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PML’s Dr Victor Martinez-Vicente selected Coordinating Lead Author in major new global biodiversity assessment
13 December 2024This appointment follows the UK Government nomination of PML’s Bio-optical oceanographer Dr Martinez-Vicente for this vital new two-year methodologi...
First map of European aquatic habitats with both light and noise pollution revealed
12 December 2024An EU research project, involving scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), has produced the first interactive map of European marine and fres...
Investigating the mesophotic mysteries of Ascension Island to support effective marine conservation
12 December 2024PML’s Professor Kerry Howell is currently in Ascension Island, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, to gather biodiversity and phy...
NOW AVAILABLE: Latest zooplankton abundance data from the Western Channel Observatory L4 site between 1988-2023
11 December 2024The Western Channel Observatory team have recently published the latest data on zooplankton abundance up to 2023 at the L4 coastal sampling site, whic...
PML experts reflect on participation at COP29: Progress and Challenges for Ocean and Climate Action
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Protecting valuable aquatic ecosystems through improved satellite monitoring of water quality
07 December 2024The PML-led ‘Copernicus Evolution – Research for harmonised and Transitional water Observation (CERTO)’ project has been showcased in the latest...
Next steps for collaborative marine research and management in the Plymouth Sound & the Tamar Catchment
06 December 2024Earlier this year, PML hosted a Research Impact Spotlight Event ‘Plymouth Sound & the Tamar Catchment’, bringing together over 110 participants fr...
Digital technologies for ocean management in focus at the East Asian Seas Congress
04 December 2024The 2024 event united 855 participants from 20 countries
Staff spotlight: Aser Mata – Earth Observation Scientist
03 December 2024Meet Aser Mata, an Earth Observation scientist at the forefront of advancing PML’s use of drones – taking our environmental research to new height...
PML supports launch of ocean literacy materials for schools across Europe
02 December 2024The ProBleu Resource Catalogue of teaching aids is a dynamic online resource designed to promote water literacy and ocean education.
New paper reveals unprecedented algal bloom linked to the 2020 mass mortality of African elephants
29 November 2024The paper was led by PML co-hosted PhD researcher Davide Lomeo, who used satellite remote sensing and spatial data analysis to discover extreme cyanob...
Transatlantic research cruise sets sail for Argentina
27 November 2024The 31st Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) leaves Southampton (UK) today for the 5 week voyage to Buenos Aires (Argentina), taking a plethora of mari...
What are the potential effects of floating offshore wind on marine ecosystems?
26 November 2024Plymouth Marine Laboratory is a leading partner in a new programme focused on enhancing understanding of how UK marine ecosystems may respond to futur...
PML Joins Global Call for Increased Ocean Action in the wake of COP29
25 November 2024More than 60 leading ocean organisations have signed the Baku Ocean Declaration
PML in the media: PhD researcher Clare Lewis to feature on Channel 5 documentary ‘Britain's Killer Wave of 1607’
24 November 2024Clare Lewis – PhD researcher studying meteostunamis in the UK with the University of Reading and Plymouth Marine Laboratory – will feature in a Ch...
Taking care of our data platforms: servicing the E1 buoy
22 November 2024PML’s Marine Technology and Autonomy Team embark on the Trinity House Vessel Patricia to service E1 Buoy
PML Welcomes Ministerial Calls at COP29 for Urgent Action on Cryosphere Loss
20 November 2024An international high-level group is warning of disruption at global scales
Fully operational: young seaweed have been planted in the world’s first co-located seaweed and offshore windfarm
19 November 2024The world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm, set within an existing offshore wind farm in the North Sea, is now fully operational. The final dep...
Ocean Acidification Week 2024
18 November 2024Our friends at the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) have organised an incredible week of webinars – free for all to attend – ...
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