Marine Science

How bad is marine litter?

Thomas Maes, 28 April 2014 - Field Research, Pollution

I’m Thomas Maes, a Cefas marine biologist with nearly 10 years’ experience of coastal and ocean monitoring. I manage Cefas’ Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme and provide advice to the UK government on issues related to human impacts on the …

Why we should all care about sea angling

Kieran Hyder, 17 April 2014 - Field Research, Monitoring

Sea angling is big business in England according to our latest survey of recreational sea angling in England.

The threat of migrating marine vibrios

Craig Baker-Austin, 8 April 2014 - Animal Health, Monitoring

There were two separate shellfish-associated outbreaks of illness in humans during the summer of 2012. One was in New York and the other Pontevedra, northwest Spain.

A warm and watery welcome

David Smith, 1 April 2014 - Policy

Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface, and hold over 90% of the planet’s water.

Back on track ... well almost

David Smith, 6 November 2013 - Field Research

That was an interesting 48 hours, I have never seen rain like it, at times is if we were under a water fall!

One eye on the weather

Brett Lyons, 25 October 2013 - Field Research, Monitoring

So one day on the game is a foot, the game being to guess what the weather may do and attempt to stay one step ahead of it, but more...

Where does the time go?

David Smith, 24 October 2013 - Field Research, Monitoring

I really have no idea where the time has gone, it only seems like we have been at sea a couple of days but we are now over half way through the survey.

GOV.UK's Marine Science blog

David Smith, 22 September 2013 - Animal Health

Over the next few months we will be uploading content about the work government is doing in the marine and freshwater sector. Remember you can subscribe to this blog to get instant notifications when new content is added. To do …

Blog Marine Science

Unlocking Coastal Carbon Potential: Collaborative Research on Saltmarsh, Kelp, and Seabed Carbon under the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership