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Defra report features Westcountry research on health benefits of being by the sea

18 July 2020
Researchers at two leading Westcountry institutions have teamed up with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in a study that sho...

Weather, time and phytoplankton blooms

16 July 2020

Computer models used to study important phytoplankton blooms can be affected by how often weather variables are input, a new study suggests.

PML announces new Head of Science for Sea & Society

15 July 2020
PML is excited to announce the new Head of Science for Sea & Society, Professor Nicola Beaumont.

Dr Tony Stebbing, BSc (Hons), PhD - In Memoriam

6 July 2020
Dr Anthony (Tony) Stebbing sadly passed away on the 2nd May from Covid-19 following a prolonged illness. Tony was aged 78 years and is survived by his...

Virtual Ocean Dialogues

1 July 2020
The first ever completely virtual global conference for ocean action, the Virtual Ocean Dialogues, took part (1-5 June) with Plymouth Marine Laborator...

Satellites powering global science

18 June 2020
A new study co-ordinated by PML highlights the accuracy of satellite observations of elevation over a range of water and ice surfaces, supporting cruc...

‘Demystifying interdisciplinary working’ report published

10 June 2020
Today a report from the Valuing Nature Programme, led by Prof. Nicola Beaumont, has been published to explore the opportunities and challenges of inte...

Plymouth Marine Laboratory launches strategy for supporting ocean futures

8 June 2020

World Oceans Day provides an auspicious backdrop for the launch of Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s new Strategy 2020-2025.

Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs

8 June 2020
A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50% decline in important North East Atlantic plankton over the...

International fishery and aquaculture research project published synthesis report

2 June 2020
The international fishery and aquaculture research project CERES (Climate change and European aquatic resources) recently published its final, synthes...

Twenty years of data contribute to global phytoplankton study

25 May 2020
For the first time, research led by PML brings together satellite ocean colour observations from across two decades with high-coverage in situ observa...

Are we underestimating microplastics in the marine environment?

19 May 2020

A new study, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, suggests an underestimation of microplastics in the ocean.

Acidifying oceans may threaten crucial links in Earth’s climate cycles

13 May 2020
A review of more than two hundred studies highlights where research needs to focus if we are to understand vital oceanic processes that can alter the ...

Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers

12 May 2020

Seaweed could produce sustainable fuels, chemicals and fertiliser while helping protect tourist hotspots.

How well can we predict the future Fish of the Day?

11 May 2020
An international team of modellers and researchers have collaborated to find out how reliable projections of today's fisheries forecasting models are ...

PML supports COVID-19 efforts in the South West and beyond

6 May 2020
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has supported COVID-19 efforts in the South West and beyond through donations of personal protective equipment to local car...

First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellites

23 April 2020
A pioneering technique to detect plastics floating on the sea surface, led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has been published this week i...

Report calls for integrated approach to nature-based interventions

15 April 2020
Failure to consider the wider environmental impacts of nature-based interventions risks increasing global warming and damaging the environment, warns ...