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Welcome to the April 2026 edition of The Marine Biologist.
To paraphrase Laurel and Hardy, ‘that’s another fine mess we’ve gotten ourselves into’. Plastic is everywhere, From bright colours on the strandline to the insides of seemingly every marine organism from zooplankton upwards. Find out more about plastic pollution in this edition; where it comes from, what its impacts are, and what can be done to tackle the problem.
Kelp forests cover between a quarter and a third of the world’s coastlines but in the face of warming seas and other pressures, their continued survival is far from certain. In this edition, we hear about sustainable seaweed harvesting and the ‘green gravel’ technique that could help kelp forest restoration.
There is much more in this edition plus the usual roundup of the latest developments in marine biology, news from the MBA, and reviews of books. If you are not already a Member of the MBA, join today and receive The Marine Biologist in print and online four times a year.
We hope you enjoy this edition and if you’d like to contribute to the magazine, email me at editor@mba.ac.uk.
Guy
Guy Baker, Editor
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