Global, regional, and cryptic population structure in a high gene-flow transatlantic fish by Eeva Jansson, Ellika Faust, Dorte Bekkevold, María Quintela, Caroline Durif, Kim Tallaksen Halvorsen, Geir Dahle, Christophe Pampoulie, James Kennedy, Benjamin Whittaker, Laila Unneland, Søren Post, Carl André, Kevin A. Glover

“…Both approaches identified extensive population genetic structuring with a major split between the East and West Atlantic and a distinct Baltic Sea population, as well as further differentiation of lumpfish from the English Channel, Iceland, and Greenland. The discriminatory loci displayed ~2–5 times higher divergence than the genome wide approach, revealing further evidence of local population substructures. …”
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Genetic and phenotypic differentiation of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) across the North Atlantic: implications for conservation and aquaculture by Benjamin Alexander Whittaker, Sofia Consuegra, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz

“…We found five genetically distinct groups located in the West Atlantic (USA and Canada), Mid Atlantic (Iceland), East Atlantic (Faroe Islands, Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Denmark), English Channel (England) and Baltic Sea (Sweden). Significant phenotypic differences were also found, with Baltic lumpfish growing more slowly, attaining a higher condition factor and maturing at a smaller size than North Atlantic lumpfish. …”
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Global, regional, and cryptic population structure in a high gene-flow transatlantic fish. by Eeva Jansson, Ellika Faust, Dorte Bekkevold, María Quintela, Caroline Durif, Kim Tallaksen Halvorsen, Geir Dahle, Christophe Pampoulie, James Kennedy, Benjamin Whittaker, Laila Unneland, Søren Post, Carl André, Kevin A Glover

“…Both approaches identified extensive population genetic structuring with a major split between the East and West Atlantic and a distinct Baltic Sea population, as well as further differentiation of lumpfish from the English Channel, Iceland, and Greenland. The discriminatory loci displayed ~2-5 times higher divergence than the genome wide approach, revealing further evidence of local population substructures. …”
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Modeling the regional impact of ship emissions on NO_x and ozone levels over the Eastern Atlantic and Western Europe using ship plume parameterization by P. Pisoft, J. Miksovsky, H. Schlager, M. Belda, R. Paoli, T. Halenka, D. Cariolle, P. Huszar

“…To evaluate the presented parameterization, nitrogen monoxide measurements over the English Channel were compared with modeled values and it was found that after activating the parameterization the model accuracy increases.…”
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Factors Contributing to Fatality and Injury Outcomes of Maritime Accidents: A Comparative Study of Two Accident-Prone Areas by Yang Zhang, Yujia Zhai, Jihong Chen, Qingjun Xu, Shanshan Fu, Huizhen Wang

“…Specifically, collision and ship age have greater impacts on fatality and injury outcomes of accidents that occurred in the English Channel and North Sea. Whether the accident occurs in ports and whether the accident causes a total loss have more significant impacts on the fatality and injury outcomes of accidents in the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. …”
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Ecological Trap or Favorable Habitat? First Evidence That Immature Sea Turtles May Survive at Their Range-Limits in the North-East Atlantic by Philippine Chambault, Philippe Gaspar, Florence Dell’Amico

“…By combining sightings (1988–2020) and tracking data (2008–2020) collected along the French Atlantic and English Channel coasts, our study assessed if the Bay of Biscay is an ecological trap or a favorable habitat for immature sea turtles. …”
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Advection and Composition of Dinophysis spp. Populations Along the European Atlantic Shelf by Saeed Hariri, Martin Plus, Mickael Le Gac, Véronique Séchet, Marta Revilla, Marc Sourisseau

“…By comparison to the connectivity between shelf waters of French Brittany and English Channel waters, a higher connectivity between shelf waters of French Brittany and the Celtic Sea shelf was observed. …”
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Influence of short and long term processes on SAR11 communities in open ocean and coastal systems by Luis M. Bolaños, Karen Tait, Paul J. Somerfield, Rachel J. Parsons, Stephen J. Giovannoni, Timothy Smyth, Ben Temperton

“…We analyzed SAR11 ecotype seasonality in two long-term 16S rRNA amplicon time series representing different North Atlantic regimes: the Sargasso Sea (subtropical ocean-gyre; BATS) and the temperate coastal Western English Channel (WEC). Using phylogenetically resolved amplicon sequence variants (ASVs), we evaluated seasonal environmental constraints on SAR11 ecotype periodicity. …”
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Next generation sequencing reveals the hidden diversity of zooplankton assemblages. by Penelope K Lindeque, Helen E Parry, Rachel A Harmer, Paul J Somerfield, Angus Atkinson

“…Here we assess the ability of such sequencing to quantify richness and diversity of a mixed zooplankton assemblage from a productive time series site in the Western English Channel. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: Plankton net hauls (200 µm) were taken at the Western Channel Observatory station L4 in September 2010 and January 2011. …”
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Fishing for space: fine-scale multi-sector maritime activities influence fisher location choice. by Alex N Tidd, Youen Vermard, Paul Marchal, John Pinnegar, Julia L Blanchard, E J Milner-Gulland

“…We analyse the determinants of English and Welsh scallop-dredging fleet behaviour, including competing sectors, operating in the eastern English Channel. Results indicate aggregate mining activity, maritime traffic, increased fishing costs, and the English inshore 6 and French 12 nautical mile limits negatively impact fishers' likelihood of fishing in otherwise suitable areas. …”
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Genetic variability of the microalga Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta): a temporal and geographical study by Balestreri, C

“…I found that only genotypes CMM I & CMM IV persist and dominate throughout the years, and they are both representative of E. huxleyi A morphotype, which dominates North-eastern Atlantic, Western English Channel (WEC) and North Sea E. huxleyi bloom events.…”

Modelling seafaring in Iron Age Atlantic Europe by Smith, KJ

“…This thesis contributes to this debate by developing a new navigation model and deploying the model in the western English Channel. This thesis seeks to understand (1) whether proposed routes across the Channel would have been viable and whether other alternatives may have existed, (2) whether or not promontory forts could have been used as landmarks for navigator, and (3) how aspects of navigation – such as speed potential, landmarks, and ability to read conditions – may have affected Channel crossings. …”

The Map trade in the late eighteenth century

“…Other persons mentioned in the correspondence provide links between Faden’s London firm and the Dépôt de la Marine, the French Navy’s cartographic department, an important connection in the tumultuous decade of 1773-1783 when England found itself at war with France in North America, in the English Channel, and in India. <br/> The letters also provide a detailed view of the costs of doing business – prices, discount, payment, schedules and methods, shipping costs and arrangements- in the last quarter of the eighteenth century and further increase our knowledge of the economics of map production and sales in this period. …”

What are the prospects for seasonal prediction of the marine environment of the North-west European Shelf? by J. Tinker, J. Krijnen, R. Wood, R. Barciela, S. R. Dye, S. R. Dye

“…We find some statistically significant relationships and present a skillful prototype seasonal forecast for English Channel sea surface temperature.</p><p>We find large-scale relationships between inter-annual variability in the boundary conditions and inter-annual variability modelled on the shelf, suggesting that dynamic downscaling may be possible (approach C). …”
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Hydrological differences between the Lutetian Paris and Hampshire basins revealed by stable isotopes of conid gastropods by Clark Alexander J., Vellekoop Johan, Speijer Robert P.

“…To gain more insight into seasonal hydrological conditions in the region, we compare Lutetian (middle Eocene, ∼ 44–45 Ma) mollusk δ18O records from two shallow marine basins on either side of the English Channel, i.e., the Paris and Hampshire Basins. …”
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Global budget of atmospheric 129I during 2007–2010 estimated by a chemical transport model: GEARN–FDM by Masanao Kadowaki, Hiroaki Terada, Haruyasu Nagai

“…The global 129I emission from the oceans was estimated as 7.2 GBq/y, and nearly half of the emission totals are emitted from the English Channel (3.2 GBq/y). In addition, the global 129I emissions from land are estimated to be 1.7 GBq/y. …”
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Taxonomy and Ecology of Sympatric Ampelisca Species (Crustacea, Amphipoda) From the Strait of Gibraltar to the Strait of Dover, North-Eastern Atlantic by Jean-Claude Dauvin, Leandro Sampaio, Leandro Sampaio, Leandro Sampaio, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Victor Quintino

“…Recent benthic sampling and publications, namely on the Portuguese continental shelf and the English Channel, permit to revisit the available data on the taxonomy and propose an updated species identification key, as well as the distribution and ecology of the 40-recorded Ampelisca species along the North Eastern Atlantic coast, from the Strait of Gibraltar, in the South, to the Strait of Dover, in the North. …”
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Assessing Extreme Environmental Loads on Offshore Structures in the North Sea from High-Resolution Ocean Currents, Waves and Wind Forecasting by Nikolaos Skliris, Robert Marsh, Meric Srokosz, Yevgeny Aksenov, Stefanie Rynders, Nicolas Fournier

“…The results indicate that waves dominate extreme hydrodynamic forces on the shallow shelf, whereas the current contribution is important at the shelf break and in the English Channel.…”
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Contrasting effects of temperature and winter mixing on the seasonal and inter-annual variability of the carbonate system in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean by C. Dumousseaud, E. P. Achterberg, T. Tyrrell, A. Charalampopoulou, U. Schuster, M. Hartman, D. J. Hydes

“…Monthly observations were made between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay using a ship of opportunity program. …”
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Blockage Corrections for Tidal Turbines—Application to an Array of Turbines in the Alderney Race by Nasteho Djama Dirieh, Jérôme Thiébot, Sylvain Guillou, Nicolas Guillou

“…This modified formulation, based on the model of Whelan et al., is integrated into a regional implementation of a three-dimensional model Telemac3D targeted towards the Alderney Race (English Channel). The method is applied to two hypothetical tidal farms with aligned and staggered arrangements, respectively. …”
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