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Promoting the use of satellite observations to improve water quality monitoring

10 February 2020

The Horizon 2020 project EOMORES has issued a white paper promoting the potential of satellite observations in fulfilling the objectives of the Europe...

Natural Capital Committee launches annual report

04 February 2020

The Natural Capital Committee has launched its 2020 Annual Report today, including contribution from member Prof. Melanie Austen of Plymouth Marine La...

Climate change plankton report led by Plymouth scientists

15 January 2020

Marine scientists in Plymouth have led a major study highlighting the effects of climate change on the plankton populations in UK seas.

PML Trustee awarded OBE

10 January 2020

PML Trustee, Professor Tim Jickells, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List.

Focus on polar oceans in new report

13 December 2019

A report on the Earth’s cryosphere (ice and snow, including the polar oceans) by a group of leading scientists highlights the urgent need to limit g...

Former PML Chief Executive awarded Honorary Doctorate

09 December 2019

PML’s previous Chief Executive, Professor Stephen de Mora, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Plymouth last week.

PML staff speaking at Devon Climate Emergency Hearing

Devon Climate Emergency hearing at PML

05 December 2019

Last week, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) hosted Devon Climate Emergency’s second Thematic Hearing on Food, Land and Sea; part of a series of hear...

PML researchers at COP25

03 December 2019

This year, the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP25) has been named ‘the Blue COP’, prioritising the connection between the ocean and climat...

PML Scientist named as a Highly Cited Researcher

26 November 2019

Professor Penelope Lindeque, PML Head of Science for Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Envi...

Seaweed, seagrass and sea temperature

22 November 2019

With marine heatwaves expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change, new research from researchers at PML, the Scottish Associ...

Seaweed potential in the South West

01 November 2019

Seaweed is an underutilised and under-cultivated commodity, but offers huge potential for a variety of products, according to a new paper from PML res...

More than just whale food: krill's influence on carbon dioxide and global climate

18 October 2019

Antarctic krill are well-known for their role at the base of the Southern Ocean food web, but also play an important role in removing CO2 from the atm...

29th AMT research cruise sets sail

16 October 2019

PML scientists are on board a research cruise that will spend six weeks sailing from the UK to Chile, taking samples and measurements along the route ...

Understanding phytoplankton communities

14 October 2019

Understanding the structure of marine ecosystems is important for sustainable policy and management of the ocean. New research from PML looks at the s...

COMFORT project looks to future of the ocean

09 October 2019

A new EU Horizon 2020 project, involving PML researchers, is kicking off this week, aiming to detect and minimise climate change in the oceans by focu...

IPCC report on future of ocean and cryosphere

25 September 2019

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritising timely, ambitious and coordinated ac...

Biggest ever Arctic research expedition sets sail

20 September 2019

UK research teams, including scientists from PML, are set to join the first ever year-round expedition into the central Arctic Ocean to undertake grou...

Seabed carbon stores threatened by climate change and human activity

19 September 2019

New research suggests that some marine organisms are unable to cope with increasing carbon dioxide and low oxygen events simultaneously, providing fre...

Blue Carbon possibilities

09 September 2019

Blue Carbon research focuses on the ways that oceans and vegetated coastal ecosystems, like mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass beds, contribute to ...

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