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Cutting-edge Smart Sound Connect Control Centre opens
13 October 2022
Following on from the successful launch of Smart Sound Connect earlier this year, today marks the opening of a state-of-the-art control centre for the...
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Mussel ‘cages’ deployed in a pilot project to help stem the flow of marine plastic
11 October 2022
Scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have installed cages filled with mussels at four local estuary sites (three in the Plym estuary and o...
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PML a founding partner in the first ever Ocean Pavilion at the UN climate conference
6 October 2022
World leaders in ocean science and philanthropy are coming together to ensure the ocean will occupy a more prominent position at the UN Climate Confer...
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Smart Sound Connect Wins 5G Innovation of the Year Award
6 October 2022
Smart Sound Connect, the world's first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting-edge innovation platform for t...
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PML awarded grant to facilitate expansion of environmentally-sustainable marine UK wind energy
4 October 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has been awarded a grant to fund a decision-making support tool to facilitate the expansion of marine UK wind energy in an ...
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21 years of satellite data finds PP to be a better indicator of marine disturbances than Chl a
28 September 2022
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PML study reveals the presence of silver nanoparticles increases nitrogen fixation
27 September 2022
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Advanced monitoring of plankton using AI technology receives major funding boost
26 September 2022
The new automated system will enable a step change in the frequency and range of marine plankton measurements.
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory lead study identifying variations in South Atlantic air-sea CO2 flux
8 September 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has led on a study to identify the biological control of the interannual and long-term variations in South Atlantic air-sea...
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PML contributes to paper on human health and wellbeing benefits associated with mangrove habitats
7 September 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory';s Andrew Edwards-Jones has contributed to a paper that offers qualitative research on cultural ecosystem services, specifi...
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Higher discharge of terrestrial dissolved organic matter increasing CO2 outgassing across Arctic
6 September 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory have led on a publication suggesting that enhanced discharge of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (terr-DOM) will cause ...
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New approach to estimate phytoplankton biomass and primary production more accurately
23 August 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to a publication that highlights a new approach to more accurately estimate phytoplankton biomass and net p...
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Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam
17 August 2022
PML has published a new paper on the 'Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam'.
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PML visits Australian Institute of Marine Science
15 August 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory's Chief Executive Professor Icarus Allen was recently invited by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to be pa...
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Ecosystem ‘health’ considerations help deliver a more precise approach for active marine habitat management and restoration
3 August 2022
A new study has been published to help improve understanding of the link between marine habitat 'health' and ecosystem service provision, by using com...
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory project awarded UKERC Flexible Research Fund
2 August 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Aberdeen and have been awarded a round of funding for their joint project, 'The marine energy, biodiv...
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Remote sensing reveals lake response to European double heatwave
1 August 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory have contributed to a paper investigating lake chlorophyll-a (an indicator of algae) responses to the 2019 European double ...
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Dramatic changes in the abundance of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic
25 July 2022
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has led a study that has revealed dramatic changes in the abundance of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic over the last 60...
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Spotted! Floating Plastic Litter Detected and Categorised Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
20 July 2022
A new AI technique pioneered by scientists at PML uses images from a vessel-mounted camera to identify different types of marine plastic.