25 Sep 2015
Marine species around the world, including populations of fish critical to human food security, are in potentially catastrophic decline according to a new research report. WWF’s Living Blue Planet report, an updated study of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, shows a decline of 49 per cent in the size of marine populations between 1970 […]
18 Sep 2015
New research into the impact of climate change has found that warming oceans will cause profound changes in the global distribution of marine biodiversity. In a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change an international research team modelled the impacts of a changing climate on the distribution of almost 13 thousand marine species, more […]
15 Jun 2015
This series covers birds, cetaceans, seals, marine turtles, fish including seahorses, sharks and skates, invertebrates and prohibited hunting methods https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protected-marine-species Many marine species are protected by EU and UK wildlife legislation from intentional or deliberate disturbance, taking, harm and killing, and in some cases possession or sale. The offences that apply will depend on the […]