Maija Marsh
@maijamarsh
Senior marine climate change and blue carbon specialist at Natural England. Views are my own.
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08-06-2010 14:55:59
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If this graph doesn't freak you out, you need to take a good, hard look at yourself. Yes, governments & businesses need to take more action, but so too does every single one of us #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateEmergency 🌊🔥
🥳 Cefas scientists and partners at Universidad de Cádiz have discovered a new species of side-gilled sea slug. Collected on a fisheries survey on the RV Endeavour, it's the first of its type to be found in UK waters! ross bullimore Hayden Close AW Ship Management
cefas.co.uk/news-and-resou…
📢 First, first author publication now out! #Bluecarbon additionality: New insights from the #radiocarbon content of #saltmarsh soils and their respired CO2.
Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/lno.12…
See thread below for a brief summary of our findings…
So today Environment Agency Jacobs Manchester Metropolitan Uni have published a suite of reports looking at #bluecarbon sequestration in restored #saltmarsh sites in England, such as this one in Greatham on the Tees Estuary
We’re taking action to protect marine wildlife. 🌊
Based on our evidence, Defra UK announced today:
🐟 English North Sea waters will be closed to sandeel fishing.
🎣 13 new fisheries bylaws restricting the use of damaging bottom-towed fishing gear.
naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/31/env…
📢Five #fullyfunded #PhD opportunities available at University of St Andrews for Sept 24 entry!
⏰ Various deadlines in Feb: superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply
#environmentalresearch #freshwater #dolphins #carbon #biodiversity #monitoring #marine #climatechange #rockyshore #anthropogenic
This week the Boards of Natural England & Marine Management Organisation met in Newcastle, where we signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reinforce our common goals & ambitions for marine Nature recovery. Integrated action needed with fishing, renewables, blue carbon, minerals, navigation & more.
So after #UKSS23 …highlighting that the Environment Agency and Natural England have published a joint National Seagrass Layer for England.
All our and others current and historic #seagrass extent monitoring data is available to download for GIS!
tinyurl.com/2p8vtake
Today Snr Specialists highlighted Natural England's commitment to seagrass protection at #SeagrassSymposium . Asked about balancing recreation & conservation-outreach & education on sustainable use is key as recreation is so important for health & wellbeing LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES #UKSS23
UK Seagrass conservation and science has come of age
Today we have 150 people (and a further 50 online) at the UKs first Seagrass symposium.
Onwards and upwards for UK Seagrass
#teamseagrass
Tony Juniper in his keynote at the #SeagrassSymposium links seagrass conservation & recovery to Natural England priorities for nature recovery & climate change, and wider UK & global policy, encouraging partnership working to achieve seagrass restoration #UKSS23 LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES
Really glad to be here at National Marine Aquarium, what a fantastic location for the first ever UK Seagrass Symposium right next to the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park 🙌 #UKSS23 #LetsTalkSeagrass
#SaveOurSeabed #OceanOptimism NE Chief Scientist
Great start to the UK Seagrass Symposium in Plymouth today, fantastic location at the aquarium National Marine Aquarium. Up this morning, NE presentations on seagrass ecology & threats & protection & our Chair
Tony Juniper's keynote #UKSS23 Ocean Conservation Trust
Programme: oceanconservationtrust.org/app/uploads/UK……
