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The State of the South-West Seas: South West Marine Ecosystem Conference 2026 Round-up

Leave a Comment / Biodiversity, Citizen science, Climate, Conference, Science / Nancy Cross

Every year, marine experts from around the south-west of England convene, bringing together expertise across species and disciplines to provide a holistic, ecosystem-wide picture of the south-west marine environment. This is part of the annual cycle of the South West Marine Ecosystem programme, or SWME. The South West Marine Ecosystem (SWME) Programme is an annual, […]

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How to Advocate Against Deep-Sea Mining: Lessons from the Deep Sea Academy

Leave a Comment / Biodiversity, Climate, Environmental justice, Science / Nancy Cross

What lies beneath the surface of the ocean is largely unknown to most of us. The deep sea, generally defined as water below 200 metres, covers approximately 66% of the Earth’s surface and is home to some of the most unique and poorly understood ecosystems on the planet. And yet, before we have even begun

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How I’m Helping Scuba Network Translate Everyday Dive Data into Science and Policy

Leave a Comment / Biodiversity, Citizen science, Climate, Diving, Ocean literacy, Science / Nancy Cross

Reflecting on my relationship with diving, what it means to me and what it could mean for science and decision-making for a healthier ocean. With a background in marine science and sustainable management, I founded C-marine, providing freelance support to organisations in marine science, policy and advocacy. Through C-marine, I’m thrilled to be working with

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Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal – Will Geoengineering Save the Planet or Make Things Worse?

Leave a Comment / Climate, mCDR, Science / Nancy Cross

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN JULY 2024. Efforts to advance carbon capture technologies are often criticised as a distraction from climate change mitigation, a tempting solution that allows us to pat ourselves on the back and continue business as usual. This criticism holds weight. However, as we gradually abandon the dream of the 1.5°C threshold, not only does

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The Biodiversity Crisis

Leave a Comment / Biodiversity, Science / Nancy Cross

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN JUNE 2025. The climate crisis is often talked about. It is sometimes forgotten that we are facing another crisis: an unprecedented decline in biodiversity. These two crises are inextricably linked. Whilst overexploitation of biological resources has had the largest relative impact on marine biodiversity, climate change is also a direct driver of biodiversity

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Climate Change – The Basics

Leave a Comment / Climate, Science / Nancy Cross

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN JUNE 2025. My current research focuses on how marine planning and conservation can be future-proofed in a changing climate. How can it be made ‘climate-smart’? The effects of climate change in the marine environment must be well understood and applied to decision-making. If not, we are in the dark, and the effort we

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