16 Sep 2025
Photo by Arvind Vallabh Marine scientists have successfully rescued deep-sea corals from decommissioned North Sea oil platforms and relocated them to artificial reefs, pioneering a revolutionary approach to preserving ancient marine ecosystems. The groundbreaking project, led by Professor Murray Roberts of the University of Edinburgh, represents a dramatic shift from the previous practice of sending […]
16 Sep 2025
Photo by Angel Silva Scientists have reported the first recorded collapse of Panama’s seasonal ocean upwelling, a natural process that has sustained marine life and coastal communities in the tropical Pacific for decades. Upwelling events occur when winds drive surface waters away from the coast, allowing cooler, nutrient-rich waters to rise and fertilise the upper ocean. […]
05 Aug 2025
Photo by SpaceX Groundbreaking research using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence has provided the first comprehensive evidence that strictly protected marine reserves successfully deter illegal fishing, offering new hope for ocean conservation efforts worldwide. The peer-reviewed study published in Science analysed 1,380 marine protected areas (MPAs) globally and found that 78.5% had no commercial […]
05 Aug 2025
Photo by Yannis Papanastasopoulos Ocean oxygen levels are declining at an unprecedented rate, with new research revealing that ancient episodes of deoxygenation caused widespread collapse of deep-sea fish populations, offering a stark warning for marine ecosystems facing accelerating oxygen loss today. A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment demonstrates how mesopelagic fish […]
02 Nov 2015
Sign up for this useful twice yearly newsletter at www.marine-ecosystems.org.uk You can also contact the editor Kelly-Marie Davidson kdav@pml.ac.uk at PML Some of the articles include: Density dependence of seabirds 15 October 2015 By MERP scientists Dr Kate Searle Managing the effects of environmental change and… What’s new in ‘Linking macroecology and models to ecosystem […]
12 May 2014
Using ecological indicators to assess environmental status: new research shows marine ecosystems need to be gauged as whole, individual systems. Ways to manage natural resources have been under development for decades, driven by an increasing need to understand the effect of man-made impacts on ecosystems. Often, it has been assumed that management could be based […]