The Marine Biologist

Latest Issue

The Marine Biologist is an exclusive and beautifully produced quarterly magazine that covers all the important developments in our knowledge of life in the sea.

There is a distinct megafauna flavour to this edition. In our cover story, Leila Moore unpicks the data on the notorious interactions between orcas and sailing yachts off the Iberian Peninsula. A corpse washes up on a beach on the Italian Riviera: a Poirot murder mystery? Non! In our story about a deadly encounter, scientists identify the guilty species (spoiler alert – it’s a dolphin) and use ecological and oceanographic knowledge to suggest a motive. And what is driving the remarkable resurgence of large pelagic sharks off South West England?

Dumping seaweed in the deep sea is being touted to remove carbon from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. The hype around this amounts to ‘bluewashing’, says Thierry Chopin in our opening article.

In the UK, a team of scientists is examining the importance of coastal oak forests for marine ecosystem services, including nursery areas for fish and other species.

How do you respond to the climate and biodiversity crisis? An MBA member offers a personal approach to dealing with ocean anxiety.

All this and the usual roundup of current ocean issues, reviews of books and podcasts, and Association news.