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Seal Research Trust

Warming seas drive major changes in Southwest UK marine wildlife, report reveals

Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026 by Amy Schofield

Partners in the world of marine research and observation, including the Marine Biological Association (MBA), have highlighted major ecological changes occurring across the region’s waters in the latest State of South-West Seas 2025 report.

Categories Coastal Ecology, Latest News, Our Science, Press Release Tags Alderney wildlife trust, basking sharks, blue sharks, common octopus, conger eels, Cornwall Seal Group, Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Dorset Wildlife trust, exeter university, Fisheries, grey seals, hair curler sea slug, mackerel, Marine Biological Association, marine ecosystems, marine ecosystems change, marine heatwave, marine heatwave conditions, Marine Management Organisation, MBA, Natural England, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, risso's dolphins, Seal Research Trust, shelfisheries, South west marine ecosystems, southwest england, State of South-West Seas 2025, University of Plymouth, Wildlife Trusts, Year of the octopus
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