A practical research roadmap for reducing land-based pollution and strengthening coral reef resilience Michelle Devlin, Devin Rowell, Alexandra Steckbauer and Amelia Wenger, Cefas, The University of Queensland, CORDAP, Wildlife Conservation Society, The Nature Conservancy Improving coastal water quality is one …
Monitoring our UK Marine waters Monitoring marine pollution in UK waters is essential for understanding how coastal and offshore ecosystems are changing, where pressures are emerging, and whether management actions are helping seas recover. Long-term, high-quality observations of nutrients, chlorophyll, …
Have you ever walked along a beach and noticed pieces of plastic waste washed up along the shore? Don’t walk past it. There might be valuable scientific data attached (as well as removing litter from the beach being the right …
Aquatic invasive non‑native species can disrupt the delicate balance of our ecosystems, displacing native wildlife and altering habitats. From spreading diseases to creating new competition, their impacts can be far-reaching. In our increasingly connected world, these species are spreading more easily than ever, and climate …
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of shark and ray products. As the CITES Conference of the Parties convenes in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and governments from around the world debate and decide on proposals for new species listings, work is underway across Indonesia to translate these commitments into practice.
As world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, this week for the UN Climate Change Conference COP30, the role of nature-based solutions in addressing climate change is once again under the spotlight.
The waters to the south-west of the UK are home to a rich diversity of small fish such as sardines, anchovy, sprat, mackerel, horse mackerel and herring (collectively known as “small pelagic fish”). These fish species feed on plankton (microscopic …
Written by Efin Muttaqin, Programme Manager for the Rekam Nusantara Foundation, and Jo Murray, Marine Wildlife Trade and Bycatch Lead at Cefas. “The greatest challenge of the 21st century is to raise a new generation that understands the importance of …
Authors: Ross Robertson (Defra), Martin Arris (MMO), Rebecca Skirrow (Cefas) and Thomas Catchpole (Cefas) What is REM and what are our plans? Remote Electronic Monitoring, or REM for short, is a data collection tool that can be installed on vessels …
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