Marine Science

Monitoring UK seas: how smart data and teamwork are key to Cefas success

Michelle Devlin, Naomi Greenwood, Chris Read and Paul Nelson, 6 March 2023 - data, Monitoring, Policy, Science, Technology

Scientists love a bit of data, but it’s not just dry numbers and graphs. To celebrate International Open Data Day on March 5th, Cefas scientists, Michelle Devlin, Chris Read, Naomi Greenwood and Paul Nelson tell us about their work under …

In deep water? Understanding the future climate risks to Pitcairn’s coral reefs

Bryony Townhill, Susana Lincoln and Colette Wabnitz, 19 December 2022 - adaptation, Climate Change, Science

The UK overseas territory of the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most remote in the world. Spanning the four small islands of Pitcairn, Oeno, Henderson, and Ducie, they form part of a remote volcanic outcrop in the Southern …

Antimicrobial resistance- working internationally to support local action

David Verner-Jeffreys, 24 November 2022 - Animal Health, Aquaculture

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) takes place this week, 18-24th November 2022, and aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices to avoid further emergence and spread of drug-resistant microbes. Cefas, the Animal and Plant …

Fish Observers: The life and 'sole' of collaborative fisheries science

James Lamb and Sam Birch, 21 November 2022 - Fisheries, Science

It's World Fisheries Day! As world leaders in marine and aquatic science with 120 years of fisheries expertise, Cefas will be highlighting the importance of healthy ocean ecosystems and sustainable fisheries stocks across our social media channels. To celebrate, we …

Too hot to handle? Adapting to the impacts of marine climate change in the Gulf

Will Le Quesne, 15 November 2022 - adaptation, biodiversity, Climate Change, Fisheries, International, Science, Socio Economics

As world leaders meet at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt this week, Cefas Middle East Programme Director Will Le Quesne discusses the challenge of climate change facing the world’s …

One Food for One Health

Grant Stentiford, 3 November 2022 - Animal Health, Aquaculture

Cefas and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are leading on a new Defra-funded international programme re-defining how controlling hazards in food systems can positively impact biodiversity and improve their climate-efficiency. Food systems are defined as the web of …

Capacity Building in Fisheries Evidence, Networks and Management in the British Virgin Islands

Peter Randall, 31 October 2022 - Fisheries, International, Pollution

Cefas’ Dr Peter Randall recently visited the (British) Virgin Islands (hereafter referred to as the Virgin Islands (VI)) as part of the Darwin Plus Funded Project, “Capacity Building in Fisheries Evidence, Networks and Management in the Virgin Islands”. The project …

New research sheds light on marine biodiversity of South Sandwich Islands

Oliver Hogg and Marta Soffker, 30 August 2022 - Fisheries, Science, Vulnerable species

Shaped by ice and fire, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands are a remote sub-Antarctic archipelago that have remained largely uninhabited since their discovery by polar explorers in the 18th century. In winter, sea ice extends northwards across the two hundred …

Innovation for Sustainable Fisheries: SMARTFISH H2020

Thomas Catchpole, 22 July 2022 - Fisheries, Science, Technology

SMARTFISH H2020 is an international research project which aims to develop, test, and promote a suite of high-tech systems for the EU fishing sector. The goal is to optimise resource efficiency, improve automatic data collection for fish stock assessment, provide …

A day in the life of a bigeye tuna: tales from the south atlantic

Serena Wright, 15 July 2022 - Monitoring, Science

On 12th December 2018, at 7am, a fish tagging team began fishing on the tuna grounds within St Helena, with the goal of tagging a number of yellowfin and bigeye tuna. The team, including staff from St Helena Government, Stanford …

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