Last chance to submit abstracts for the #TrevorPlatt Symposium! Focusing on #RemoteSensing for #fisheries & #EcosystemHealth 🐟 Financial support for #EarlyCareerOceanProfessionals from developing countries may be available. Deadline: 31st May Find out more: trevorfoundation.org/symposium/ #ECRs

What an experience for #ECRs! 🤩 PML's Dr Loren Temple & Irene Monreal Campos tell us about their experience at the 10th SOLAS Summer School, in #Tamandaré #Brazil 👇 building knowledge and networks to tackle climate challenges at the ocean–atmosphere interface: pml.ac.uk/news/from-pl...

📢 It’s back! The #PlyMSEF Annual Spring Lecture returns on 11 May at the National Marine Aquarium #Plymouth (doors 6pm). Hear PML’s Dr Molly James & Dr Bryce Stewart on the #OctopusBloom in the #SouthWest #UK 🐙 Free & open to all - register: nationalaquarium.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...

A pleasure to be at the South West Marine Ecosystem conference today at @pml.ac.uk Hearing from 40+ researchers, citizen scientists, and practitioners in a sold room. A great conference looking at the stresses on and positives found on the marine environment in the South West.

PML researchers have developed a new approach to combine #satellite, #ship and #robotic float data – creating a more complete and consistent picture of how #carbon moves through the ocean: pml.ac.uk/news/satelli...

In case you missed it: huge news for Plymouth! Last week, the UK Government announced a £50 million investment to accelerate defence-focused innovation across #Plymouth and the #Southwest 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/50-mill...

#OctopusBloom: watch this recent video from under-10m potter Barney Rosewall in #StMawes, #Cornwall - #octopus are highly intelligent and can feed on lobsters without even entering the pot. ⚠️Reports from fishers suggest the octopus bloom is already going strong in 2026.

🌎 Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on? PML's Prof Tim Smyth interviewed interviewed by @newscientist.com on the origins of #OceanDarkening, what the implications are for #MarineEcosystems and what can be done - read here: www.newscientist.com/article/2519...

The #BBNJAgreement aims to protect biodiversity on the High Seas, but major data gaps and limited monitoring remain. New technologies, better data sharing and stronger global collaboration are needed to support effective conservation and management. @pml.ac.uk#BBNJAgreementhttps://go.nature.com/4lUgCIc

Scientists are helping turn the #HighSeasTreaty from historic agreement into real-world impact 🌎 A new paper sets out the scientific roadmap needed to deliver on its ambitions – from closing critical data gaps to scaling up global collaboration. Access the full paper: pml.ac.uk/news/from-tr...

New study has recorded and measured how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key zooplankton species to estimate how much plastic they might be transporting and sinking down through the ocean each day... www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/04/02/b... @pml.ac.uk #microplastics #zooplankton

#AprilFools: An unlikely group of heroes unite in response to the #Octopus invasion*… meet the PML "Hackers" 🐙 Watch the full "Hackers" movie - visit our LinkedIn page: ow.ly/PVeF50YBBfM

Thanks for hosting me - I great to see all of the fantastic science happening @pml.ac.uk!

What happens when a highly intelligent predator surges in number? 🐙 #OctopusVulgaris populations are booming - impacting fisheries, ecosystems & coastal livelihoods. Cue an unlikely group of heroes: the PML ‘hackers’ developing tools to predict future #OctopusBlooms 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/pml-pro...

The #Southwest #OctopusBloom was in focus on ITV Friday night, with PML's Dr Molly James explaining how a warming climate and ocean, plus sustained easterly winds may have caused the dramatic octopus bloom last year, which is continuing to this day.

From Pixels to Policy: Unlocking the Atlantic Ocean’s Benthic Biodiversity Data At #AAORIA2026, this side event explores how seabed imagery can better support decision-making - and marks the launch of Coral Cartography (UN #OceanDecade, #Challenger150). 📍 14 April | Brazil 🔗 lnkd.in/eH3KPDgk

🐙 #Octopus larvae movement between the #ChannelIslands & the #UK - could this help explain the recent #OctopusBloom in #Southwest UK? Ocean current modelling suggests that sustained easterly winds may have transported young octopus larvae to the region. Thread 👇🧵 (1/3)

📢 New job at the lab! We're looking for a Junior Analytical Chemist to join our world class #biogeochemistry team 🧪 Find out more and apply: pml.ac.uk/working-with... #Hiring #Plymouth #PlymouthJobs #BlueJobs #CharityJobs #NonProfitJobs

📢 Published today, a major new international study warns that critical scientific and practical gaps are slowing the use of #BlueCarbonEcosystems ( #BCEs ) in global efforts to tackle #ClimateChange 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/global-... #BlueCarbon

From advancements in #eDNA and #AI, to battling #PlasticPollution at its source, PML welcomed Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Anjali Goswami FRS (@evoswami.bsky.social), to explore the breadth of our research. Find out more 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/pml-wel...

📢 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...