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MBA data manager appointed co-chair of key UK marine data working group. Chloe Figueroa Ashforth from DASSH at the Marine Biological Association has been appointed as the new Co-chair of […]
Plymouth is to be the national centre for marine autonomy. Leveraging its unique strengths in marine autonomy, the city is already home to leading initiatives such as the PML co-led National Centre […]
UN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation. A team of international scientists has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations […]
COP16 – what’s going on in our ocean? This week, representatives from around the globe are gathering in Colombia for the UN biodiversity summit (COP16), to discuss the state of life […]
Climate change causing planktonic change in N. Atlantic. Scientists have discovered that the heating up of the North Atlantic is causing plankton to shift and change in abundance, indicating a […]
Marine Biological Association receives grant to support largest ecological survey in world. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has been awarded £400,000, which will improve its research facilities, reinforcing its position as […]
New branding for Marine Biological Association. For almost 140 years, The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has been the voice of marine biology. Now they can reveal our new branding and […]
Significant changes in Scotland’s marine food web Scotland’s latest Marine Assessment reveals significant changes are taking place at the heart of the marine food web, with potential for impacts on […]
Research on climate change and blue shark behaviour. Research carried out by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and institutes in Portugal and Spain, is the first to test […]
Significant changes in Scotland’s marine food web. Scotland’s latest Marine Assessment reveals significant changes are taking place at the heart of the marine food web, with potential for impacts on […]
New MBA research quantifies UK kelp productivity. Fundamental understanding of the ecology of kelp forests is lacking in many regions. New Marine Biological Association research in the journal Scientific Reports addresses this knowledge […]
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 […]
Commercial fishing overlaps threatened shark hotspots worldwide. A ground-breaking study led by Marine Biological Association (MBA) scientists and published in the journal Nature reports that large sharks – some of […]
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