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Advanced monitoring of plankton using AI technology receives major funding boost

The new automated system will enable a step change in the frequency and range of marine plankton measurements.

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08 September 2022

Plymouth Marine Laboratory lead study identifying variations in South Atlantic air-sea CO2 flux

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...

07 September 2022

PML contributes to paper on human health and wellbeing benefits associated with mangrove habitats

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Andrew Edwards-Jones has contributed to a paper that offers qualitative research on cultural ecosystem services, specif...

Diatoms under the microscope: Copyright Plymouth Marine Laboratory

23 August 2022

New approach to estimate phytoplankton biomass and primary production more accurately

Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to a publication that highlights a new approach to more accurately estimate phytoplankton biomass and net p...

17 August 2022

Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam

PML has published a new paper on the ‘Characterisation of the inshore marine sectors of Da Nang, Vietnam’.

15 August 2022

PML visits Australian Institute of Marine Science

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Chief Executive Professor Icarus Allen was recently invited by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to be ...

03 August 2022

Ecosystem ‘health’ considerations help deliver a more precise approach for active marine habitat management and restoration

A new study has been published to help improve understanding of the link between marine habitat “health’ and ecosystem service provision, by using...

02 August 2022

Plymouth Marine Laboratory project awarded UKERC Flexible Research Fund

Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Aberdeen and have been awarded a round of funding for their joint project, “The marine energy, biod...

01 August 2022

Remote sensing reveals lake response to European double heatwave

Plymouth Marine Laboratory have contributed to a paper investigating lake chlorophyll-a (an indicator of algae) responses to the 2019 European double ...

Microscopic Image of Diatom - Copyright Charles Kreb

25 July 2022

Dramatic changes in the abundance of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic

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...

20 July 2022

Spotted! Floating Plastic Litter Detected and Categorised Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A new AI technique pioneered by scientists at PML uses images from a vessel-mounted camera to identify different types of marine plastic.

19 July 2022

The State of South-West Seas in 2021

Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to the eighth report in the series, which brings the marine and coastal community together to record change...

08 July 2022

£3 million for new carbon capture project and pilot plant: SeaCURE

Plymouth Marine Laboratory are part of a new carbon capture project that could pave the way for large-scale removal of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from...

06 July 2022

Plymouth Marine Laboratory successfully deploys state-of-the-art scientific data buoy off Plymouth

The advanced technology is a key part of the Smart Sound Plymouth network of autonomous platforms.

05 July 2022

Highlights from the 2022 UN Ocean Conference

Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientists were delighted to have been able to play a prominent role at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, in recognition o...

Coral reef with different species of fish

04 July 2022

Plymouth Marine Laboratory contributes to UNESCO’s pilot 'State of the Ocean' report

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Director of Science Steve Widdicombe has co-authored Chapter 2 in UNESCO’s pilot ‘State of the Ocean Report’ – ...

29 June 2022

How viable and safe is offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS)?

The findings of a world-first pilot study involving marine system modelling and biodiversity scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) will hel...

Sunset image of the Ponte 25 de Abril bridge in Lisbon Portugal with the Tagus river in the foreground

20 June 2022

UN Ocean Conference focused on innovation to stop the rapid decline of ocean health

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) scientists will play a prominent role at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference from 27 June to 1 July in Lisbon, P...

Oceanus research vessel CGI image superimposed on the ocean

31 May 2022

Plymouth Marine Laboratory reveals plans for the world's first long-range autonomous research vessel

Plymouth-based M SUBS Ltd were commissioned to design the 24m “Oceanus‘

25 May 2022

PML selected by Turing Institute for new programme to tackle environmental issues using data science and AI

The new expanded skills programme will involve ten UK organisations focused on solving a broad range of critical environmental and sustainability prob...

24 May 2022

'The Language of Life' disrupted by climate change

Climate change is disrupting essential chemical communication processes between organisms – “the language of life’ – in all types of the Earth...

Calm ocean with birds and clouds in background

09 May 2022

International scientists to gather for major air-water gas exchange summit

The Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces (GTWS) meeting occurs every five years and brings together approximately 150 scientists from countries all over the...

Aerial view of an aquaculture farm at sunset

27 April 2022

Urgent actions required to sustain future seafood consumption

Climate change challenging the Ocean’s capacity to provide, according to a new paper co-authored by PML’s Dr Carol Turley.

08 April 2022

Pioneering use of AI exposes the extent of microplastics in Arctic zooplankton

A PML-led study and international collaboration with Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to identify micr...