ban ‘forever chemicals’ after worrying levels in sewage discharges
• Report uncovers environmental crisis in the Medina Estuary on the Isle of Wight
• The Crown Estate announces a further £7.3 million investment in research projects to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero
• Ambitious study to explore effects of offshore wind farms on ocean life
• Protecting Scottish Seabirds
• Sea slugs, seaweeds and snorkel trails make headlines in The Wildlife Trusts’ 2024 marine review
• Marine light pollution science initiative endorsed by United Nations
• Study highlights how population density and location shape litter levels facing UK communities
• North Sea oil tanker collision - a huge threat to wildlife
• Native Oyster success story on the Milford Haven Waterway
• North Sea nurdles – a threat to wildlife
• Chemical pollution increases more than 100-fold after sewage discharges
• Facial recognition software to help protect ocean giant
• Seabird numbers in Scotland continue to fall
• Living seawall installed at Amlwch Port to enhance marine ecology
• Muir launches Northern Ireland’s first Blue Carbon Action Plan
• New indicator released to monitor UK's threatened environment
• Tens of thousands of whales and dolphins die in European waters each year in fishing nets
• The State of the World’s Seaweeds: Our algal allies are under threat
• Join the Big Rock Pool Challenge to help monitor and protect our ocean life
• Environment Agency scientists seek new ways to save mussel power
• Stop unsustainable fishing, development, farm pollution, plastic and noise from blighting UK seas, say The Wildlife Trusts
• Government proposes to extend ban on destructive bottom trawling
• Scotland’s Solway Firth is our first Landscape Connections project
• Sign of hope for Wales’ Critically Endangered shark
• Marine Fund Scotland 2025-26 launches
• Climate change reshaping map of UK marine life, says new research
• Plastic pollution and global warming are combining forces to disrupt ocean life, say Bangor University scientists
• Killer whales make seaweed ‘tools’ to scratch each other’s backs
• Extraordinary sea fan reef discovered off England’s Southwest coast during filming of ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’
• Further action needed to protect Wales’s marine protected areas
• App to build better picture of endangered flapper skates in Scotland
• As the Government considers a ban on bottom trawling, research finds huge public support for protections for marine life
• Historic Orca Sightings Off Cornwall
• Secrets of our seabeds revealed for National Marine Week - underwater camera captures critically endangered shark in Cardigan Bay
• Shark surveyors, tanker crash clean-up volunteers and young stars honoured for saving our seas
• Seagrass Battles to Return to the Helford – What We’re Learning from a Milestone in Cornwall’s Restoration Journey
• Community scooping whale poop to study the diet of whales in Scotland
• Road pollution 'stressing' ocean life with complex chemical cocktails, new study finds
• Starfish-killing bacteria revealed as cause of biggest undersea disease outbreak
• Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas
• Record-breaking ocean temperatures raise alarm for Cornwall’s marine wildlife
• Environmental reforms to break planning system gridlock
• Reaction: If reforms are to succeed, they must show that planning can be both pro-nature and pro-growth
• Deep trouble – future seafloor marine heatwaves will surpass surface extremes
• Research helps secure status of flapper skate habitats
• Scottish Government’s Decision on Managing Fishing Activity in Offshore MPAs
• UK introduces landmark legislation to protect world’s ocean
• Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of ‘natural’ UK waters
• Groundbreaking sea slug discovery a UK first
• Treaty breakthrough brings more ocean protection closer
• Oyster “cubes” deployed to save UK’s underwater superhero