Marine ecosystems and human health
A large proportion of society depends upon a healthy marine
environment for goods and services such as food, raw materials, gas
and climate regulation, transport and security. It has long been
understood that the activities of humans affect the marine
environment but what is less well known is how these effects then
feed back consequences to human health.
PML has long-standing experience of examining the impacts of
human activities on the health of the marine environment. By
working with public health experts, scientists at PML are
investigating the links and identifying potential threats to both
the environment and human health. This information is then used to
underpin legislation aimed at protecting society and the
environment.
Projects
- QUEST_FISH
QUEST_FISH
focuses on how climate change will affect the potential
production of global fisheries resources in the future, compared to
past and present scenarios, in the absence of exploitation. This
approach removes uncertainties as to what exploitation
regulations will be implemented in coming decades, and focuses on
the added impacts that climate change is likely to cause, and on
the subsequent additional risks and vulnerabilities to human
societies.