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Friday, July 20th, 2018
Commercial fish farms should be moved away from seagrass meadows in order for both to thrive in the future, according to new research. The meadows boost human well-being and the...
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
This blog article from Untamed Science takes a look at the threats to aquatic plants, and restoration efforts underway to save Zostera marina, or eelgrass. For a little underwater plant,...
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2018
Seaweed farming could bring a new green wave of prosperity to Argyll, with a helping hand from marine scientists at Dunbeg. Researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS),...
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Monday, June 11th, 2018
In Scotland we are lucky. Our beautiful nation is blessed with a wealth of productive coastal habitats that provision us with some of the best seafood on the planet. Our...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018
Popular fish for eating such as cod and pollock are reliant on the existence of healthy seagrass meadows, research led by Swansea University has found. The meadows - areas of...
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
Seafood consumption is both a love and a necessity for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. And its supply is a key part of maintaining food security for the whole...
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Saturday, April 28th, 2018
The year was 1834, and the HMS Beagle was sailing through the Strait of Magellan near Tierra del Fuego, when Charles Darwin’s mind turned to giant kelp. “The number of...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in reducing coastal erosion, making their conservation key for combating rising sea levels due to climate change. “Seagrass meadows, as well as mangroves and...
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Thursday, March 15th, 2018
In February, Cambodia announced the establishment of its very first marine national park, covering 524 square kilometers (202 square miles) in the Gulf of Thailand. But the declaration does nothing...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
What does the future hold for seagrass? Benjamin Jones considers the issues facing these valuable meadows in this BBC Earth Blue Planet 2 blog post. The savannahs of the seas...
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