News tagged with: marine
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![Corals off the coast of Costa Rica before the extreme weather event of 2009 (Credit: Maria Marta Chavarria)]()
Study links cold water shock to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: An international team of scientists has used 25 years of reef survey and sea surface temperature data to dermine that cold water shock has led to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific.
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Plymouth shortlisted as University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022
A place on the University of the Year shortlist acknowledges the University’s international reputation for marine research and teaching, as well as decades of focus, investment, and impact.
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![A replica of Captain Cook's ship HMS Endeavour in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The ship is now home to The Endeavour Experience (Credit Shutterstock)]()
Could shipworms be destroying the wreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour?
Dr Reuben Shipway, Lecturer in Marine Biology at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, has just returned from Rhode Island having been able to dive to the submerged wreck where it was scuttled in 1778
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South West innovators collaborate to develop enhanced solutions for seagrass monitoring
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is working with HydroSurv and Valeport on a new technique to monitor temporal changes in seagrass coverage in our rivers and ocean
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![Researchers monitor the impact of Storm Lorenzo on the dunes at Crantock, North Cornwall, in 2019 (Credit – Lloyd Russell, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ)]()
Sand dunes experience significant erosion due to sea-level rise and extreme storms
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: Researchers believe the sand dunes covered in a new study could retreat anywhere between 20 and 75 metres between now and 2100.
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Ocean Conservation Trust and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have been carrying out
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Experiments aid in the restoration of seagrass in Plymouth Sound
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ news: Tests in our COAST Laboratory have looked at how seagrass planting units are influenced by hydrodynamic forces.
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Plymouth named among world’s top universities for marine excellence and climate action
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has been ranked among the top 5% of global universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
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![A series of high power DC electric charging stations has been installed around the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park (Credit - ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ)]()
First UK charging network for electric maritime vessels launched in Plymouth
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has led a collaboration which has installed a series of high power DC electric charging stations around the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
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Scientists develop a plan to manage lionfish populations in the Mediterranean
A new Guide to Lionfish Management in the Mediterranean features a series of recommendations through which they hope lionfish populations can be managed.
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Enabling North Devon to become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has played a key role in North Devon being recognised for the quality of its waves and its thriving blue economy.
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Losing the cover of darkness
Researchers at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Collaboration to advance development of marine monitoring technology
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector
