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PML launches new strategy to 2030 at the World Ocean Summit in Tokyo
11 March 2025Global ocean science, policy and industry are gathering for the two-day event
Claiming land and wealth from the sea: the rise of 'prestige reclamations’
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory Joins International Partnership for Blue Carbon
05 March 2025The IPBC is committed to ensuring all global blue carbon ecosystems are protected and sustainably managed.
Can Offshore Wind Farms and the UK Fishing Industry co-exist effectively?
03 March 2025PML-led research highlights urgent need for standardised compensation and improved collaboration between energy companies and fishermen
UK Waters Facing Accelerated Ocean Acidification, New PML-Led Study Reveals
28 February 2025Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)’s Professor Helen Findlay has led the development of the latest Rolling Evidence Update on ocean acidification publ...
Staff spotlight: Dr Sevrine Sailley - Ecosystem modeller
28 February 2025Meet Dr Sevrine Sailley, who uses computer models to estimate how marine ecosystems may change in the future, to help society make more informed decis...
What have plankton ever done for us?
27 February 2025PML scientists have featured in a short documentary by the RAZOR Science show titled, ‘What has plankton ever done for us?’.
MEDIA: 1000s of plastic tubes wash up on beaches
24 February 2025Emily Stevenson, PhD researcher at PML and the University of Exeter, featured on BBC Spotlight over the weekend investigating thousands of plastic tub...
Sunscreen's potential impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, new study reveals
18 February 2025The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how t...
MEDIA: PML scientists comment on reverse-ban of plastic straws in the US
17 February 2025“It is a big step back in the battle against plastic pollution”. PML’s Dr Samantha Garrard‘s comments have featured on the story, ‘Why is Do...
Unveiling secrets of the Atlantic Ocean through ‘spectral fingerprints’ of phytoplankton
17 February 2025A new study reveals the optical properties, or ‘spectral fingerprints’, of phytoplankton in the ocean, providing a valuable dataset for remote-sen...
Meet Bryony, our Phytoplankton apprentice
14 February 2025It’s National Apprenticeship Week! And what better way to celebrate than finding out more about our Phytoplankton Apprentice, Bryony Pearton, and he...
Meet the scientist awarded the Trevor Platt Fellowship: Monolisha Sundar Raj
11 February 2025We would like to wish a warm welcome to Monolisha Sundar Raj – the second scientist, and first woman, to be awarded the Trevor Platt Fellowship. As...
‘Why science needs women’ - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 February 20252025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a UN observance day celebrated every 11th February, and to mar...
PML's Prof. Nicola Beaumont appointed to government advisory council
10 February 2025We are thrilled to share the news that PML’s Professor Nicola Beaumont, has been appointed to the Science Advisory Council for the Department for En...
MEDIA: How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light?
07 February 2025‘Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature’. ...
MEDIA: 'How satellites have become Earth’s new health and nature watchdogs'
06 February 2025PML’s Dr Dhritiraj Sengupta has written for The Conversation UK on how satellites can improve monitoring for environmental and human health; includ...
Offshore wind farms could cause significant ecosystem, economic and human health risks
04 February 2025A new study, including scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, warns potentially harmful levels of metal from turbine protection systems are on th...
Pairing old and new technologies could unlock advances in plankton science
03 February 2025New study, that included PML scientists, highlights the benefits of existing long-term monitoring programmes and emerging technologies in monitoring t...
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