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- ISSN: 0025-3154 (Print), 1469-7769 (Online)
- Editor: C. Hauton Ocean and Earth Science, University of SouthamptonNational Oceanography Centre, SouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK (JMBA) is an international journal, publishing original research and reviews on all aspects of marine biology, to support the aims of the MBA. The topics of present interest for JMBA are: - Marine ecology, behaviour and fisheries; - Biodiversity and population studies of marine ecosystems, especially potential impacts of global warming, ocean acidification and climate change on ecosystem resilience; - Physiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology of marine organisms, including microbiology, particularly related to the integrative ecophysiology of marine organisms - Taxonomic syntheses, including molecular phylogenies; - Morphology, life history and developmental biology of marine organisms, especially model systems; - Chemical and physical oceanography, as directly relevant to marine biology; - Marine environmental health, and in particular its relationship to human health and well-being. In addition to papers describing original research, the journal will also publish short reviews and original viewpoints on topics of current marine biological interest.
Latest articles
JMBA blog
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The Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali, reaches Italian waters
- 14 August 2026,
- The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing one of the fastest biological invasions on the planet, with more than 1,000 non-indigenous species recorded in its waters....
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Sexual interactions and unexpected group sizes in harbour porpoises.
- 05 March 2026,
- The latest Paper of the Month for Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom is Unmanned aerial vehicle footage of sexual interactions...
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Jumping the Pond: A European Colonist Arrives on American Shores
- 10 April 2025,
- Beyond just the discovery of this invasive species on New Jersey shores, this study reveals the usefulness of reporting platforms like iNaturalist. Checking...
MBA Newsroom
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A Nobel Prize for phytoplankton: how studying algal physiology led to a revolution in neuroscience
- 02 November 2026,
- Single-celled algae are essential for life on our planet, but they aren’t often associated with pioneering breakthroughs in neuroscience. However, this year’s...
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Plymouth’s National Marine Biological Library thanks two very special volunteers for 10 years of service
- 29 October 2026,
- The National Marine Biological Library (NMBL), housed in the Marine Biological Association’s historic Laboratory building on Citadel Hill, Plymouth, recently...
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New partnership with Natural England to strengthen the future of marine citizen science
- 26 October 2026,
- DASSH, the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data, has begun an exciting new collaboration with Natural England to support the next phase of development...