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New research shows stricter regulation is needed on the fate of legacy, toxic antifouling treatments
Recently published research provides clear evidence of the negative effect antifouling paint particles can have on marine organisms that live in or on the seabed.
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Mystery over decline in sea turtle sightings
19 October 2020The number of sea turtles spotted along the coasts of the UK and Ireland has declined in recent years, researchers say.
The grand finale to the expedition of a century
12 October 2020 After 389 days, the largest Arctic research expedition of all time comes to a successful end in Bremerhaven
Top of its class for automated plankton identification
08 October 2020New research has been published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Access journal showing that combining Deep Learning mod...
National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Annual Report 2020 now available
07 October 2020The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) are delighted to share that their Annual Report 2020 is now available to view and download via their we...
What happens to tyre particles in the sea?
02 October 2020Tyre particles are believed to transfer in large quantities from vehicles into our rivers and oceans. However, their precise fate – and the impact t...
Plymouth scientists play key role in understanding future threats to the Atlantic
30 September 2020Plymouth’s world-leading ocean scientists will play a key role in an international project that aims to map and assess the current and future risks ...
New project links climate change, marine biodiversity and ecosystem services
25 September 2020FutureMARES is an EU-funded research project examining the relations between climate change, marine biodiversity and ecosystem services. It hosted its...
Arctic phytoplankton face competition in warming seas
23 September 2020As Arctic seas warm, important phytoplankton communities could find themselves competing for nutrients with encroaching Atlantic species, suggests new...
GOOD NEWS: Habitat refuges of Antarctic krill provide shelter from climate change
22 September 2020New research published in Limnology and Oceanography shows that Antarctic krill, a key link in the Southern Ocean food web, has refuges from the rapid...
Making climate science into music
17 September 2020An innovative technique creates music from climate data, to illustrate some significant effects of climate change in the ocean and to introduce how co...
Zooplankton and the smell of microplastics
17 September 2020The shape and smell of microplastics may influence whether they are eaten by tiny but vital marine zooplankton, a new study suggests.
Monitoring ocean acidification from the sky
09 September 2020PML’s research into ocean acidification and its effects spans across scientific disciplines. One study from last year demonstrated how satellite tec...
Global effort to investigate climate change using satellites
07 September 2020PML researchers have contributed to a paper describing a new satellite-derived wave height dataset and produced research highlighting an innovative pr...
Working together to help save Malaysian mangroves
03 September 2020New research and information has been published highlighting the importance of the dynamic and productive mangrove habitats but also how working toget...
New capability for developing environmental intelligence applications from satellite data
02 September 2020The NERC Earth Observation Data and Acquisition and Analysis Service (NEODAAS) is pleased to announce the successful install of its state-of-the-art M...
Crucial environmental benefits of Solent coast
26 August 2020The Solent’s coastal habitats provide the equivalent of over £1.1 billion in environmental benefits every year, according to a new study by researc...
Blooming algae off the South West coast
21 August 2020The last couple of weeks have seen a burst of biological activity off the south coast of the UK. From dolphin sightings to tuna shoals off Plymouth, o...
MOSAiC reaches the North Pole of Perseverance
20 August 2020On the 19th August MOSAiC, the largest Arctic research expedition in history, reached the North Pole. Even without COVID restrictions on travel, organ...
Huge coccolithophore bloom spotted from space
11 August 2020During June, many organisations were keeping an eye on a huge bloom of coccolithophore phytoplankton in the Channel, including NEODAAS, based at PML. ...
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