News tagged with: marine
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![The seabed of Lyme Bay covered with a forest of pink sea fans in 2017]()
Seabed recovers more quickly following extreme storms than from the impacts of bottom-towed fishing
New research by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ examined the impact of the 2013/14 winter storms on the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
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![eXXpedition research in the Caribbean (Credit Sophie Dingwall/eXXpedition)]()
Study provides first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
A new study, led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has provided the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the southern Caribbean and some of the environmental and human factors which might influence its distribution
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![HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Limited and the ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s Marine Institute will use autonomous vessels equipped with cutting edge acoustic sensors
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Developing autonomous technology to assess condition of seagrass beds
²ÝùÊÓƵ news: A collaboration between HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Limited and the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, funded by Innovate UK, will develop autonomous technology to assess condition of seagrass beds.
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Research aims to unlock secrets of magma transport below the ocean floor
New research led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
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![Groups of up to 18 volunteer SCUBA divers worked together to remove lionfish from the Marine Protected Area of Cape Greco (Credit ²ÝùÊÓƵ)]()
Targeted removals and monitoring can help manage lionfish in Mediterranean
Scientists from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, working as part of the European Union-funded RELIONMED project, teamed up with specially trained divers and citizen scientists to conduct a series of lionfish removal events and surveys over a six-month period
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²ÝùÊÓƵ's National Marine Park set to receive £9.5m
The National Marine Park in ²ÝùÊÓƵ has been awarded £9.5m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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New model accurately predicts how coasts will be impacted by storms and sea-level rise
The Forecasting Coastal Evolution (ForCE) model, developed by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ's Coastal Processes Research Group, has the potential to be a game-changing advance in coastal evolution science
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![Professor Judith Petts CBE and Rear Admiral Andrew Burns CB, OBE officially launch a new partnership between the ²ÝùÊÓƵ and the Royal Navy]()
University and Royal Navy agree to join forces for marine autonomy research
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ and the Royal Navy have joined forces to conduct research and advance understanding around the future potential of marine autonomy.
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‘Ocean Organ’ aims to highlight the damaging effects of climate change
A collaboration between world-leading researchers from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, and ²ÝùÊÓƵ-based artist and scientist Dr Kate Crawfurd, aims to highlight the precise effects of ocean acidification
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![Alison Raby, ²ÝùÊÓƵ Pioneers]()
University academic named as one of UK’s engineering heroes
Alison Raby, Professor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has been named by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) as a recipient of its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes awards.
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Voyage aims to highlight the possibilities of autonomous ocean science
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ is conducting research into marine mammals, marine plastics and ocean chemistry as part of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project
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![Professor Camille Parmesan]()
Global experts identify key options to tackle biodiversity and climate crises
Professor Camille Parmesan is among the authors of an international report into the planet's biodiversity and climate crises published ahead of the G7 summit
