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Source to sea

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Source to sea

The ocean, the land and freshwater ecosystems are closely interlinked and interdependent. Through applying a source-to-sea approach in our research we recognise this and aim to address knowledge gaps in support of the management of these connected ecosystems and tackling pollution at the source, ups...

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  AgZero+ Towards sustainable, climate-neutral farming

  Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is a partner in a major five-year £13.8 million research programme, named “AgZero+’, to support the UK’s transition towards home-grown food production that is sustainable, carbon-neutral and has a positive effect on nature.
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  Land ocean carbon transfer (LOCATE)

  Our climate, and hence our lifestyle and economy, is profoundly influenced by the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, which regulates the amount of heat which arrives on earth from the sun that returns to outer space.

28 October 2026

MEDIA: PML scientists feature on ITV News report investigating water quality and sewage pollution

PML scientists Dr Gavin Tilstone and Dr Rachel Coppock feature in a dedicated ITV News report exploring water quality around Plymouth Sound, the impact of sewage and pollution on the marine environment, and...

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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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  Parliamentarians take to our lab – and the seas – to discover how ocean research supports environmental decision-making 

  Yesterday, a group of cross-party UK parliamentarians joined us in the laboratory and set sail aboard

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  PML announces new Head of Group for Environmental Intelligence

  It was announced this week that

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  Food and drink litter dominates global plastic pollution

  A new study reveals the most common types of marine litter worldwide