Scientists have identified 81 different marine species along the Sussex coastline, including the tope shark and the European eel – which are both critically endangered.
Researchers from the University of Sussex recorded the different creatures living under the water across 28 survey sites between Shoreham-by-Sea and Selsey, which also includes a 300-square kilometre area of local coastline where a trawling ban was imposed in 2021.
The researchers said that while these species are not unique to UK waters, some of them “are quite rare and of high conservation concern”.
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