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Ocean wonders in yarn: Marine Biological Association (MBA) staff and students turn Plymouth post box into call to engage with the ocean. An ordinary post box on Plymouth Hoe has […]
UK invited to compete in nationwide rock pooling challenge with prizes up for grabs. Communities across the UK are being invited to join in with a nationwide rock pooling competition […]
Exploring coccolithophore communities in the Southern Indian Ocean. Our oceans contain a vast community of calcifying algae, known as coccolithophores, that play a critical role in the global carbon cycle through […]
New study reveals how tiny marine algae survive phosphorus starvation. Scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the University of Exeter have uncovered a key mechanism that helps diatoms […]
Essex University students explore marine life hands-on at the MBA. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) recently welcomed a group of students from the University of Essex to Plymouth for a day of immersive […]
Celebrating the legacy of pioneering women in science at the MBA. Fish Focus celebrates women in seafood in our latest publication. For more than a century, women at the Marine Biological […]
Fish Focus celebrates women in seafood. Fish Focus has just completed it’s latest edition celebrating women in the seafood industry, to coincide with this year’s International Women’s Month. Since the […]
MBA scientists lead on global ocean observation at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Marine life, climate change, and ocean health took centre stage at this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM26). […]
MBA welcomes passing of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill and its entry into UK Law. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) welcomes the news that the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) […]
Marine Biological Association welcomes five new Fellows. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is delighted to announce the appointment of five new Fellows: Robert Clark, Denise Adaoyibo Okpala, Dr Tom Pickerell, […]
Young rock poolers discover rare Mediterranean sea hare species on Plymouth shore. A very unusual marine discovery has been made at Plymouth’s Mount Batten Beach during The Rock Pool Project’s […]
Octopus bloom off Southwest UK: New report reveals scale, causes and consequences. A new report led by the Marine Biological Association (MBA) in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the University of Plymouth and an independent […]
Diatoms rapidly adapt carbon uptake reveals pioneering single-cell microelectrode study undertaken by the Marine Biological Association. Scientists at the Marine Biological Association have used a pioneering technological approach in individual […]
One-stop ocean data hub could be key to protecting the ocean and coastal communities. Defra recently published the findings of a joint project between the Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the Marine […]
Studentship beneficiary reflects on hands-on marine research at the MBA. Exeter University student and MBA Student Member, Jasmin Orak, joined the Marine Biological Association (MBA) last summer as a Spooner-Parke […]
A year of global impact and growth for the Marine Biological Association: MBA Chief Executive, Professor Willie Wilson, reflects on 2025. December always brings with it one of the highlights […]
Plymouth graduate earns outstanding MBA honour. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is pleased to announce the winner of 2025’s prestigious MBA Prize. Matilda Powell, who recently graduated with a BSc (Hons) Marine […]
The Marine Biological Association’s long history of fisheries management research. By Nicky Jordaan, National Marine Biological Library volunteer The release earlier this year of Ocean with David Attenborough, and the accompanying […]
MBA Research Fellow recognised in Highly Cited Researchers list for the seventh year running. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) are proud to announce that Dr Dan Smale, Senior Research Fellow at […]
Applications now open for the 2026 Molly Spooner Studentship. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Molly Spooner Studentship, a unique opportunity […]
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