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06 Mar 2017

Planned protection area would help basking sharks – SNH & Exeter University

A proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) off Scotland’s west coast would help basking sharks, researchers say. Scientists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) satellite tracked 36 basking sharks in summer months of 2012-2014 and found 86% showed “some degree of residency” in the proposed Sea of the Hebrides MPA. Sharks also returned year […]

25 Jul 2016

Experts listen in on noisy Falmouth seas – ICES launch a Noise data portal

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A long-term plan for managing noise in shallow parts of the ocean such as Falmouth Bay is needed to protect the environment, experts have said. Man-made noise in the marine environment can increase stress in animals, alter their behaviour, and displace them from habitats important to their daily lives. There has so far been limited […]