Projects per year
Overview
Organisation profile
Research Group Lead: Professor Emma Sheehan
The Marine Conservation Research Group investigates the consequences of human activity on marine biodiversity and its ecosystem services in order to provide scientific evidence and management advice for the benefit of marine ecosystems and society.
Research Areas
- Marine conservation
- Marine ecology
- Marine biology
- Marine plastics
- Marine pollution
- Sustainable fisheries
- Marine protected areas
- Blue carbon
- Marine climate change impacts
- Ecosystem restoration
- Ecosystem services
- Marine policy and governance
- Marine social science
- Offshore renewable energy impacts
- Environmental impacts
- Restorative aquaculture
- Blue green finance
- Marine vertebrates
- Animal behaviour
- Ecophysiology
- Biogeography
- Evolution
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Profiles
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Dr Joan Alfaro
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences - Lecturer in Marine Biology
- Ecology and Evolution Research Group
- Marine Conservation Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Sustainable development of marine mineral resources in the Philippines
Anderson, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Selby, I. (PI - Principal Investigator), Sheehan, E. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Masselink, G. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Howell, K. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Conley, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Rees, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Austen, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Natural Environment Research Council
12/04/21 → 11/09/21
Project: Research
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Working title: Jersey Blue Carbon Title: The blue carbon sequestration potential of Jersey’s coastal habitats
Attrill, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Sheehan, E. (PI - Principal Investigator) & Rees, S. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
1/09/21 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
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Developing the business case and a pilot transaction for seagrass restoration
Fisher, J. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Blake, W. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Attrill, M. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Rees, S. (PI - Principal Investigator)
Various UK Government Sponsors
10/07/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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A new visual index for assessing zooplankton biomass and its utility in assessing prey availability for megaplanktivores’
Moloney, H., Armstrong, A. O., Stevens, G. M. W., Dudgeon, C. L., Harris, J., Townsend, K. A. & Richardson, A. J., 27 May 2026, In: Journal of Plankton Research. 48, 3, fbag027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review of blue carbon credit projects' socio-economic activities
Tavonvunchai, N., Niner, H. J., McQuatters-Gollop, A. & Rees, S. E., 1 Aug 2026, In: People and Nature. 8, 8, p. 2748-2762 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a tangle of tentacles
Stewart, B. & Langmead, O., 23 Jan 2026, The Marine Biologist.Research output: Other contribution
Activities
- 1 Organising, hosting and/or delivering a workshop, seminar, course
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COP 30 UN Climate Change Conference
Willis, K. (Participant) & Beaumont, K. (Organiser)
18 Nov 2025Activity: Event organisation or participation › Organising, hosting and/or delivering a workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Explained: The proposed ban on bottom trawling in Scotland's MPAs | The National
23/08/24
1 Media contribution
Media story
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Datasets
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Ecosystem Service and Natural Capital Indicator Dataset for Plymouth Sound National Marine Park (UK): Observed and Aspirational Indicators with Evaluation Criteria
Beaumont, K. (Creator), Ashley, M. (Contributor), Mullier, T. (Contributor) & Rees, S. (Creator), University of Plymouth, 1 May 2026
DOI: 10.24382/3021eb91-df82-4d6b-82d0-caa31ffb4a5a, https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/fose-datasets/65/
Dataset
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Ramshaw et al., 2026, Contrasting patterns of kelp-associated bacterial community dynamics between farmed and wild Saccharina latissima throughout an aquaculture season
Ramshaw, J. (Creator), King, N. (Creator), Rees, S. (Creator), Sheehan, E. (Creator), Brown, R. (Creator) & Smale, D. A. (Creator), figshare, 30 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32134576
Dataset
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Unravelling Historical Carbon Records of Zostera marina Seagrass Meadows: High-Resolution Analysis, Dating and Methodological Evaluation of Deep Sediment Cores
Cramp, J. A. (Creator), Fisher, J. K. (Creator), Millward, G. E. (Creator), Rees, S. E. (Creator), Blake, W. (Creator), Parry, M. (Creator) & Attrill, M. (Creator), ZENODO, 3 Oct 2025
Dataset