Category

Biodiversity

28 August 2026

“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.

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  State of the South-West’s Seas 2025 report highlights warming waters and octopus boom

  Marine heatwaves, rising sea temperatures and a boom in Common Octopus populations are among the standout findings in the newly published State of the South-West’s Seas 2025 report. Produced by the South-West Marine Ecosystems (SW...

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  From mudflats to markets: research reveals strong economic case for investing in marine nature recovery

  Findings from the Sea The Value project are presented in this latest report, suggesting that by applying a ‘natural capital assessment’ approach, there is genuine potential for marine nat...