Skip to content
Marine Biological Association
  • About
    • Strategy
    • Governance
    • People
    • History
    • Support Us
    • Working with Us
    • Contact Us
  • Science
    • Marine Microbiome
    • Coastal Ecology
    • Ocean Biology
    • Data and Information
    • Policy
    • Applied Science
  • Membership
    • Magazine
    • The Podcast
    • Events
    • MBA Grants and Awards
    • Student Opportunities 
  • Facilities
    • Library
      • Journal
    • Research Aquarium
    • Research Vessels
    • Microbiome Centre
    • Room Hire & Catering
  • News
  • Donate
  • Join
  • Login

Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems

Major declines in key zooplankton threaten Northwest European marine life

Sep 7, 2026Sep 7, 2026 by Amy Schofield

Northwest European shelf seas could be ‘particularly sensitive’ to climate change, with potential consequences for marine food webs and fish populations, say scientists.

Categories Data and Information, Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey, Latest News, Ocean Biology, Our Science Tags Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, coastal communities, copepod abundance, copepods, CPR Survey, David Johns CPR survey, dr emma tyldesley, fish populations plankton, marine biodiversity, Marine Biological Association, marine ecosystems, marine food web, MBA, Nature Communications Earth & Environment, Northwest European shelf seas, Phytoplankton, Projected declines in zooplankton energy supporting Northwest European Shelf ecosystems, zooplankton species
View our webcam

The Marine Biological Association
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill Plymouth,
Devon
PL1 2PB, UK

+44 (0) 1752 426493

info@mba.ac.uk

Fundraising Regulator badge with validation link

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Vacancies

Science

Meet the Team

The Marine Biologist

Newsroom

MBA Webcam

Sign up to our newsletter membership Donate

The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales (1155893), and is a company limited by Royal Charter (RC000865). The Marine Biological Association conducts, promotes and supports scientific research into all aspects of life in the sea.

Follow us