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PML study reveals the presence of silver nanoparticles increases nitrogen fixation
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Advanced monitoring of plankton using AI technology receives major funding boost
26 September 2022The new automated system will enable a step change in the frequency and range of marine plankton measurements.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory lead study identifying variations in South Atlantic air-sea CO2 flux
08 September 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory has led on a study to identify the biological control of the interannual and long-term variations in South Atlantic air-sea...
PML contributes to paper on human health and wellbeing benefits associated with mangrove habitats
07 September 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Andrew Edwards-Jones has contributed to a paper that offers qualitative research on cultural ecosystem services, specif...
New approach to estimate phytoplankton biomass and primary production more accurately
23 August 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to a publication that highlights a new approach to more accurately estimate phytoplankton biomass and net p...
Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam
17 August 2022PML has published a new paper on the ‘Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam’.
PML visits Australian Institute of Marine Science
15 August 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Chief Executive Professor Icarus Allen was recently invited by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to be ...
Ecosystem ‘health’ considerations help deliver a more precise approach for active marine habitat management and restoration
03 August 2022A new study has been published to help improve understanding of the link between marine habitat “health’ and ecosystem service provision, by using...
Plymouth Marine Laboratory project awarded UKERC Flexible Research Fund
02 August 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Aberdeen and have been awarded a round of funding for their joint project, “The marine energy, biod...
Remote sensing reveals lake response to European double heatwave
01 August 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory have contributed to a paper investigating lake chlorophyll-a (an indicator of algae) responses to the 2019 European double ...
Dramatic changes in the abundance of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic
25 July 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory has led a study that has revealed dramatic changes in the abundance of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic over the last 60...
Spotted! Floating Plastic Litter Detected and Categorised Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
20 July 2022A new AI technique pioneered by scientists at PML uses images from a vessel-mounted camera to identify different types of marine plastic.
The State of South-West Seas in 2021
19 July 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to the eighth report in the series, which brings the marine and coastal community together to record change...
£3 million for new carbon capture project and pilot plant: SeaCURE
08 July 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory are part of a new carbon capture project that could pave the way for large-scale removal of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from...
Plymouth Marine Laboratory successfully deploys state-of-the-art scientific data buoy off Plymouth
06 July 2022The advanced technology is a key part of the Smart Sound Plymouth network of autonomous platforms.
Highlights from the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
05 July 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientists were delighted to have been able to play a prominent role at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, in recognition o...
Plymouth Marine Laboratory contributes to UNESCO’s pilot 'State of the Ocean' report
04 July 2022Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Director of Science Steve Widdicombe has co-authored Chapter 2 in UNESCO’s pilot ‘State of the Ocean Report’ – ...
How viable and safe is offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS)?
29 June 2022The findings of a world-first pilot study involving marine system modelling and biodiversity scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) will hel...
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