We describe the results of a laboratory scattering experiment performed to investigate differences in the optical scattering properties between five common phytoplankton species (Dunaliella tertiolecta, Isochrysis galbana, Nanochloropsis, Skeletonema costatum, and Thalassiosira weissflogii). Data sets were taken at scattering angles 1u to 170u at incident polarizations parallel and perpendicula...

Although most Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) in the UK are protected within Special Protection Areas (SPAs) at their breeding colonies, such site-based protection does not currently extend into the marine environment. Manx shearwaters form rafts (dense flocks of birds) on the sea adjacent to their breeding colony from late afternoon onwards, before coming ashore after nightfall. The ecolo...

To feed Earth’s growing population, microalgae have been proposed as a source of protein and long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFAs). Currently, microalgae are mainly sold either as whole biomass, or the economically valuable LC n-3 PUFA fraction is extracted with organic solvents. As an alternative to solvent extraction, pH-driven protein solubilization in water followed by i...

Abstract Marine microalgae are a promising sustainable source of lipids, omega-3 fatty acids, and carbohydrates. Selected species belonging to the Bacillariophyceae, Haptophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Prasinophyceae were characterised for cellular content carbon nitrogen, production yields total carbohydrates, ?-glucans. Carbon nitrogen showed hyperbolic decrease with increasing cell numbers Chae...