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Blue carbon

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Blue carbon

Blue carbon research focuses on the ways that oceans and vegetated coastal ecosystems, like mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass beds, contribute to the global carbon budget.

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  Carbon sequestration in BLUe EcoSystems (C-BLUES)

  The C-BLUES project aims to significantly advance knowledge and understanding of blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) – seagrasses, tidal marshes, mangroves and macroalgae – to reduce scientific uncertainty, improve reporting of blue carbon, and promote the role of blue carbon in delivering cli...
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  Sea The Value: Supporting nature recovery by advancing natural capital practices and developing essential finance mechanisms

17 September 2026

Scientists aim to answer critical questions around carbon impact of seabed trawling

A first-of-its-kind study in the Irish Sea, involving scientists from PML, is addressing critical evidence gaps around the environmental impact of seabed trawling on seabed carbon storage and its potential implications for climate change.

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  MEDIA: PML’s research on ‘Mighty mangroves’ in Asia Research News 2026

  Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s research on mangrove ecosystems has been featured in Asia Research News 2026, highlighting ongoing collaborations between the UK and Malaysia.

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  Global study identifies urgent blue carbon priorities in the fight against climate change 

  PML was among the 15 international institutions working in collaboration

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  New spatial prioritisation tool launched to reduce climate risks for the ocean, nature and people

  ASPACE has been built with, and for, those whose decisions shape the future of the ocean

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  Democratising data: how improving Big Data accessibility is helping to protect crucial ecosystems

  Increasing the value and use of Big Data is a big topic in the information age. This article outlines how accessibility is being addressed, highlighting the different ways in which PML is optimising use of the Open Data Cube system, and how this...