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New research from the MEEG team suggests that under RCP 8.5 climate projections, the current ranges of several iconic soft coral species around the UK are set to move northwards as sea temperatures rise towards the end of the 21^st century.

Red algae growing in Cornwall's Fal Estuary is genetically unique, new research shows.

This southwest of England is characterized by many small coastal streams with a few larger river catchments. Nonetheless, despite their small size, many of these streams are home to genetically distinct populations of trout/sea trout. At a regional level, genetic structuring of contemporary trout populations in the region has been influenced by a combination of events, including the last Ice Age and also more recent human activities over the last millennium.

Watchout levels of tuna mislabelling across Europe and between different types of products or species vary... Read out new paper;

Sotelo CG, Velasco A, Perez-Martin RI, Kappel K, Schröder U, Verrez-Bagnis V, Jérôme M, Mendes R, Silva H, Mariani S, & Griffiths A. (2018) Tuna labels matter in Europe: Mislabelling rates in different tuna products. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0196641. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196641