A GUARDEN project report has mapped 154 #BiodiversityIndicators - tailored to four sites in conflict between nature #conservation & human #development - to help value and protect the intrinsic value of #biodiversity & guide #SustainableDevelopment in harmony with nature: pml.ac.uk/news/from-bu...

👋 PML is delighted to welcome Mr Bonchan Gu, Director at Korea’s Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries, as a visiting researcher under the Korean Gov Fellowship Program. Mr Gu will spend 12 months at PML focusing on coastal adaptation & resilient infrastructure 🌊

We want to hear from UK #PrimarySchoolTeachers about how the #Ocean is taught in the #classroom 🐠 Your voice can shape how future generations engage with #MarineScience. Survey takes just 10 mins 👉 plymouthlab.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #PrimaryEducation #STEMeducation #Teachers #Teaching

🛰️ Help shape the future of #satellite #OceanColour data! The Ocean Colour #ClimateChange Initiative (OC-CCI) and PHYTO-CCI projects, supported by @esa.int, are inviting users to complete a short survey to refine datasets. 🕐 30–60 mins 📅 Open until 30 Sept 👉 Take part: tinyurl.com/phyto-cci

PROTECTION FOR THE HIGH SEAS MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER 🌊 PML has welcomed the ratification of the UN Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (#BBNJ) Agreement. Read more: pml.ac.uk/news/protect...

LAST CHANCE to fill out our #octopus surveys! Fishermen & divers of the UK, have your say if you haven't already, surveys close at midnight tonight, Sunday 21st September! @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social Please share 🐙

🎉 Huge congratulations to Clare Lewis, PhD researcher at PML & the University of Reading (@uniofreading.bsky.social), who has passed her PhD viva! Clare self-funded her part-time PhD on #Meteotsunami over 6 years – an incredible achievement. 👏 Well done, Clare! 🌊 #PhD #WomenInSTEM

👀 Spotted an #octopus off the #SouthWest coast? #Fishermen & #divers, we want to hear from you! 🐙 Take part in this survey (closing Sun 21 Sept) & help us study this year’s unusual #CommonOctopus bloom: 🎣 Fishers: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90884550/... 🤿 Divers: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90886025/...

The #GreatPacificGarbagePatch is a sprawling mass of #PlasticPollution approx. 3x the size of France. A landmark study assesses whether large-scale ocean cleanups like the #GPGP deliver a net environmental benefit: pml.ac.uk/news/the-gre... Led by Dr Matthias Egger - @theoceancleanup.bsky.social

This is not AI. These are two of our nine Interceptors stopping trash from entering the Caribbean Sea in Kingston, Jamaica:

A rare and exceptional opportunity at the laboratory - we're looking for a new Head of Group for Marine Processes and Observations. Join us at the forefront of tackling the ocean’s greatest challenges: biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change. Find out more & apply: pml.ac.uk/working-with...

It's #WorldOzoneDay! Discover the 'good' and 'bad' #ozone, and how the Ocean protects us from the latter harmful ozone: pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...

New research shows for the first time that #ClimateChange could fundamentally alter the benthic–pelagic exchange – the flow of #carbon and nutrients between the seafloor and open ocean waters vital for food webs, marine life and carbon cycling 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/how-cli...

As we bid a fond farewell to Professor Stephen Widdicombe, we share his parting reflections on what makes a great scientist - and why the world needs marine science now more than ever.

📢 Last call for abstracts for the European Space Agency's 2nd Ocean Carbon from Space workshop! The event will support progress towards an integrated approach for characterising the #OceanCarbonCycle using #SatelliteObservations. Access: oceancarbonfromspace2025.esa.int #EarthObservation @esa.int

Planktonic microalgae - tiny floating #algae - can only #photosynthesise by day - so how do they keep their metabolism active at night? 🌙 A new PML study reveals how they store carbon (and energy) to keep growing through the light–dark cycle: pml.ac.uk/news/photosy...

Launched our new NERC C-Floor project on the effects of bottom fishing, and other human activities on benthic carbon stocks with collaborators from @pml.ac.uk, @exetermarine.bsky.social, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, and @noc.ac.uk, with policy and impact facilitated by @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social

Drawing upon over two decades of research from leading #OceanAcidification experts, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (@goa-on.bsky.social) community shares vital lessons learned, in hopes of safer and more effective #mCDR research and development: pml.ac.uk/news/harness...

Over 2 days, at the Atmospheric Chemistry conference, we had talks and posters from over 20 different UK universities and research centres including @nceoscience.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @bas.ac.uk @ukceh.bsky.social, @metoffice.gov.uk RAL-Space and NPL

“It is the honour of my career to be asked to serve as the Director of Science." Please join us in congratulating Professor Tim Smyth on his new role as Director of Science at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Follow the thread to find out more about Tim 🧵👇

While #ozone high in the atmosphere protects us from #UV, at the surface it’s a harmful pollutant and #GreenhouseGas, damaging human health, crops and ecosystems, and contributing to #ClimateChange. New research from PML reveals how the Ocean helps clear it away: pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...

“If there’s a risk that these chemicals can harm #coral and other #MarineLife, if there’s less harmful compounds out there that we can use instead, then we need to establish what they are,” says Anneliese Hodge. news.mongabay.com/2025/08/suns...

#OffshoreWind capacity could triple by 2030, but rapid growth brings new challenges for our oceans. A new review calls for global coordination to assess, monitor and mitigate ecological impacts across the full wind farm life cycle: pml.ac.uk/news/advanci...

Top 10 Areas We Are Supporting the Progression Towards a Healthier Ocean for Nature and Society 🌊 pml-applications.co.uk/news/healthi... Image: A headland, beach and ocean #MarineConservation #EnvironmentalConsultancy #EnvironmentalScience #MarineBiology #MarineBiodiversity #MPA #eDNA @pml.ac.uk

Brilliant to see our research featured in this Scientific American article: Microplastics Could Be Turning Bacteria into Drug-Resistant Superbugs www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr... @pml.ac.uk @hls.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social

The weather sensor on our roof recorded a whopping 46.79mm of rain between 10pm & 11pm last night!

We're looking for a part-time receptionist to join us at the lab here in #Plymouth 🌊 Find out more, and apply before Friday 5th September! pml.ac.uk/working-with... #JobsInPlymouth #PlymouthJobs #HiringPlymouth #PlymouthUK #WorkInPlymouth

Today is the first #WorldLakeDay, designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of #lakes. Discover just how vital these ecosystems are to life as we know it on Earth, & some of our work at PML using #satellite data to monitor & protect them: pml.ac.uk/news/celebra...

For more, follow Dr Robert Wilson on Bluesky here: @robjwilson.bsky.social

PML's Dr Robert Wilson's new study has made headlines, which reveals #MarineHeatwaves on the seafloor could be more than 50% more frequent in future than at the surface of the ocean during summer months, a concerning prospect for bottom-dwelling species that cannot escape the rising temperatures.

Watch our expert crew launch Plymouth Quest out to sea, visiting our approved open-water testing site for marine autonomous vessels 🌊 More about our marine autonomy services - pml-applications.co.uk/services/mar... #MarineAutonomy #AutonomousVessel #MarineScience #MarineConsultancy @pml.ac.uk

Would you eat sugared mealworms? 🪱 If you're in #London this bank holiday weekend, check out the ‘Future of Food’ exhibition at London's Science Museum, which explores how food production must change to protect the planet, & how to feed up to 10 billion people sustainably – from both land & ocean.

PML's Dr Sevrine Sailley explains how #ClimateChange is reshaping fish habitats, with huge implications for #fisheries 👇

🌊🔥 Deep trouble: New research reveals that #seafloor #MarineHeatwaves could be more than 50% more frequent than at the surface of the ocean - threatening bottom-dwelling species that cannot escape the rising temperatures, with ripple effects across entire ecosystems: pml.ac.uk/news/deep-tr...

Thanks to Oceanographic mag for this article on our new project on the UK #octopus bloom & to Plymouth City Council, Devon County Council & Defra for their financial support oceanographicmagazine.com/news/extraor... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk 🐙

Investigating environmental change in the #Falklands. PML’s Prof Andy Rees reflects on three decades of research in the remote #FalklandIslands, exploring the growing environmental pressures in a region long considered one of the world’s most unspoiled: pml.ac.uk/news/peat-an...

New resource for ocean-climate action! 🧰 The Blue Carbon Finance Toolbox is here: guiding policymakers, financiers & project developers on how to fund the #protection & #restoration of vital #BlueCarbon ecosystems like #mangroves, #seagrass & #TidalMarshes: pml.ac.uk/news/blue-ca...

This week, PML’s Professor Tim Smyth spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the increase of #MarineHeatwaves observed in the western English Channel, and the #octopus bloom not observed in these waters for around 75 years. Follow the thread 🧵👇 (1/5)

A new publication calls for a re-evaluation of how we view “natural” and semi-synthetic #fibres as alternatives to synthetic #microplastics, warning that these materials may still pose environmental risks: pml.ac.uk/news/eco-fri...

A new publication calls for a re-evaluation of how we view “natural” and semi-synthetic fibres as alternatives to synthetic microplastics, warning that these materials may still pose environmental risks: pml.ac.uk/news/eco-fri...

🌊 Scientists from University of Exeter and @pml.ac.uk have urged caution in upscaling ocean carbon removal technologies until the environmental impacts are better understood. @exetermarine.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social @guyhooper.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

⚠️ Scientists from PML and the University of Exeter (@exetermarine.bsky.social / @exeter.ac.uk) are urging caution in the upscaling of ocean carbon removal technologies until more detailed research can be carried out into the environmental impacts: pml.ac.uk/news/environ...

⚠️ “It would be irresponsible to deploy this technology at commercial scales until we can more accurately understand how species and ecosystems will react." Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn: pml.ac.uk/news/environ...

That's our Dr Frances Hopkins 🤩

Tomorrow (5th August) is #NationalOysterDay, but not all oysters are welcome. Discover PML's research on the #PacificOyster - Crassostrea gigas - in Europe, an #InvasiveSpecies with a potent harmful impact: pml.ac.uk/news/nationa...

📣 Registrations are open! AND, there are some deadlines coming up for the International #OceanColour Science meeting, from poster abstract submissions, to travel support, and courses too! Find out more here: iocs.ioccg.org #EarthObservation

#Fishing, #OffshoreWind and #conservation in a changing climate: how a new #MarineSpatialPlanning approach can help balance and minimise conflicts amongst existing and future marine uses: pml.ac.uk/news/new-met...

Emily Stevenson, lead author and PhD researcher with @exetermarine.bsky.social and PML, says: “Our reliance on fossil fuel-derived plastics may be inadvertently driving the evolution of AMR within environmental populations of bacteria.” www.packaginginsights.com/news/antimic...

Maybe think twice before taking a deep breath of sea air? Check out our news release about this fascinating study by @laurenbiermann.bsky.social Clive Sabel, Dave Moffat & Tom Stovin, published in Scientific Reports. www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/are-sew... 🦑🧪 #Marine #SouthWest #Plastic @pml.ac.uk

In case you didn't know... it's #InternationalCopepodDay! Enjoy these fun facts about #Copepods, and discover just how vital they are to life as we know it on Earth 🌍 Follow the thread 🧵👇