Omoyajowo John Oluwadarasimi explains how IMarEST-funded outreach work has helped local communities in Nigeria understand the plastic pollution problem and manage the ecosystems their livelihoods depend on.
On the Day of the Seafarer 2026, Alasdair Wishart, our director of technical and policy, highlights the ongoing risk to crewmembers from enclosed spaces. But says that until seafarers stop dying from asphyxiation, the job is not done.
It is often possible to use dredged material from ports and harbours to create areas of benefit to wildlife or people. Dr Jez Spearman FIMarEST, a technical director at HR Wallingford, explains some of the ways sediment is contributing to nature based solutions and how he has been developing computer models that show the impact of Harwich initiatives.
Professor James Crabbe FIMarEST is a leading expert on coral at Wolfson College, Oxford University. He was part of a team that recently revealed that 44% of coral on the planet is critically endangered. But why should we care, and what is to be done? James explains.
