Season’s Greetings from us all at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and PML Applications Ltd.

Maintenance trip turned ‘Mayday’ rescue as PML crew support efforts by RNLI

On Monday this week (16th December 2024), crew from Plymouth Marine Laboratory embarked on the PML Explorer RIB for routine maintenance on the L4 data...

Blinded by the light: the effects of urban lighting on beach bugs

A new method reveals severe and lasting damage to small coastal creatures.

Marine Stations: Uniting Global Science Beyond Borders

Reflections on the recent meeting of the World Association of Marine Stations (WAMS)   

New UK Fish, Fisheries and Aquaculture policy briefs published

Energy review sets out the key energy priorities for the new UK Government

This week the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) released their flagship publication, with contributions from PML scientists, highlighting the UK energ...

PML’s Dr Victor Martinez-Vicente selected Coordinating Lead Author in major new global biodiversity assessment

This 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

An 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

PML’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

The 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

Protecting valuable aquatic ecosystems through improved satellite monitoring of water quality

The 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

Earlier 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

The 2024 event united 855 participants from 20 countries

Staff spotlight: Aser Mata – Earth Observation Scientist

Meet 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

The 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

The 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

The 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?

Plymouth 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

More 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’ 

Clare 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

PML’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

An 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

The 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...