The International Commission for the Conservation for Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet in Cyprus next week. If you want to know why that’s important for sharks, mantas and rays read on…
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Scientist in Residence Mauricio Ferreira spent several weeks on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London and involved teenagers in a plankton research project that compared biodiversity in coastal waters around the Irish Sea. With the right methodology, STEM education is an amazing tool to engage young people, and Mauricio hit the spot!
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Plankton, fish, water, sand, sediment and bleach: 25 young people from Devon and Cornwall explore the marine system in a beautiful bay off Sark in the Channel Islands.
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When Pelican of London graced the Tall Ship Fest 2024 in Barrow in Furness, I took the opportunity to explore the underwater world of Buccleuch Dock. Here is what I found…
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Last year, Olivia Yorke-Dunne was our youngest ever Scientist in Residence on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London. This year, she’s been back.
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My first close encounter with pollution emanating from the abandoned mines in England’s Southwest occurred in the mid 1990s, when research for my undergraduate dissertation brought me to Restronguet Creek in the Fal Estuary. A former tin mine had come to fame for all the wrong reasons…
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We take young people to the beach to transform…
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I am a fan of crowd-sourcing scientific data. I know it has its challenges, not least relating to quality control and assurance, but in my view that is balanced by the added value of engaging the public in the scientific process.
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Half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth is produced in the ocean…
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Now here is a thought: Fishy breath, trampling and carnage are good things (in the right context).
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It’s a long story that shows the value of perseverance and the benefits of patience mixed with a little fortitude.
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Challenging Habitat 