EMODnet Biology is proud to unveil a new and innovative showcase of exemplar marine biological data products. Launched on 19 December 2019, the European Atlas of Marine Life presents a range of data products including tools, models and maps, illustrating the diverse range of outputs that can be generated from EMODnet Biology hosted data. Since […]
The 2017 SWME Annual Report the fourth in this series has just been completed and it can be downloaded here. The report is bigger than ever (84 pages) and has a fantastic range of observations and records ranging from new species of sea slug and shark, the continued rise of tuna and crawfish and continued […]
While Ken Collins has gone live with this observation there is at least one multi-author publications in press as well a variety of other observations (including video) from west Wales, the east coast and Dutch coast supporting this observation. Ken Collins ‘It’s one of the big mysteries in my career as a marine biologist. Something […]
The Wildlife Trusts: New report highlights need to protect important places for dolphins, whales and basking sharks. Many people are surprised to discover that in the waters surrounding our shores you could encounter 29 different species of whale, dolphin and porpoise and the second largest shark in the world – the basking shark. A new […]
Marine Ripple: Researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of Exeter have combined two innovative technologies to probe the mystery of how seabirds locate food hotspots across vast tracts of ocean. The way in which marine predators find prey in what to us seems a largely featureless landscape, often tens or hundreds of […]
Emma Sheehan ‘Lyme Bay reef update following winter storms. Plymouth University Marine Institute has been annually monitoring recovery of the Lyme Bay reefs (south west UK) since they were protected from towed demersal fishing in 2008. It was unknown whether the reef assemblages would be impacted by this winter’s storms. Monitoring stations from the annual […]