News tagged with: marine
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![The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu in Yunnan Province, China, where the river turns 180 degrees from south- to northbound]()
Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers
New research involving the Ƶ shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium
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Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic
A study by the Ƶ and the Marine Biological Association has revealed flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean
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Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
A study by the Ƶ’s International Marine Litter Research Unit is the first to explore the potential for rope to become a source of microplastic pollution in the marine environment
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Futures2021 festival of discovery returns to Plymouth
Held as part of European Researchers Night, Futures2021 features a range of in-person and online events featuring world-leading academics from the Ƶ
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Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation
The Ƶ is part of a consortium that has submitted a plan to Government which would confirm the South West’s position at the global forefront of ocean technology research and innovation
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![A Cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) approaches one of the baited camera surveys carried out by researchers in the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area (Credit Ƶ)]()
Marine Protected Area status can boost fish populations by almost 400%
A new study by the Ƶ has shown that protecting areas of the ocean and coastlines with “whole-site” Marine Protected Area status can result in four-fold increases in the abundance and diversity of fish populations
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University achieves success in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
The Ƶ’s expanding portfolio of world-leading research has been recognised in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
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Tracking devices aim to monitor fish movements off the UK coastline
Scientists from the Ƶ worked with the Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority to deploy monitoring devices that will help them paint a comprehensive picture of the movements of an endangered marine species.
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Seabed recovers more quickly following extreme storms than from the impacts of bottom-towed fishing
New research by the Ƶ examined the impact of the 2013/14 winter storms on the Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area
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Study provides first holistic assessment of plastic pollution in the Caribbean
A new study, led by the Ƶ, has provided the first holistic assessment of marine and land-based plastic pollution in the southern Caribbean and some of the environmental and human factors which might influence its distribution
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![HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Limited and the Ƶ’s Marine Institute will use autonomous vessels equipped with cutting edge acoustic sensors
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Developing autonomous technology to assess condition of seagrass beds
Ƶ news: A collaboration between HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Limited and the Ƶ, funded by Innovate UK, will develop autonomous technology to assess condition of seagrass beds.
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Research aims to unlock secrets of magma transport below the ocean floor
New research led by the Ƶ aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
