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Identifying plastic hotspots from space

Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) are using Earth observation satellites to detect patches of marine debris, using a new method that may allow them to distinguish between natural and human-made sources of floating materials, including plastics.

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10 April 2019

Satellite service re-commissioned

This week the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) re-commissioned a Plymouth Marine Laboratory-led service, which provides processed and analy...

28 March 2019

Marine plastic has a cost to humans too

Following hot on the heels of the recognition that plastics entering the ocean have an impact on its marine life, scientists have now revealed, for t...

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25 February 2019

Massive biological shifts in the global ocean

A new study shows how a warming ocean has led to unprecedented marine biological changes at the global level over the last decade, and that future cha...

21 February 2019

First UK-wide assessment of changes in plankton community

Scientists have developed the methodology to complete the first ever assessment of how plankton communities are changing in coastal waters and shelf s...

21 February 2019

Krill and carbon

Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently “hidden’ in global mo...

13 February 2019

PODCAST project seeks solution for cholera outbreaks

A new project, Pathways Of Dispersal for Cholera And Solution Tools (PODCAST) will investigate the sources and transmission routes of microbial pollut...

08 February 2019

Event shows how £6.4m project can have positive impact for Plymouth businesses

Business leaders from across Plymouth have been finding out how the region’s environmental and technological expertise can benefit them.

31 January 2019

Plastic in Britain's seals, dolphins and whales

Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new study of animals washed up on Britain’s shores.

29 January 2019

PML and Exeter look forward to a sustainable future

Building on years of collaboration, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the University of Exeter (UoE) are delighted to announce a renewed, reinvigor...

22 January 2019

£20 million to tackle nitrogen pollution

The UK Government today (January 22) announces its commitment to fund a major international research programme to tackle the challenge that nitrogen p...

21 January 2019

Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in...