MarLIN provides information on the biodiversity of our seas for conservation, management and protection. It is a centre of excellence for on-line resources to support good stewardship of the marine environment.
The MarLIN website (www.marlin.ac.uk) hosts the largest review of the impacts of human activities on marine life (species and habitats) yet undertaken, including reviews of the ecology, sensitivity and recoverability of the UKs designated and/or threatened marine species and habitats to various ‘pressures’ or ‘threats’, augmented by additional on-line tools such as a searchable database on the impacts of fisheries on European Marine Sites, the Biological Traits Information Catalogue (BIOTIC), distribution maps, and marine life images. The website also hosts information on the priority and common marine species and habitats from around the British Isles.