Melting Antarctic ice sheet could lead to 0.5m sea level rise. The melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet could contribute half a metre of sea-level rise in the coming century, […]
Cod and monkfish could disappear from British menus, due to climate change, warns study. Families may have to change their diets to protect threatened fish according to an article published […]
Oceans of Learning celebrates our sea with success. Over the past 10 weeks, the Marine Institute and partners have been celebrating our seas through our Oceans of Learning series, by […]
Rising water temperatures threaten fish reproduction. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish […]
Climate change threatens fish species, 60% of fish species could be unable to survive in current areas by 2100 according to study and reported in an article by the Guardian […]
Rewilding the sea is the new way to capture carbon, says Eustice. Protecting large areas of ocean will play a key role in capturing carbon emissions from the atmosphere, George […]
Report underlines importance of MPAs. Earlier this month, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) of the UK released their report ‘Developing the evidence-base to support climate-smart decision-making on MPAs’ on […]
Ireland and Wales join forces to show case their coastal lives and the impact of climate change Coastal Communities are the focus this week on the Marine Institute’s Oceans of […]
Campaign Connects us to the Ocean Through Art Activities – The Marine Institute’s Meet the Explorers Team primary school campaign connects us to the ocean through art activities The Meet the Explorers […]
NE Atlantic Plankton Decline Contributed by Climate Change – A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50 per cent decline in […]
New study projects ocean warming impact on Antarctic krill. Ocean warming is likely to alter the distribution and lifecycle of ecologically and commercially important Antarctic krill over the rest of […]
New research on threatened ocean predators. A marine scientist at the Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Laboratory in Plymouth, UK, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced […]
Climate Change Increases Fisheries Conflict Risk – A team of fisheries scientists and marine policy experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting […]
Climate change impacting upon understanding of MPAs. Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital […]
Rising CO2 levels will decrease fish diversity. Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and […]
UK plankton population has undergone sweeping changes. The UK’s plankton population – microscopic algae and animals which support the entire marine food web – has undergone sweeping changes in the […]
Climate change will affect fish sizes. Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new Institute for Marine […]
UK marine scientist awarded grant for climate change research. A marine scientist at the Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Laboratory in Plymouth, UK, has been awarded a prestigious European Research […]