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Using science to combat harmful algal blooms

Posted by: Ben Wagstaff, Posted on: 11 August 2016 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

This is a guest blog by Ben Wagstaff. Ben did his undergraduate in Biological and Medicinal Chemistry at UEA and then a Masters in Chemistry in Professor Rob Field’s group at the John Innes Centre. In October 2013 he started his …

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How we carry out fish surveys

Posted by: Dave Hellard, Posted on: 11 May 2016 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

What can you use an aerated tank, stop nets & specialist electric fishing equipment for? Our Sampling and Collection teams and Fisheries teams are working together to survey the fish in the River Loddon and Blackwater, as part of a …

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What should be our national fish?

Posted by: Jack Perks, Posted on: 6 April 2016 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

This is a guest blog by Jack Perks. Jack is a professional wildlife photographer and specialises in freshwater fish. His work has featured on various television programmes, magazines, books and websites. He recently undertook a project to try and film every …

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