Anjali Krishna

Wales has kilometres upon kilometres of unsheltered coastline. Enclosed on three sides by the chilly Atlantic, the unofficial peninsula faces its fair share of battering by storms and strong currents. But while the ocean might be annoyingly temperamental to the average holiday-maker, it serves as a perfect home for plant life that can tough out the waves, currents and changing tides. It may even be serving them a significant benefit Just as cold air sinks and hot air rises, water does the...

As producers, seaweeds photosynthesize, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and growing plant matter that feeds marine life. Wild seaweed is also one of the most productive producers on the planet, growing quickly to cover large areas of ocean. By examining sea beds from all over the world, scientists have discovered that seaweeds have another potential function. By absorbing carbon dioxide and storing it in their “leaves” – also called “blades” – they can contribute to carbon...

Over the years, marine infrastructure has become more present in U.K. waters. Aquaculture operations have increased as we pursue a sustainable, blue economy, and researchers have been hard at work trying to understand how the cages, anchors and chains affect the ecosystems in which they are placed. Fig. 1. Reference diagram for the block and chain mooring of the seaweed farm's infrastructure. In a seaweed farm, crop kelp is often grown from ropes suspended at the sea surface between buoys....