Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

28 Oct 2025

AI-powered mapping project to create largest-ever study of vulnerable deep-sea habitats

Plymouth Marine Laboratory and University of Plymouth awarded £2m to revolutionise understanding of Atlantic Ocean ecosystems Photo by NOAA Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth have been awarded £2 million to deploy artificial intelligence in creating the largest-ever study of vulnerable deep-sea habitats, with the project set to revolutionise understanding and protection of […]

17 Jul 2016

ICES Advice on Vulnerable marine ecosystems and Assessing Sea floor sensitivity

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Vulnerable marine ecosystem advice released – ICES Advice issued on vulnerable marine ecosystems draws on information from new ICES database. Published: 5 July 2016 Page Content Released today, the advice sees an ICES review of new evidence for the occurrence of vulnerable marine ecosystems – deep-sea habitats such as cold-water coral reefs and clusters of […]