Hundreds of jellyfish wash ashore Southwest beaches – what is causing such large blooms? Following a mass jellyfish stranding witnessed on 2nd July 2026, in Cornwall, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) scientists explain why jellyfish blooms happen, […]
Octopus bloom: We must “plan for a future where these changes may become more frequent” says leading marine scientist. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has released new findings from the second major scientific […]
Oceans under pressure: warming seas weaken Earth’s greatest carbon sink, threatening marine life and livelihoods. Earth’s natural defences are losing strength as temperatures rise, major new report warns. The planet’s […]
Marine biodiversity in Scotland. An increase in the temperature of Scotland’s seas over the last decade has been found to be changing the types of animals and plants found on […]
North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds. Warming sea and shifting food sources drive whales into areas where they risk ship strikes and entanglement in […]
A future ocean that is too warm for corals might have half as many fish species. Predicting the potential effects of coral loss on fish communities globally is a fundamental […]
UK climate change impacts ‘could affect commercial fisheries’. The newly published Marine Climate Change Impact Report Card 2020 says that by 2050, climate change driven impacts ‘could become a major […]