Magnus Johnson

Le pétrolier MV Stena Immaculate endommagé, au large de la côte du Yorkshire, le 11 mars 2025. EPA-EFE/DanKitwood

March 14, 2025

Collision d’un pétrolier et d’un cargo en mer du Nord : un désastre écologique ?

Krysia Mazik, University of Hull; Magnus Johnson, University of Hull; Rodney Forster, University of Hull, and Sue Hull, University of Hull

Le kérosène libéré par la collision pourrait affecter des sites de reproduction essentiels pour les phoques et les oiseaux de mer.

The damaged MV Stena Immaculate tanker at anchor off the Yorkshire coast, March 11 2025. EPA-EFE/Dan Kitwood

March 12, 2025

How North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain’s most important coastlines

Krysia Mazik, University of Hull; Magnus Johnson, University of Hull; Rodney Forster, University of Hull, and Sue Hull, University of Hull

A large tanker has released jet fuel into the sea near crucial seal and seabird breeding spots, say local marine ecologists.

Bryce Stewart

September 4, 2018

‘Scallop wars’ between Britain and France are just a pre‑Brexit skirmish

Magnus Johnson, University of Hull and Bryce Stewart, University of York

Neither country’s fishing fleet has come out of this well.

David Keats

October 14, 2016

Ban imported American lobsters – before they take over Europe

Magnus Johnson, University of Hull

Non-native lobsters released into European seas carry diseases and parasites that threaten local species.

Pascal Rossignol / Reuters

September 28, 2015

Don’t fall for the deep‑sea scaremongers – wild fishing is healthy and sustainable

Magnus Johnson, University of Hull

The EU wants to ban fishing below 600m, but the scientific case doesn’t stand up.

Some plastic particles to go with that plankton, sir? Chris Gotschalk

December 10, 2014

In the ocean, the most harmful plastic is too small to see

Magnus Johnson, University of Hull and Melanie Coull, University of Hull

There are at least 268,000 tonnes of plastic floating around in the oceans, according to new research by a global team of scientists. The world generates 288m tonnes of plastic worldwide each year, just…

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