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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 …

Breaking the Green Tide: Developing innovative techniques to tackle nuisance green seaweed mats in coastal areas of England and France

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Coastal areas of the Channel Manche region (between England and France) have an excess level of nutrients (such as nitrogen) from river run-off and urban discharges, which causes excessive growth of green algal mats. Seaweeds will begin to build up …