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Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for seagrass beds.

Published online: 07 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This document sets out Natural England's view on favourable conservation status for seagrass beds in England. Favourable conservation status is the si...

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Can fisherman and tour-boat guides reliably perceive changes in the abundance of large marine species over a sizable time gap?

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Blog

This article is a plain language summary of the study, The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: Longitudinal and retrospective assessm...

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NatureScot research report 1286 - seagrass restoration in Scotland - handbook and guidance.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Kent, F. & Lilley, R. & Unsworth, R. & Cunningham, S. & Begg, T. & Boulcott, P. & Jeorrett, C. & Horsburgh, R. & Michelotti, M.

Content type: Reports

This handbook has been developed by NatureScot in collaboration with Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) and Project Seagrass to inform and guide po...

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NatureScot Research Report 1268 - Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) - understanding the scale and impacts of marine animal entanglement in the Scottish creel fishery.

Published online: 10 Oct 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: MacLennan, E. & Hartny-Mills, L. & Read, F. L. & Dolman, S. J. & Philp, A. & Dearing, K. E. & Jarvis, D. & Brownlow, A. C.

Content type: Reports

This report demonstrates an EMFF funded, two-year duration project that sought to assess the extent, scale and impact of marine animal entanglements i...

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NatureScot Research Report 1256 - Aerial surveys of seals in Scotland during the harbour seal moult, 2016-2019.

Published online: 09 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Morris, C. D. & Duck, C. D. & Thompson, D.

Content type: Reports

This report presents the latest results of the survey on the population size and distribution harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)around Scotland in context...

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Expert judgements and public values: preference heterogeneity for protecting ecology in the Swan River, Western Australia.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Rogers, A. A. & Burton, M. P. & Cleland, J. A. & Rolfe, J. & Meeuwig, J. J. & Pannell, D. J.

Content type: Bulletin

Western Australia's Swan River is a complex asset providing environmental, recreational and commercial benefits. Agencies responsible for its manageme...

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Environmental variables for distribution modelling of UK marine megafauna species.

Published online: 10 Nov 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Wilkinson, D. & Quinn, J.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this report is to summarize the environmental predictor variables regularly used in distribution models for marine megafauna species around...

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Could our fisheries be more productive? Indirect negative effects of bottom trawl fisheries on fish condition.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Hiddink, J. G. & Johnson, A. F. & Kingham, R. & Hinz, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nets used in bottom trawl fisheries cause mortality of benthic invertebrates and this can decrease the long-term availability of prey to exploited...

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Traditional stewardship practices promote the sustainability and resilience of a small-scale kelp fishery.

Published online: 29 Jul 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Kobluk, H. M. & Gladstone, K. & Reid, M. & Brown, K. & Krumhansl, K. A. & Salomon, A. K.

Content type: Blog

This research sought to inform a management plan for the culturally important feather boa kelp rooted in traditional practices and complemented by exp...

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A review of existing and potential blue carbon contributions to climate change mitigation in the anthropocene.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Gao Guang & Beardall, J. & Jin Peng & Gao Lin & Xie ShuYu & Gao KunShan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is steadily increasing and causing climate change. To achieve the Paris 1.5 or 2°C target, negative emission tech...

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