Posted on Feb 20, 2017
A great shot of the fantastic group of students, trustees and supervisors who attended#PlyMSEF2017
The Plymouth Marine Science and Education Foundation conference (PlyMSEF 2017) has been held at Plymouth Marine Laboratory on Thursday 9th February and was open to early career scientists with an interest in marine research. Masters students, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers were invited to contribute through oral or poster presentations.
The closed with presentation prizes and a wine reception to round up the event. Congratulations to Albert Pessarrodona, from the Smale lab at the MBA winning the top prize for best oral presentation and Sarah Nelms from Plymouth Marine Laboratory winning best poster presentation!
Updates from throughout the event can be viewed via Facebook and Twitter, using the hashtag #PlyMSEF2017 .
C4PKIgoWEAA8pbP.jpg Albert Pessarrodona receiving his prize
Posted on Feb 15, 2017
UK-German Workshop on Marine Science Communication and Education
28 February / 1 st March
British Embassy Berlin
Our understanding of the ocean and seas is still limited. But it is clear that this eco-system deeply affects our daily lives and human behaviour changes it. It is therefore important that knowledge and understanding about the ocean and the seas is not limited to experts but reaches a wide audience. The workshop will look at trends and ideas in science communication and education to discuss their relevance to the marine area. It will look at mass communication, citizen science and education, and explore how the EU consortium Sea Change is using the concept of Ocean Literacy to achieve a...
Posted on Feb 14, 2017
Sea Change contributes to The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO initiative on One Planet, One Ocean ahead of the UN Ocean Conference.
See the excellent introduction video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8o6uYakz8
or download the brochure from the UNESCO Web site
The Ocean and You
Posted on Feb 10, 2017
Posted on Feb 9, 2017
A new species of seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea (the ruby seadragon).
New research in the MBA's online open-access journal Marine Biodiversity Records reveals a new species of seadragon in the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.
From the abstract: "Until recently, only two species of seadragon were known, Phycodurus eques (the leafy seadragon) and Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (the common seadragon), both from Australia. In 2015, we described a new species of seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea (the ruby seadragon)."
Read the article here .
Posted on Feb 8, 2017
You can read in libraries
A short video promoting the facilities and collections of the National Marine Biological Library, located at the Marine Biological Association, to local university students. Find out more at www.nmbl.org
Posted on Jan 26, 2017
In recently published research, MBA scientists surveyed kelp forests at 12 sites in four regions around the UK to quantify ecological structure at multiple spatial scales.
Subtidal forests of kelps and other canopy-forming macroalgae represent critically important marine habitats. Kelp forests exhibit high rates of primary productivity, magnified secondary productivity, support high levels of biodiversity and provide various ecosystem services. Despite their recognised importance, kelp forests around the UK have been largely understudied compared with many other regions.
The highlights from this research include:
Kelp assemblages and populations varied considerably between sites within regions. Kelp assemblages and populations also varied along a latitudinal gradient in temperature. The structure of kelp forest habitat is predicted to respond to future ocean...
