Now in its 10th year, MarLIN – an initiative of the Marine Biological Association – is a trusted resource for anyone who needs information on marine life and has just launched its new and improved website.
MarLIN provides information on UK marine species and habitats for scientists, managers and policy makers. With the marine environment under pressure from a changing climate and ever-increasing human activity, accurate and up-to-date information and tools with which to apply that information have never been so important. From mapping sensitive areas of the seabed to providing a catalogue of biological traits, the MarLIN website has evolved over the past 10 years to support the sustainable use of marine resources.
The MarLIN Learning Zone website is now structured so that anyone interested in life in the sea can easily find and download the resources they need. For teachers, curriculum-linked resources have been developed and organised. Marine life recorders can upload records of their sightings and personalise their own recording page.
Currently recording around 100,000 hits per month and users in more than 200 countries, the success of the MarLIN website and the programme as a whole is down to its flexibility and responsiveness to users’ needs. All MarLIN online resources are free to use. Visit the new-look website at www.marlin.ac.uk
