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Coastal cities expose seafloor to dangerous light pollution

30 July 2020
The global expansion of coastal cities could leave more than three quarters of their neighbouring seafloor exposed to potentially harmful levels of li...

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PML's latest Annual Review

29 July 2020
PML’s latest Annual Review is now available to download. Find out about some of the research our scientists have been undertaking, as well as exciti...

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South West Marine Ecosystems 2019 Annual Report now published

22 July 2020
The South West Marine Ecosystems 2019 Annual Report has just been published and can be accessed on the SWME website.

Marine environment vital for UK economy

20 July 2020
A new approach to understanding the UK’s marine economy changes our understanding of its importance, suggesting that its contributions are double th...

Defra report features Westcountry research on health benefits of being by the sea

18 July 2020
Researchers at two leading Westcountry institutions have teamed up with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in a study that sho...

Weather, time and phytoplankton blooms

16 July 2020
Computer models used to study important phytoplankton blooms can be affected by how often weather variables are input, a new study suggests.

PML announces new Head of Science for Sea & Society

15 July 2020
PML is excited to announce the new Head of Science for Sea &Society, Professor Nicola Beaumont.

Dr Tony Stebbing, BSc (Hons), PhD - In Memoriam

06 July 2020
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Virtual Ocean Dialogues

01 July 2020
The first ever completely virtual global conference for ocean action, the Virtual Ocean Dialogues, took part (1-5 June) with Plymouth Marine Laborator...

Satellites powering global science

18 June 2020
A new study co-ordinated by PML highlights the accuracy of satellite observations of elevation over a range of water and ice surfaces, supporting cruc...

‘Demystifying interdisciplinary working’ report published

10 June 2020
Today a report from the Valuing Nature Programme, led by Prof. Nicola Beaumont, has been published to explore the opportunities and challenges of inte...

Plymouth Marine Laboratory launches strategy for supporting ocean futures

08 June 2020
World Oceans Day provides an auspicious backdrop for the launch of Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s new Strategy 2020-2025.

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Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs

08 June 2020
A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50% decline in important North East Atlantic plankton over the...

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International fishery and aquaculture research project published synthesis report

02 June 2020
The international fishery and aquaculture research project CERES (Climate change and European aquatic resources) recently published its final, synthes...

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Twenty years of data contribute to global phytoplankton study

25 May 2020
For the first time, research led by PML brings together satellite ocean colour observations from across two decades with high-coverage in situ observa...

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Are we underestimating microplastics in the marine environment?

19 May 2020
A new study, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, suggests an underestimation of microplastics in the ocean.

Acidifying oceans may threaten crucial links in Earth’s climate cycles

13 May 2020
A review of more than two hundred studies highlights where research needs to focus if we are to understand vital oceanic processes that can alter the ...

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Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers

12 May 2020
Seaweed could produce sustainable fuels, chemicals and fertiliser while helping protect tourist hotspots.

How well can we predict the future Fish of the Day?

11 May 2020
An international team of modellers and researchers have collaborated to find out how reliable projections of today’s fisheries forecasting models ar...

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