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Ocean Country Partnership Programme in Sri Lanka - Marine Spatial Planning, Marine Biodiversity, and Sustainable Seafood. 

Ocean Country Partnership Programme in Sri Lanka - Marine Spatial Planning, Marine Biodiversity, and Sustainable Seafood. 

Authors: Lois Duff, Hannah Lawson A team from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) travelled to Sri Lanka in July 2024 to build on the support offered through the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP).   …

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Into the deep: How Cefas science of the deep-sea is exploring uncharted waters

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: biodiversity, Deep-sea, Monitoring, Policy, Science

The deep-sea covers more than 60% of the Earth's surface. Deep-sea ecosystems are amongst the least well understood owing to the combined challenges of remoteness, vastness, and the difficulties of exploring its depths. The ‘deep-sea’ is a catch-all term that …

One year on: Cefas generates new tools and evidence to support marine natural capital programme

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Natural capital refers to parts of the natural environment, such as forests, fisheries, rivers, biodiversity, land and minerals, that provide valuable goods and services to society. Much like human capital (labour, skills and experience), recent reviews recognise that natural capital should …

Making waves: recent contributions of Cefas fisheries science for the future of fisheries management in the UK

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Fishing net onboard a boat

On Monday 17th July, the UK government’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced further steps to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU). As …

Early Career Scientist Interdisciplinary Summer School: a week of fun, facts and FISH!

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Group of people

First things first, who am I? I'm James, an Offshore Fisheries Observer and team leader at Cefas. I have been doing the observer role for almost 4 years now, so I am very much an early career (fisheries) scientist. I …

How science, partnerships and innovation are key to tackling illegal trade of sharks and rays in Indonesia

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Blacktip reef shark 

A standardised training programme for shark and ray trade inspectors, a team of 20 expert trainers increasing staff capacity nationally and a global expert in identifying shark products from DNA are just some of the highlights delivered as part of …

Food For the Future: Understanding the Challenges and Options for Sustainable Food Production in England using Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

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Fully enclosed RAS

With increasing concerns around food security in the face of growing populations, climate change and recent global events, such as the Ukraine invasion, the UK government is turning their attention to new and innovative ways of meeting future food demands …

Ascension Island and Lowestoft school twinning project: Connecting the next generation of ocean advocates

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Two students in a classroom looking at food chain cards

Despite being separated by more than 7,000 kilometres and located in opposite hemispheres, with the diverse climates and marine environments of the South Atlantic and North Sea, a ground-breaking primary school twinning project, supported by Cefas and Ascension Island, has …

Q&A with Elena Couce: Paris Agreement vital to save world’s coral reefs

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Coral reefs are one of the most important ecosystems in the world, supporting up 25% of the ocean’s marine life.  However, warming temperatures and ocean acidification have led to a decline in coral reef richness in much of the tropics.  In …

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