Overview
The ocean is fundamental to sustaining life on Earth and has a
critical role in:
- controlling climate and
influencing weather
- providing a vital source of
food
- providing a source of abundant
renewable energy
but is under threat from global change due to the:
- climate effects
- demographic trends
- habitat degradation.
The coastal zone, which already hosts over 50% of the world’s
population, is under increasing pressure. Most of the services
(fisheries, oil and gas production, tourism, leisure and trade) are
provided by the coastal and shelf ecosystems, which are the main
focus of PML’s research.
PML has been conducting research for over 30 years, leading on
programmes and working with partners nationally and
internationally. PML’s customers include government departments,
the European Union, the Research Councils and industry. For further
detail on PML’s research programme and its specific science areas,
please click here.
More applied and commercial research is undertaken by PML’s
trading subsidiary, PML Applications Ltd.,
created to work with customers in activities across a number of
industry sectors concerned with understanding, managing and
protecting the marine environment.