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Almost everyone in Britain has some experience of the sea. Some of us make a living there, perhaps fishing or working in the ports. Some of us study the incredible creatures that live beneath the waves. And for some of …
Written by Miriam Lugg, Natural England Research Advisor It’s 4:30am in the morning, and the shout “on the bottom!” comes through to the lab from the deck. The Hamon grab, a mechanical contraption used to take samples from the sea floor, …
Kevan Cook, from Natural England’s Marine Evidence and Advice Team, gives us a quick glimpse into the many and varied tasks that he takes on in a typical day. Typical days are hard to describe as one day does tend …