📢 Launched today! A new roadmap to help future-proof #OceanManagement in #UKOverseasTerritories against #ClimateChange 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/new-roa... #UKOTS

March is #WomensHistoryMonth, and being an #EndometriosisFriendlyEmployer we felt it was important to highlight a health condition that has long been under-recognised despite affecting millions of women worldwide: #Endometriosis. Follow the thread 👇

'Deep Vision' project harnesses artificial intelligence to map Atlantic biodiversity - @pml.ac.uk pml.ac.uk/news/deep-vi...

🪐 "I love talking about #satellite orbits with my trusty prop: a volleyball." 🏐 PML's Dr Graham Quartly (Physical #oceanographer - #RemoteSensing) explaining the science behind satellite remote sensing at Saltash Library for #ScienceWeek.

"The reef has survived ice ages - but whether it will survive increasing pressures from industrial fishing, deep-sea mining & climate change is, in part, a question about data. If we don’t know it exists, how can we protect it?" PML's Prof Howell on #AIforGood🔗 theconversation.com/how-ai-could...

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

NEW TOOL FOR #MARINEPLANNING: Marine industries, planners & investors can now make more future-proof choices thanks to the new #ASPACE #DecisionSupportTool. 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/new-spa... Prof Ana Queirós currently representing PML and ASPACE at the #BBNJsymposium.

#Oi26: Belter of a first day at #OceanologyInternational! PML’s Prof Tim Smyth delivered a presentation on Smart Sound #Plymouth - the UK’s leading testing facility for #MarineAutonomy, #UncrewedSystems, and advanced #OceanTech, and led by ourselves at PML. Find out more: smartsoundplymouth.co.uk

🔓 #BigData unlocked: New tools like the #OpenDataCube are helping scientists turn enormous #satellite archives (that is, petabytes of #SatelliteData) into maps that track ecosystems, #WaterQuality & #CarbonStores. Here’s how better access to big data can protect our planet: pml.ac.uk/news/democra...

A new study shows how Antarctic Peninsula systems will be affected under different emissions scenarios. 🧪 Research led by @iceybethan.bsky.social from @ncl-geography.bsky.social with colleagues from @bas.ac.uk, @pml.ac.uk, and elsewhere. eos.org/articles/ant...

Scientists from PML were among the expert panellists at the event this week at the Economist Impact's #WorldOceanSummit in #Montreal - with discussions centred on sustainable ocean management, climate resilience, regulation and barriers to investment: pml.ac.uk/news/pml-in-... #OceanSummit

"The science, much like policy, needs to be more strategic & coordinated in order to understand where ecosystems are & how they are responding to climate change." - PML's Prof Kerry Howell speaking at the Economist Impact's #OceanSummit on the panel "Effective & equitable implementation of #30x30"

📢Launched today at the Economist Impact's #WorldOceanSummit 🌊 Scientists are creating comprehensive maps of #VulnerableMarineEcosystems ( #VMEs ) across the #AtlanticOcean - using #AI to unlock decades of unexplored #DeepSea imagery: 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/deep-vi...

“Around ten years ago, everything changed.” New satellite analysis shows Antarctic sea-ice loss has increased #phytoplankton across 70% of the #SouthernOcean. Good news? Not quite. Discover the 'winners' and 'losers': theconversation.com/satellite-im...

NECCTON releases key report - The NECCTON project delivers 27 new ecosystem variables, many recommended for the Copernicus Marine Service — from fish biomass to oxygen & pollution. zenodo.org/records/1866... @mercatorocean.bsky.social @copernicusmarine.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @pml.ac.uk

It's time for action. The question is no longer 'why' act for the ocean - but 'how'. The #WorldOceanSummit arrives at a turning point for ocean governance, finance & science. Proud to have PML experts taking part in discussions shaping real-world action: pml.ac.uk/event/13th-a...

#OSM26 highlights 📽️ 🌊 It’s been a busy week of sessions, collaborations and new connections - and still plenty yet to come on the final day today! Hear from PML and PML Applications scientists about what they’ve been been up to this week, and their conference highlights.

Fish: kind of important 🌍

⚠️Fish are missing from #ClimateModels - and this fundamentally changes predictions of how much #carbon the ocean can absorb 🐟 In our latest study, when fish were included in models, the ocean’s estimated CO₂ uptake fell by 7% 📉 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/fish-th... More in the thread 👇🧵

A milestone for #science: Scientists at PML led in developing the first operational #DigitalTwin of the #ocean; a system that forecasts real-world coastal conditions and improves its performance by targeting critical data gaps using #MarineAutonomy 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/smarter...

A milestone in the future of #science: Scientists at PML led in developing the first operational #DigitalTwin of the #ocean; a system that forecasts real-world coastal conditions and improves its performance by targeting critical data gaps using #MarineAutonomy 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/smarter...

Delighted to share that our Professor Helen Findlay has been appointed Co-Chair of the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) programme! Discover more about the remarkable Prof Findlay in the following thread 👇

What if the ocean stops absorbing #carbon? PML's Prof Helen Findlay contributed to a new report from IOC UNESCO warning a “major blind spot” in ocean carbon research, that could undermine global climate predictions & risk implications for #ClimateTargets & adaptation: pml.ac.uk/news/major-b...

#OSM26: have you popped by our exhibition stand yet? 🌍 Make sure to stop by Stand 38 to explore our interactive Pufferfish globe, featuring case studies and videos showcasing cutting-edge marine science from #Plymouth: the Marine Research Plymouth Alliance.

#OSM26: Who's here in #Glasgow? We're here all week: with almost 30 scientists on the ground, presenting the latest marine research to address some of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time. PML at #OSM agenda: pml.ac.uk/event/ocean-... 📸PML's Prof Helen Findlay

From #mCDR to #AI -powered #BiodiversityMonitoring, PML scientists will present their latest research at #OSM26, addressing some of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time – and exploring how the ocean both responds to #ClimateChange – and helps us fight it: pml.ac.uk/news/pml-sci...

Can you tell the difference between real #plankton images and those generated by #ArtificialIntelligence? 🔎 Find out more and take part: pml.ac.uk/news/test-yo...

A new study shows that the choices we make in the next decade will determine #Antarctica’s fate for centuries 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/scienti...

#AI and #MachineLearning are transforming how we understand marine ecosystems - but how much do our data choices shape the answers we get? PML scientists reveal how data choices shape AI-defined ocean regions. 🔗 Read the full story and access the open dataset and code: pml.ac.uk/news/how-dat...

⚠️ It's estimated up to 500 billion single-use cups are discarded every year - and most are lined with #plastic. We're extremely proud to join this new trailblazing consortium to create a fully natural, home-compostable disposable cup range with #ZeroPlastic coatings 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/rethink...

"Has it really rained every single day during 2026? The answer is yes." - PML's Director of Science Prof Tim Smyth. The rainfall radar we run for NASA - situated on the roof of PML - has confirmed, yes, it has rained every day this year so far in #Plymouth. 📹 Video: A soggy seagull on the lab roof

#PhycologyFriday #MarineLife 🌊🦑

"Like something from a sci-fi movie, I’ve seen swathes of #sargassum #seaweed spreading across the tropical Atlantic, with mats reaching depths of 7 metres and spanning hundreds of square miles." PML's Dr Fidai on how blooms of seaweed are increasing globally: theconversation.com/drastic-seaw...

Heard about the UK #octopus bloom but haven't had time to read our full report? Check out our 'user friendly' summary in @uk.theconversation.com instead: theconversation.com/octopus-numb... Kudos to my co-authors: Tim Smyth & Emma Sheehan @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social 🐙

Announcing the 2026 IOCCG Platt Scholar B Goutami, Xim University, who will work with Dr. Gemma Kulk @pml.ac.uk on Satellite-Based Assessment of Phytoplankton Phenology as an Indicator of Ecosystem Resilience in Coastal and Estuarine Environments. Congrats! Read more ioccg.org/2026/02/feb-...

How is an octopus bloom reshaping the Southwest UK’s marine ecosystem? The latest findings from @pml.ac.uk, @thembauk.bsky.social & University of Plymouth research explined in my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...

A new £3.7m project aims to provide unprecedented analysis of mesophotic #CoralReefs to assess their vulnerability to #ClimateChange - and inform ways the #reefs can be protected now and in the future 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/3-7m-pr... Led by @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social

It was a real pleasure to talk to BBC Spotlight about the UK #octopus bloom this week. You can watch the full interview here. Huge thanks to our research partners @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk & funders: Defra & Plymouth City & Devon County Councils 🐙

PML scientists have solved a long-standing puzzle in marine science: why does #nitrification only switch on under certain conditions? Why does the ocean sometimes stop converting #ammonium into #nitrate - even when the ammonium is right there? Answer 👉 pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...

🎮🌊 Did you know, one of our senior scientists used to write & sell computer games in the 1980s - and that hobby incredibly U-turned his career from algal physiology, to plankton modelling! A fascinating story, from a fascinating scientific career. Meet Prof Kevin J Flynn: pml.ac.uk/news/staff-s...

Hear directly from the scientists uncovering the mystery behind the #OctopusBloom: Dr Bryce Stewart, Prof Tim Smyth & Prof Emma Sheehan explain why #octopus numbers exploded off the #UK’s #SouthWest coast in 2025 - in their new article for @uk.theconversation.com🔗 theconversation.com/octopus-numb...

Have you heard about our new report on the UK #octopus bloom? This article in @theconversation.com aims to bring the situation to life and links to the full report theconversation.com/octopus-numb... @thembauk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social #climatechange #fisheries🐙

New evidence reveals how Greenland's seaweed locks away carbon in the deep ocean - @pml.ac.uk pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi...

@bd-stew.bsky.social Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences of the 2025 Octopus Bloom A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast. youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...

A #NewStudy shows, for the first time, floating mats of #macroalgae (or #seaweeds - including #kelp) in Southwest #Greenland can travel 100s of kms offshore - and may ultimately sink into the deep ocean, locking away #carbon for the long term: pml.ac.uk/news/new-evi... @ostseeforschung.bsky.social

The ocean is getting crowded🌊 From #fishing & #shipping, to #offshore infrastructure & #conservation, marine trade-offs are getting tougher. New research from @exeter.ac.uk / @exetermarine.bsky.social + PML explores how decisions are made, and why #BlueJustice matters: pml.ac.uk/news/navigat...

While #ozone shields us in the upper atmosphere, nearer the surface it harms health and ecosystems. New research led by PML's Dr Mingxi Yang reveals clues as to how the Ocean helps clear it away 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/good-an...

#Marine decisions need more than environmental data🌊 A new Defra-commissioned report reveals widespread support for a "one-stop hub" to link #social + #economic #data with #environmental data - helping protect seas, livelihoods and coastal communities: pml.ac.uk/news/one-sto...

Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine: 🌊 How #microplastics sink in ocean; 💰 What can you do for #Davos? 🚢 #Hybrid icebreaker for Arctic; ♻️ #Lisbon reverse-vending capital; 🇫🇮 #Wood designs on waterfront; ⌨️ E-waste: True cost of #IT. Read in full + free: buff.ly/FyjBdtsblished @pml.ac.uk @ieo.es

News: How fast microplastics go through gut of zooplankton is key to how much polluting material gets transported down to ocean depths daily — story on new research by @pml.ac.uk in partnership with @ieo.es, published on SustMeme Biodiversity & Conservation Channel: buff.ly/Vu7RkSW #SustMemeBandC