Tag Archives: conservation
Time-series datasets are crucial to delivering Good Environmental Status
We are on a mission in Europe to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) for our seas (Who cares about the MSFD?). As with many marine policy or conservation efforts, good data are critical to success. When it comes to GES, … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Fisheries, HABs, Indicators, Knowledge Exchange, Marine Conservation, MSFD, OSPAR, Plankton, Policy
Tagged biodiversity, conservation, CPR, Indicators, knowledge exchange, marine policy, MSFD, Plankton, policy
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Force majeure: Will climate change prevent Good Environmental Status in pelagic communities?
North Atlantic marine species are responding to climate change in multiple ways including changes in species distributions (bioegeographical shifts), community composition and alterations to seasonal cycles. Plankton, with their short lifespans and sensitivity to their surroundings, are particularly responsive to … Continue reading
Who cares about the Marine Strategy Framework Directive?
Europe’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is the most important piece of marine legislation that you have never heard of (unless you’re interested marine conservation). More encompassing than the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, which is often cited in the news … Continue reading
UK House of Lords: Regional cooperation key to managing North Sea marine environment
The UK House of Lords has declared the North Sea marine environment under ‘severe pressure’ from human activity and blue growth development. The North Sea urgently requires conservation measures to reduce biodiversity loss from these pressures and protect North Sea … Continue reading
Bill to deal with Lake Erie HABs passes Ohio Senate
In August I wrote a blog post about the extensive eutrophication-induced Harmful Algal Bloom in Lake Erie which made Toledo’s water supply undrinkable and beaches unusable. Those of you who read my original post may remember that I’m from Cleveland, … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, HABs, Lake Erie, marine policy, Plankton, policy
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The end of the line for bluefin?
As a vegetarian, I am obsessed interested in the conflict between eating something because it tastes good and knowing that animals suffer due to to cruel farming practices, species are harvested by environmentally devastating means, or a food species is … Continue reading
Posted in Fisheries, Marine Conservation, Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged conservation, Fisheries, japan, Marine Conservation, marine policy, policy, policy makers, tuna
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Science-policy at Challenger 2014
So have we all recovered from Challenger 2014? For those of you who didn’t attend, the 16th biannual Challenger Conference for Marine Science was held in Plymouth last week. It was a fantastic week full of research talks, posters, stimulating … Continue reading
Challenger’s Phil Trans special issue and #Challenger2014!
The Challenger Society for Marine Science’s special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society has been published! The special issue is entitled A Prospectus For UK Marine Sustained Observations and consists of papers arising from Challenger’s 2013 meeting of … Continue reading
Tuna, plankton and plum wine – exploring science-policy in Japan
One of my interests is to improve and expand the use of CPR data in marine policy, not only in the UK, but globally. There is one country in particular where I’ve really wanted to learn more about the science-policy … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Fisheries, Knowledge Exchange, Marine Conservation, Plankton, Policy
Tagged biodiversity, conservation, CPR, japan, knowledge exchange, Marine Conservation, marine policy, Plankton, policy, policy makers, tuna
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Knowledge exchange: Turning science into policy
Welcome to Plankton and Policy’s blog – although I’ve written guest posts elsewhere, this is the first post I’ve ever written for my own blog. It’s hard to know where to start, but I think a good place would be … Continue reading
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