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World's first co-located commercial-scale seaweed farm and offshore windfarm announced

This autumn, the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm co-located with an offshore windfarm will launch in the North Sea, about 18 kilometers off the coast of Scheveningen within the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm.

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14 August 2024
New South West Marine Ecosystems Report highlights the unusual marine events of 2023

Following the Annual South West Marine Ecosystems Conference, hosted at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) on 26 April 2024, the State of South West Sea...

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09 August 2024
PML successfully deploy a fleet of ocean robots to improve future forecasts of ocean health

PML scientists have deployed a fleet of autonomous robotic gliders to monitor phytoplankton blooms and dissolved oxygen levels in the Western English ...

Discovery
08 August 2024
PML-led Transatlantic Research Project Endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action 

The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) from the UK to the South Atlantic enables pioneering investigations into how the Ocean is changing.

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05 August 2024
What is ocean alkalinity enhancement and why is it important?

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement is one method of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal (oCDR), also known as Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), a growing...

02 August 2024
Are sunscreens damaging our marine environment?

As the summer sunshine sends thousands flocking to the South West’s coastline, researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Labor...

River seine in Paris with Eiffel tower behind
02 August 2024
Water pollution postpones Triathlons in Paris Olympics, highlighting urgent issue of water quality

Recent concerns over poor water quality at the Paris Olympics 2024 have highlighted the urgent need for effective monitoring and management of rivers....

02 August 2024
Water pollution postpones Triathlons in Paris Olympics, highlighting urgent issue of water quality

Recent concerns over poor water quality at the Paris Olympics 2024 have highlighted the urgent need for effective monitoring and management of rivers....

Plankton
29 July 2024
Reflections on the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium

Earlier in the year, a team of PML researchers headed to Hobart, Tasmania for the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium. Some of the team kindly sha...

29 July 2024
Is the Southern Ocean absorbing more CO2 than previously thought?

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has found that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon dio...

29 July 2024
Reflections on the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium

Earlier in the year, a team of PML researchers headed to Hobart, Tasmania for the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium. Some of the team kindly sha...

26 July 2024
PML welcomes the Associate Director of NERC's National Capability

Delighted to host a visit by Tom Haynes, Associate Director of NERC’s National Capability, today at the laboratory! Discover the tour…

24 July 2024
PML hosts work experience placements: discover one of the experiments!

We had a great week hosting work experience placements with Sixth Form students from the Nuffield Trust, with the aim to introduce students to the use...

23 July 2024
Interactive ecosystem modelling training workshop enjoyed by international scientists

As a finale to the Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling Research (AMEMR) Symposium, an interactive ecosystem modelling training workshop was held at...

Research Impact Spotlight event at PML
22 July 2024
Local research, management and community representatives come together to discuss the future of Plymouth Sound and Tamar Catchment

PML recently hosted a landmark event that brought together over 110 participants from 30 organisations to tackle critical research needs for Plymouth ...

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15 July 2024
Using drone footage to map invasive species: managing the expansion of wild Pacific oysters

A new study led by PML scientists has, for the first time, explored the use of drones and deep learning to detect, count and map Pacific oysters – a...

12 July 2024
Plymouth MP visits lab to explore recent advances in marine science technologies

Luke Pollard MP today visited Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to see firsthand some of the exciting new marine science technologies being developed i...

09 July 2024
PML’s Dr. Dhritiraj Sengupta recognised with Google’s Geo for Good Impact award 

The Geo for Good Impact Awards celebrate users and organizations creating real-world impact using Google’s mapping tools.

09 July 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory Achieves Silver Investors in Diversity Accreditation

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the respected Silver Investors in Diversity (IiD) accreditation.

02 July 2024
Ocean warming in focus at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Thousands are expected to attend the free event in London this week, an annual celebration of cutting-edge research that has hosted displays and discu...

Professor Widdicombe in Villars-sur-Ollon
02 July 2024
UK National Champion of the Frontiers Planet Prize: Prof Widdicombe shares reflections

It was announced in April that PML’s Professor Steve Widdicombe was voted as the UK National Champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize, a global compe...

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01 July 2024
Pioneering Ocean Carbon Removal technique proves successful in pilot study

The trial off St Ives Bay in Cornwall involved adding magnesium hydroxide to wastewater.

28 June 2024
PML in the media: BBC Rare Earth - ‘Can an oil rig be a nature reserve?’

PML’s Professor Matt Frost featured on BBC Rare Earth today (28th June) discussing the problem faced by governments across the world… with around ...

L4 autonomous buoy deployment - image credit: Jani Pewter
21 June 2024
L4 Autonomous Buoy back on station

Following the planned major overhaul and sensor upgrades, the L4 Autonomous Buoy has now been deployed back on station at the L4 sampling site, 4 naut...

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