Issue 16, Published October 2020
In the October edition we proudly feature TV presenter Paul Rose. Paul has years of experience leading exploration and making science possible in the most remote locations and here he describes his role as Expedition Leader for the National Geographic’s thrilling Pristine Seas project. Paul has used the enforced pause in expedition activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to reflect on our relationship with nature and offers a set of values which he hopes will help society make better choices for the ocean.
We are also pleased to partner with the Marine Stewardship Council. MSC's Fisheries Assessment Manager, Matt Gummery, asks whether National Plans of Action are protecting seabirds from fisheries.
You can read selected articles from latest edition of the magazine (see contents list below), but to read the whole thing you need to become a member of the MBA. Back issues of the magazine are now available online via the magazine reader, so you can read The Marine Biologist anytime, anywhere!
Contents
Editorial
In briefResearch digests
More than mushrooms Davis Laundon
Salt marshes and climate change mitigation Scott Xavi Gudrich
Policy
International policy: The MBA inputs to UN Decade consultation Matt Frost
Features
Resetting our values towards nature Paul Rose
Matt Gummery
The value of underwater observations Gonzalo Mucientes, Albert Fernández-Chacón & David Villegas-Ríos
Fighting for the life of natural history Ferdinando Boero
Sharing marine science
Tides of change in the pearl of the Arabian Gulf Reem AlMealla
A Member’s journey Mike Puleston
Cordelia Roberts
From science to fiction Birthe Zäncker
Reviews
Obituary—Dr W. J. Langston Nick Pope