Category

Biodiversity

21 September 2026

7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries breached: PML joins calls for UN security briefing 

With seven out of nine Planetary Boundaries now crossed, “now is the time to act” urges PML’s Professor Helen Findlay, who today joined international scientists and organisations calling for an annual UN security briefing.

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  What’s in a label? New study examines whether seafood ecolabels can truly support sustainability in fishing 

  Can a seafood ecolabel really make fishing more sustainable? New research reveals what makes schemes work for fishers – and ultimately our ocean.

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  “Expect different” – PML’s Prof Tim Smyth on the effects of warming UK waters

  PML’s Director of Science Professor Tim Smyth featured on Channel 5 News this week, speaking to Simon Vigar about the Mediterranean octopus thriving in warmer UK waters.

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  Sun, sea and sunscreen: what happens when UV filters enter the ocean? 

  PhD researcher Anneliese Hodge speaks to BBC World Service about what we know – and don’t yet know – about the environmental impacts of UV filters in sunscreen. 

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  New report forecasts major impacts on the marine food web as sea temperatures rise and plankton shift

  A new study from the UK’s Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) warns that continued warming of UK waters is likely causing major changes to the tiny drifting organisms that are the foundation of marine food webs – plankton.