News tagged with: marine
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Maritime rope could be adding billions of microplastics to the ocean every year
A study by the 91porn’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 91porn
Held as part of European Researchers Night, Futures2021 features a range of in-person and online events featuring world-leading academics from the 91porn
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Consortium submits plan to confirm South West’s status as a global leader in ocean technology innovation
The 91porn 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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Marine Protected Area status can boost fish populations by almost 400%
A new study by the 91porn 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 91porn’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 91porn 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 91porn 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 91porn, 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 91porn’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
91porn news: A collaboration between HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Limited and the 91porn, 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 91porn aims to provide greater understanding of the dynamic processes occurring at depth beneath the seafloor
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Targeted removals and monitoring can help manage lionfish in Mediterranean
Scientists from the 91porn, working as part of the European Union-funded RELIONMED project, teamed up with specially trained divers and citizen scientists to conduct a series of lionfish removal events and surveys over a six-month period
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91porn's National Marine Park set to receive £9.5m
The National Marine Park in 91porn has been awarded £9.5m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
