As well as making a fundamental impact on our understanding of the natural world, MBA outputs have made positive contributions towards impacts on people, societies, their health and well-being, and the planet. Here are some examples of our work.
Development of a new antifouling assay
A bioassay of antifouling treatments is being developed based on the settlement and metamorphosis of bryozoan (moss animal) larvae.
In order to broaden the taxonomic range of testing used to assess new antifouling formulations, a bioassay using the responses of bryozoan larvae is being...
Habitats Directive Recreational Assessment
Information Needs of a Celtic Seas Web Portal
This project was aimed to support stakeholders in understanding the requirements and implementing the MSFD in the Celtic Seas, one of the sub regions of the North East Atlantic Regional Sea. There were two parts to this work:
1) Identification and provision of a detailed list of specific...
Integrated Biotechnological Solutions for Combating Marine Oil Spills (Kill Spill)
Oil spills that release harmful petroleum hydrocarbons into the marine environment can be cleaned up in several ways. These include sponge-like sorbents that absorb oil, dispersants that chemically break down oil, and microorganisms that biologically degrade oil by consuming it as an energy...
THE MICRO ALGAE BIOREFINERY (D-Factory)
Links to project video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA8_CgVbj_E & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9gwEYXq40
The aim of FP7-KBBE D-...
European Marine Biological Research Infrastructure Cluster to promote the Blue Bioeconomy (EMBRIC)
The Horizon 2020 NFRADEV-4-2014-2015 EMBRIC project is designed to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and innovation from marine Bio-Resources. EMBRIC aims to promote new applications derived from marine organisms in fields such as drug discovery, novel foods and food...
Channel Catchments Cluster (3C)
The Channel Catchment Cluster (3C) project capitalised on the outputs of previous Interreg IVA (Channel) programme projects which focussed on water quality within coastal basin catchments. The 3C project collated, shared and disseminated the practical tools, techniques, data and best...
MicroCokit
MicroCokit is a partnership of 5 academic groups and leading private enterprises to foster the transfer of knowledge among the partners with the final goal to bring to the market faster, sensitive and robust tools as bioindicators of water quality. The MBA’s role in this project is to transfer...
DASSH - The UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data
Accredited through the MEDIN partnership, and core-funded by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Scottish Government, DASSH provides tools and services for the long-term curation, management and publication of marine...
MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network
MarLIN provides information to support marine conservation, management and planning. Our resources are based on available scientific evidence and designed for all stakeholders, from government agencies and industry to naturalists and the public. MarLIN hosts the largest review of the effects of...
The MBA research programme is recognized for its excellence and diversity, ranging from the fundamental biology of marine organisms through to the study of whole communities and ecosystems.
MBA research is supported by many different funding bodies, including the Natural Environment Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The MBA also conducts research with many European partners, through the EU framework programmes. Here are some examples of our work.
Leisure boating and non-native species
The role of leisure boating and marinas in the secondary spread of non-natives along coastlines is being investigated.
This has involved survey work, monitoring and experimental investigations using settlement panels. The data also contributes baseline distribution information...
The introduction of marine species to new areas by human activities
The anthropogenic mechanisms and routes by which marine species are carried between remote biogeographic regions have been studied.
This has involved a combination of i) population-genetic approaches to infer population histories and ii) repeated monitoring of sites to document actual...
Coccolithophore calcification: An unexpected requirement for silicon
Kelp population observations
Kelp population observations and studies have been a key focus inter-tidally at the MBA for many years and notable changes have been observed, however, little has been conducted sub-tidally. This project is the first to look at potential population shifts sub-tidally in relation to climate...
Coastal biogeography and biodiversity of New Zealand
A British Council researcher exchange award has linked the MBA with the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric research, NIWA in New Zealand. 126 rocky intertidal sites have been surveyed between 2008-2011, producing a unique, broadscale dataset of the biogeographic distribution and...
Physiological mechanisms underpinning organismal response to multiple stressors
The reproductive cycles and seasonal recruitment success of key climate indicator species of trochid gastopods are being tracked within field populations close to their northern range limits to monitor phenological shifts in onset of gonad activity and alterations to reproductive strategy....
Impacts of ocean acidification on key benthic ecosystems, communities, habitats, species and life cycles.
The NERC consortium project that initiated the ocean acidification mesocosm-based research at the MBA comprised 25 researchers from 12 organisations across the UK, and an international partner at Kristineberg Marine Research Station (part of Gothenburg University). Long-term laboratory...
The role of ciliary calcium signalling in the regulation of intraflagellar transport
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MBA Education has enormous experience in interpreting scientific concepts for diverse audiences. Our activities and resources have a reputation for innovation and accessibility and many are designed to fit with formal education curricula.
The MBA is embedded in numerous European partnerships and networks. We have worked both as a partner and as project lead, with European colleagues in a plethora of marine-themed projects primarily funded through the EU Framework Programmes up to and including Horizon 2020, and the European Regional Development Fund Interreg programme.
Managing activities in the marine environment requires robust, up-to-date evidence on a variety of issues from habitats and species impact assessments through to activities/pressures analyses and governance/legislation frameworks. The MBA has an exceptional track record in providing this type of evidence to a wide range of stakeholders with some of the most recent shown here.