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Science for Ocean Action

Our science topics

From biodiversity monitoring to climate modelling, our research spans the full breadth of marine and aquatic science — addressing the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.

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Ocean Challenges

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Research sub-topics

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Active projects

Waves crashing on beach from above

Air-sea gas exchange

Art science collaboration

Art science collaboration

Aerial view of Klang Islands

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

PML Pioneer autonomous boat at sea

Autonomous sampling

Yellow E1 data buoy at sea

Autonomy, technology and digitisation

Shoal of fish

Biodiversity

Underwater image showing specs of light

Biogeochemical cycles

Aerial view of mangroves

Blue carbon

modelling image of CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Dinoflagellates

eDNA

flooding

Flooding and coastal erosion

Fishing boat out in rough seas

Food security

Sea front with artificial lights being reflected in the water

Light and sound pollution

Underwater view of light rays and seaweed

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR)

Seagrass in Chalkidiki, a protected species in Greece Photo by Benjamin Jones on Unsplash

Nature-based solutions

Underwater shot of coral and fish

Ocean acidification

silhouette of people looking at the ocean

Ocean Literacy

Wind turbines at sea

Offshore energy

oil on water

Oil pollution

Aquaculture farm from above

Optimising aquaculture

Plymouth Sound

Place-based impact

Microscopic image of a copepod on a black background

Plankton

Hand holding plastic litter from a beach

Plastic pollution

Sea ice with a dark sky

Sea-level rise

Fishing boats in Looe harbour, Cornwall, UK. Photograph: Peter Miller

Socio-economics of fisheries and aquaculture

Birds eye view of a river

Source to sea

Fishing boat at sea

Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture

Spriochaetes bacteria that can cause water-borne disease

Water-related diseases