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An exciting new project targets knowledge gaps around how commercially important fish species use inshore habitats. By Ben Ciotti.

Teaching about the ocean is fundamental to help children understand our planet. We spoke to Ceri Lewis and Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop about the journey to build ocean literacy into the UK National Curriculum.

Join the hunt for coastal wildlife

Myles O’Reilly and David Johns celebrate a milestone in the NMBAQC (Northeast Atlantic Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control) scheme.

​​​​​​​Bringing fun community competition to UK marine citizen science. By Loretta Kwok and Ben Holt.

From underneath plant pots to the deep sea, genomic studies reveal the intricate world of isopods.

Photoprotective personal care products—or sunscreens—shield us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Anneliese Hodge asks, have we ever questioned the ingredients of these products and the effect they might have on the marine environment?

Exclusive interview with Professor Carlos Duarte

Value coastal wetlands for the right reasons, says Phil Williamson

Mangrove forests are powerful allies in our battle against climate change by Barend van Maanen and Dunia H. Urrego.

Anglers are providing vital data to help manage fish stocks. By Christina Hunt.

Jellyfish are unloved and misunderstood, yet diverse and essential to marine ecosystems. Nicolas Djeghri speaks up for the unloved and misunderstood jellyfish.

A new automated detection and quantification system for jellyfish uses artificial intelligence for cost-effective long term monitoring and early warning systems. By By Hilmar Hinz, Ana Ruiz-Frau, Miquel Martin-Abadal and Yolanda Gonzalez-Cid

Bottlenose dolphins are often considered among the most intelligent and playful creatures of the sea, but David Ascheri and colleagues reveal a darker side to their nature.

Simon Thomas on the return of large, pelagic sharks to the waters off South West England.

Leila Moore examines the recent spate of encounters between orcas and sailing yachts off the Iberian Peninsula.

Aggregations of marine predators are one of the ocean’s great spectacles, but little is known about them. Alicia Burns, Jens Krause, Matt Hansen, Fernando Elorriaga-Verplancken, and Rogelio González Armas focus on interactions between striped marlin and sea lions to uncover their secrets.

Scientists are the de facto governors of the mesopelagic zone, but can they also help bring deep sea governance out of the shadows? We spoke to Amanda Schadeberg to find out.

Molecular tools reveal a dynamic symbiosis in time with the tidal cycle. By Nathan Chrismas.

Dr Ekaterina Popova describes an emerging discipline that delves into fundamental aspects of our relationship with the ocean.

As the Marine Biological Association celebrates 140 years at the frontiers of ocean exploration, Sylvia Earle reflects on our scientific advances and finds reasons for optimism in mankind’s search for an enduring place in nature.

With imagery from British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 Ryan Stalker, we delve into seemingly unrelated things connected by MBA member Craig Pinder's fascination with ocean drifters

Pierre Hélaouët describes the new Integrated Continuous Plankton Recorder (iCPR), an advanced autonomous sampling platform for monitoring ocean biodiversity.

The tree of life is a representation of evolution, diversity, and relationships between all living things. Kes Scott-Somme is involved in the marine component of a project cataloguing all the eukaryotic life of the UK.

Will conservation action be enough to protect this small, critically endangered cetacean?

CONNECTING PEOPLE, OCEAN, AND PLACE: Marine social scientist Emma McKinley describes how ocean literacy is evolving to encompass and change relationships between people and the ocean.

Reproductive failure of southern cod looms as sea temperatures rise. By Olav Sigurd Kjesbu.

Rowing across an ocean, for the ocean.

Mathilde Vidal, Lisa Benedetti, and Dan Lear introduce MARCO-BOLO, an international project that brings new approaches to marshalling and mobilizing biodiversity research data.