14 Apr 2026
Photo by Johannes Heel A pioneering project to deploy floating wetlands in Portsmouth’s coastal waters has been launched by the University of Portsmouth in partnership with Southern Water, the BBC reports, with researchers describing it as a practical, scalable response to the widespread loss of essential coastal ecosystems. The project will see specially designed floating rafts […]
15 Aug 2023
Kelp forests are found along 25% of the world’s coastlines, generally in cold and nutrient rich water, in temperate and polar regions. These marine forests play a critical role in balancing the health of the ocean and the planet. They provide food and shelter for many marine species, create complex habitats, and are considered hotspots […]
25 Jul 2023
This article, led by The University of Western Australia’s School of Biological Sciences Adjunct Professor, Melinda Coleman, was originally published in The Conversation on July 12. Finding a good partner in life is a tricky endeavour, so imagine how much more difficult this task becomes when you’re rooted in the ground. For most land plants, the […]
13 Jul 2021
Adur & Worthing Councils ‘are set to become the first local authorities in the UK to lease the seabed off their coast from the Queen in a pioneering project to invest in climate change measures and restore marine habitat. The historic move could pave the way from an ambitious plan to create a Sussex Bay Marine […]
20 Apr 2021
Seagrasses, mangrove forests, and coastal wetlands store vast amounts of carbon, and their preservation and restoration hold great potential to bank CO2 and keep it out of the atmosphere. But can the blue carbon market avoid the pitfalls that have plagued land-based efforts? In the shallow waters off the shores of Virginia, vast meadows of seagrass have been recreated over the past […]
30 Mar 2021
The Nearshore Trawling Byelaw Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority is pleased to announce the confirmation of its Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. The byelaw creates a trawling prohibition area along the coastline of Sussex to protect important habitats and to improve our fisheries. The byelaw can be viewed here. The protected area will enhance importance fish feeding, breeding […]
04 Feb 2020
From: Dr Sean Ashworth Deputy Chief Fisheries and Conservation Officer www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk Media Release: Creating Sustainable Fisheries: Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority approves new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw At a meeting of the Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority yesterday, members approved a proposed new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. The new fisheries management measures are specifically intended […]
02 Nov 2019
Kat Kerlin ECO Magazine How disease, warming waters, and ravenous sea urchins combined to kill the kelp and close the red abalone fishery First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then the purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red abalone starved. Their fishery closed. Red sea […]
