Seabed Carbon Risks: What Our Evidence Shows
Seabed Carbon Risks: What Our Evidence Shows
A new technical briefing reviews the latest evidence on how trawling, other human activities and climate change affect seabed carbon.
Collaboration and progress through Cefas’ Climate, Health, and Environment Resilience Programme in the Middle East
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Rachel Mulholland, Posted on:
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adaptation, Climate Change, International, Middle East, Pollution, Uncategorized
Our Climate, Health, and Environment Resilience Programme (CHERP) has recently kicked off another year of activity in the Middle East. With the UN Climate Change COP28 currently underway in the region, we are taking a look back at what we …
Too hot to handle? Marine climate change risks and opportunities for adaptation in the Gulf
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Will Le Quesne, Posted on:
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adaptation, Climate Change, marine protected areas, Policy, Science
As world leaders meet at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai this week, Cefas Middle East Programme Director Will Le Quesne, discusses the challenge of climate change facing the …
Learning lessons from (almost) a decade of MPA monitoring in English waters: where are we now and what happens next?
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Tammy Noble-James, Sophie Lozach and Mark Etherton, Posted on:
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marine protected areas, Monitoring, Uncategorized
In recent years it has become clear, both in the UK and globally, that interventions are urgently needed to protect our precious marine wildlife and safeguard the resources provided to us by the sea. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are tools …
What do a Communications Officer, a Shellfish Scientist and a Fish Health Inspector have in common?
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Bek Trehern, Molly Meadows and Sam Westcott, Posted on:
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Animal Health, biodiversity, Careers, Education, Field Research, Fisheries, Science
Answer: They all graduated from a Zoology degree at the University of Exeter in 2016! With the start of a new academic year, this time often comes with big decisions and a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps you’re making decisions on …
Into the deep: How Cefas science of the deep-sea is exploring uncharted waters
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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Michelle Devlin, Will Le Quesne, Naomi Greenwood, Clement Garcia and Ruth Parker, Posted on:
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adaptation, biodiversity, Climate Change, mNCEA, Policy, Science
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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Bek Trehern, Rui Pedro Vieira, Rebecca Skirrow and Thomas Catchpole, Posted on:
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biodiversity, Fisheries, Monitoring, Policy, Science, Technology
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!
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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Joanna Murray, Andhika Prasetyo, Efin Muttaqin and Firdaus Agung, Posted on:
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Fisheries, Wildlife trade
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
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 …