Rick is a marine biologist and academic based at Bournemouth University. His research is currently focussed on understanding and protecting the marine environment in a holistic manner.
Marine protected areas - or MPAs - can serve as important tools to conserve marine habitats, manage fisheries sustainably and make food supplies more secure.
Concern over plastic pollution has hit the headlines over the past couple of years, but according to some researchers it is one of the least pressing major issues facing the environment t...
Technology and policy must work in tandem in order to safeguard marine life and ecosystems.
