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New South West Marine Ecosystems report published

This comprehensive report on the state of the marine ecosystems around the South West, including contributions from PML scientists, gives a wonderful overview of how the marine environment is faring during a time of environmental change.

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14 July 2025

Harvest time at world’s first co-located seaweed farm and offshore windfarm

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is leading the science on the North Sea Farm 1 project.

10 July 2025

ProBleu Catalogue Joins UNESCO-IOC Blue Thread Network

ProBleu’s innovative online ocean and water literacy catalogue has been officially accepted into the Blue Thread Network; a global initiative led by...

09 July 2025

Are sewage spills and coastal winds contributing to airborne microplastics?

Researchers used sewage and weather data and satellite monitoring to highlight a potential hidden source of microplastic pollution

03 July 2025

Progress at UNOC but major challenges remain: highlights from Nice

The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) saw 55 Heads of State and Governments along with 15,000 participants from science, business and civil ...

02 July 2025

Landmark new research funded to shape the future of “Marine Artificial Structures”: from oil and gas platforms to offshore wind structures

New project: ValMAS (Value of Marine Artificial Structures) is a PML-led £5.6 million transdisciplinary research project set to transform how offshor...

01 July 2025

NERC science powers £3.3 billion boost to UK offshore wind: with support from PML expertise

A new study commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has revealed that public investment in environmental science has delivered...

01 July 2025

Harnessing plankton research to inform next generation climate models

An international publication led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory highlights how upgrading current plankton models is critical to understanding the scale...

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27 June 2025

Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage

New study reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean—a process ov...

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26 June 2025

Light threat is not so light for some static marine organisms

New study reveals harmful influence of artificial light at night on the immobile species, the snakelocks anemone. This beautiful sea creature provides...

25 June 2025

Shaping the future of coastal autonomy

Today, national and international experts from science, policy and industry came together at Plymouth Marine Laboratory to help shape the future of co...

Courtesy of the NERC funded Deep Links Project - Plymouth University, Oxford University, BGS, JNCC

23 June 2025

Mapping the Gaps: New Global Assessment Reveals Stark Biases in Ocean Biodiversity Data

Despite decades of ocean exploration, we still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: where is marine life found, and...

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20 June 2025

Reflections of a POST Fellow

UK Houses of Parliament. Shreyas Sane | Unsplash At the start of 2025, PhD researcher with the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, ...

16 June 2025

Plymouth is to be the national centre for marine autonomy

Leveraging its unique strengths in marine autonomy, the city is already home to leading initiatives such as the PML co-led National Centre for Coastal...

13 June 2025

PML Joins Global Call for Enhanced Protection and Restoration of Blue Carbon Ecosystems at UNOC3

Prof Ana Queirós is part of UN Ocean Decade Global Ocean Blue Carbon Programme (GO-BC) who made the intervention

12 June 2025

Challenges for High Seas Treaty implementation highlighted at UNOC3

PML’s Prof Matt Frost chairs a roundtable of international experts as BBNJ ratifications gather momentum

Crashing waves on a dark foreboding ocean from above

10 June 2025

Singular Mission to Chart Atlantic's Deep-Sea Biodiversity in focus at UNOC3

More than 40 international researchers joined a gathering in Nice to discuss Atlantic Ocean deep sea life mapping initiative, led by PML’s Prof Kerr...

09 June 2025

Ocean acidification more advanced than previously thought

New research co-led by PML, NOAA, CIMERS OSU and the University of Maryland provides new evidence on the severity of ocean acidification.

Yanna on board the Plymouth Quest vessel

08 June 2025

Staff Spotlight: Dr Yanna Alexia Fidai - Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Scientist

Meet Dr Yanna Alexia Fidai, whose research explores how climate change, pollution and changing currents have created the perfect storm for massive sar...

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05 June 2025

PML championing Deep Sea Biodiversity and Sustainable Ocean Planning at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference

A delegation of PML scientists and other experts will be in Nice for the June event

Under the ocean surface showing rays of light

04 June 2025

International mCDR Blue Paper launched: the Ocean’s climate role grows – but at what cost?

The newest Ocean Panel–commissioned paper outlines a set of principles for the responsible development and governance of marine carbon dioxide remov...

31 May 2025

"Butt out": How one PhD researcher is tackling the world’s most common form of litter

Today (Saturday 31st May) is ‘World No Tobacco Day’, and to mark the occasion, we’re shining a spotlight on Natalie Smith – PhD researcher at...

29 May 2025

New study reveals global ‘Ocean Darkening’ threatens marine life

A new study co-led by PML’s Professor Tim Smyth has revealed a 21% reduction in sunlight zones vital for life in the sea.

28 May 2025

Update from the lab: marine heatwave conditions continue to escalate in UK waters

Our data from the western English Channel has shown almost continuous marine heatwave conditions for the past two years, and, with the latest unusuall...