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New study shows a 50% decline in Krill abundance in the North Atlantic

A team of UK and French scientists have shown a huge decline in North Atlantic krill over the last 60 years driven primarily by climate variability and North Atlantic warming.

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'Champagne' technology to capture carbon dioxide via the oceans

24 May 2021

A new method of capturing carbon from seawater could help us tackle climate change.

Environmental improvements at PML

18 May 2021

The team at PML, in conjunction with external contractors, have been working incredibly hard to complete environmental improvements to PML’s buildin...

Spotting Brittany's 'Green Tides' from space

13 May 2021

‘Green tides’ of algae have wreaked havoc across the coastlines of Brittany, France, for half a century due to high levels of agricultural runoff....

Measuring ocean colour

10 May 2021

Accurate satellite measurements of ocean colour are vital for assessing the health of the ocean. A new study, part of the AMT4OceanSatFlux programme, ...

Award for detecting marine plastic from space

05 May 2021

We are delighted to share the news that PML’s Dr Lauren Biermann has won the Science category of the Ocean Awards 2021 for her development of a pion...

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Launch of briefing paper on nature-based solutions for climate change, people and biodiversity

27 April 2021

Today sees the launch of a comprehensive briefing paper on “Nature-based solutions for climate change, people and biodiversity’ by a collaboration...

Second UN World Ocean Assessment calls for urgent changes in how we interact with the ocean

23 April 2021

The failure to deal with the pressures placed on the ocean by human activities continues to present the greatest threat to the ocean, according to the...

Sediment-dwelling animals under microscope

Microplastics buried by marine animals

26 March 2021

The presence of microplastics in the ocean is a growing concern, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about how marine organisms interact with th...

Countdown to launch of Plymouth’s autonomous fleet

24 March 2021

Scientists, industry leaders and local government are counting down to the launch of a first-of-its-kind multi-million-pound fleet of innovative and i...

Open-source technology offers expansion of satellite validation capability

11 March 2021

Solar-tracking radiometry for all: PML publishes open-source hardware and software for the solar-tracking radiometry platform (So-Rad).

Floating the idea: PML supporting the development of an innovative renewable energy platform to serve off-grid coastal communities

10 March 2021

The large-scale seawater tanks and data analysis expertise at Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Smart Sound workshop are being used to conduct stability ...