"The fear is that 2026 could mark a “tipping point”. These are moments when an ecosystem changes really suddenly, often in a way that can’t easily be undone." PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation UK on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs 👇

PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs (facing multiple stressors from #warming, #OceanAcidification, #pollution) & what we must do to help these "biodiversity powerhouses" survive the 21st century: theconversation.com/will-2026-be...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded & measured just how fast #microplastics move through the gut passage of a key #zooplankton species, revealing #copepods may be moving 100s of plastic particles per cubic metre of seawater down through the water column every day: pml.ac.uk/news/watch-n...

New year, new career? It's the last chance to apply for these positions at the laboratory, find out more, and make 2026 your year! Jobs 🔗 pml.ac.uk/working-with... #PhD Studentships 🔗 pml.ac.uk/Working-with... #Hiring #Jobs #Plymouth #PhDopportunities #AIjobs #CharityJobs #JobsForGood

A new study by GEOMAR and Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows that the exchange of gases between air and sea is not symmetric, and that the global ocean has taken up around 15 per cent more CO2 than suggested by conventional estimates. 🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti... 📸 Ming-Xi Yang

Latest issue of SustMeme Magazine: 🚜 Investors in AVs bet the #farm; 🌊 Bubble study rethinks #ocean CO2; 🐕 #Microbial protein dog treats; 🧺 Eco #laundry does dirty washing; 🛣️ Carbon-negative #roadbuilding; ♻️ #Resale good fit for #fashion. Read free: buff.ly/nKzhUKx @pml.ac.uk @geomarkiel.bsky.social

A bit of Christmas cheer was had at the lab yesterday, drawing a reindeer with GPS in the PML Christmas Fun Run!

What is nitrification and what role does it play in the ocean’s nitrogen cycle? @pml.ac.uk scientists believe they've solved this mystery. One of my latest for @uk.meteored.com www.yourweather.co.uk/news/science...

News: Researchers find ocean may absorb up to 15% more CO2 than thought, challenging assumptions around carbon and climate — story on key study by @pml.ac.uk, with @geomarkiel.bsky.social + @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, on SustMeme Climate & Energy Channel: buff.ly/8S1ObfL @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

#NewStudy from the lab provides evidence that the ocean may have absorbed as much as 15% more #CarbonDioxide than previously thought, requiring a re-think of future #CO2 flux assessments and global #ClimateModels 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/how-bub...

One year ago today, a routine maintenance trip became a lifesaving mission! After hearing a Mayday call for a missing diver, the PML Explorer crew sprang into action - locating the diver and supporting a safe transfer to the heroes at Plymouth RNLI 👏 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/mainten...

The Antipodean #albatross is declining by 6% each year due to #fishing #bycatch. New international research co-authored by PML shows how ocean currents can predict where risks are highest - enabling targeted action to reduce bycatch & support conservation: pml.ac.uk/news/followi...

We’re proud to be part of the newly launched National Research Organisations Group (@nro-group.bsky.social) - together with 40 UK research centres, we’re working to deliver measurable impact, foster innovation & strengthen resilience. More: pml.ac.uk/news/uks-top...

Think the weather has been pretty rough in the #UK lately? Spare a thought for our L4 #AutonomousBuoy, situated about 6 nautical miles south of #Plymouth, which faced some pretty hefty waves from #StormBram yesterday. #autonomy #MarineAutonomy #DataBuoy

The shift that sparks nitrification: PML research resolves long-standing mystery within the nitrogen cycle - @pml.ac.uk pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...

Could 2026 be your year? We've added some more new #PhD opportunities to our website, with a total of 12 new incredible studentships across all sorts of disciplines... Check them out here: pml.ac.uk/Working-with... #PhDopportunity #PhDlife #PhDopportunities

Wonderful to see the launch of 'Antarctica as a Model for Global Peace', featuring PML's Prof Matt Frost. This is a new international publication exploring Antarctica as a model for peaceful, science-driven governance and collaboration. 🔗 agendaantartica.org/peacebook/

🎄Have you got your decs up yet? Forget the 'Little Drummer Boy'… meet our Little L4 Buoy! PML’s Marine Technologist Ross Sanders has crafted a miniature version of our L4 #AutonomousBuoy - now proudly sat at the top of the #Christmas tree in the Marine Technology and Autonomy workshop. (1/4)

#NitrogenCycle mystery solved ✅ Our scientists have resolved a long-standing puzzle: 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? 🤔 Find out: pml.ac.uk/news/the-shi...

Here's just a few highlights from an action-packed week so far... 🛰️#IOCS #IOCS25

Proud to be at #IOCS2025 🚀 One of the world’s key gatherings for #OceanColour & #RemoteSensing - where the #ScientificCommunity and #SpaceAgencies unite to shape future #SatelliteMissions, data needs and more. Discover the science our team are bringing to the table: pml.ac.uk/news/where-s...

PhD opportunity! "Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Ecology, Function and Management". Do cutting edge research on the deep sea under supervision from Prof Kerry Howell @pml.ac.uk, Dr Angela Stevenson @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social & me @thembauk.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

PhD opportunity! "Benefits & impacts of use of light in UK #fisheries & their wider effect on the marine environment" (aka #scallopdiscos!) Supervision by me @thembauk.bsky.social Tom Davies @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Tim Smyth @pml.ac.uk @fishtekmarine.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear...

Join us! We're #hiring a 'Computer Vision #AI #DataScientist' to work on #DeepVision: a #BezosEarthFund project building cutting-edge Vision Transformer models for underwater species detection. Your work will help safeguard marine ecosystems globally. Apply: pml.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

Despite its shortcomings on #FossilFuels, there was some progress made on #OceanAction at #COP30. PML delegates reflect on the outcomes of the #ClimateChange Conference in #Brazil 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/ocean-a...

Great first day at IOCS! Oceanographer Prof. Shubha Sathyendranath MBE opened the event, followed by a welcome from our Director-General. We showcased EUMETSAT’s Ocean Colour applications & research, and the current status and future of Ocean Colour, followed by engaging breakout workshops. 🌊🛰️

#NewStudy shows #microplastics can carry harmful pathogens & #AntimicrobialResistant (AMR) bacteria. With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed. Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

🌊 Big news: @plymuni.bsky.social & @pml.ac.uk win £2 M to use AI to greatly accelerate mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the deep Atlantic. #MarineScience #AI #Conservation #DeepSea #Plymouth 🌍🦑🧪 www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...

PML's Prof Pennie Lindeque & Dr Emily Stevenson (@emilymaystevenson.bsky.social) explain how #plastic #BioBeads used in #sewage wastewater treatment can harbour “superbug” #bacteria. Read the full story: theconversation.com/plastic-bio-... @exetermarine.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

🚨‼️ New paper alert! ‘Sewers to Seas: exploring pathogens and antimicrobial resistance on microplastics from hospital wastewater to marine environments’ FULL ARTICLE: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... ➡️ Check out @pml.ac.uk’s coverage: pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

The perfect opportunity for someone: we have a opening for a #HR Advisor, in our friendly #HumanResources team. Find out more and apply: pml.ac.uk/working-with... #Plymouth #Hiring #PlymouthJobs #JobsInPlymouth

... just look at these 👀 Just a handful of the incredible new #PhD opportunities at the lab. Visit our website to see them all, and apply! 🔗 pml.ac.uk/Working-with... #PhDs #PhDopportunities #hiring #Plymouth #PhDlife

Starting Monday! 🌊 A free online @esa.int Scope Project workshop bringing the #ScientificCommunity together to tackle key gaps & challenges in #CceanCarbon #research. Join the discussions on #FieldData, #satellites & #modelling 👉 oceancarbonfromspace2025.esa.int

Scientists from PML and the University of Exeter met with #MPs to share their latest evidence on #MarineCarbonDioxideRemoval - and to explore the UK’s opportunity to lead the development of innovative, responsible approaches as part of the fight against #ClimateChange: 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/pml-sci...

If you work in #PrivateFinance for #BlueCarbon #Conservation or #restoration in #Europe - could you spare just one minute of your time? 👇

#COP30: Join online, in 1 hour! We have an incredible panel for 'Aligning the Ocean-Climate-Biodiversity Agenda to Maximize the Impact of #OceanBasedSolutions to #ClimateChange' This is the #VirtualOceanPavilion High-Level Closing Event - register online: us02web.zoom.us/rest/webinar...

#COP30: Starting soon, join us for 'Understand, Deliver, Reshape: Charting a Path to a Thriving Ocean', which marks the 10th anniversary of the #ParisAgreement & outlines policy recommendations from the Ocean Climate Platform network. ⏰10:30–11:30 BRT (GMT-3) 📍 #OceanPavilion

#COP30: Today, join us for 'How to be SMART in Meeting Ocean-Climate-Societal Challenges in a Changing Landscape'. ⏰16:45–18:15 BRT (GMT-3) 📍Side Event Room 7, Blue Zone Opportunity to join online (however COP30 accreditation required): cop30platform.unfccc.int/events/cop30...

“Past 30m, we’ve no real understanding of what’s out there…” Prof Kerry Howell is in #AscensionIsland - uncovering hidden #mesophotic life in one of the most remote #UKOTs. Discover the low-cost tech she's using to map these deep habitats, to help support the vast #MPA. 🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/discove...

#COP30: If you’re on the ground in #Belém, come and meet the PML International team at Booth 47 in the Blue Zone - we're here until 20th November.

PhD Opportunity: Come and join our fabulous plastics research team at the University of Exeter and colleagues at @pml.ac.uk to work on the impacts of conventional and alternative plastics on the health and functioning of benthic ecosystems. Full details and application link here: lnkd.in/ePeFMXzJ

#COP30: Yesterday's session shared the latest science on #OceanAcidification, with global case studies highlighting its impacts & the potential of #OceanAlkalinityEnhancement (OAE). Read & feed into draft #OAE Environmental Impact Monitoring Framework: www.carbontosea.org/2025/10/27/e...

“These spinning #eddies are like miniature laboratories in the sea, each with its own conditions that can either nurture or deplete marine life." New research from the lab shows how #MesoscaleEddies are reshaping #plankton communities as the climate changes: pml.ac.uk/news/ocean-w...

#COP30: Today, join us for #OceanAcidification and #AlkalinityEnhancement: Global Case Studies on Impacts and Local Opportunities. ⏰1:30 pm - 2:30 pm📍#OceanPavilion More info: oceanpavilion-cop.org/session/ocea...

Ocean action is #ClimateAction. The latest ROCA report, released at #COP30 and featuring contributions from PML scientists, warns that ocean solutions remain underfunded - despite their crucial role in #ClimateMitigation. Read more 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/ocean-a...

You have to be optimistic as the alternative is disengaging and accepting all the scary planetary issues... "So you have to say, first of all, we will engage. Whatever happens, we will engage." 👍👍

PML’s Professor Matt Frost shares his three wishes for #COP30, and what he hopes world leaders will deliver in this special COP30 feature. He explores the challenges facing this #COP, and why optimism remains essential, especially during these difficult times: pml.ac.uk/news/bringin...

We're #hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for an #EarthObservation Scientist - on a one year fixed term appointment (Maternity cover) - to work on topics related to #phytoplankton #PrimaryProduction, #PhytoplanktonDynamics and #biodiversity. Find out more and apply: pml.ac.uk/working-with...

HAPPENING TODAY The Perils of Ignoring Science and 1.5°C at #COP30: Tipping Points in the Cryosphere, Their Impacts & How to Avoid Them 📍 COP30 Blue Zone, Side Event Room 9, Area C ⏰ 15:00-16:30 BRT, Nov. 14 Dr. Chris Stokes, Dr. James Kirkham, Dr. Bill Hare, Dr. Norma Shorty, Dr. Al-Saiful Islam

#COP30: Keen to catch up on #cryosphere science from #COP? PML's Prof Helen Findlay spoke this week about #Arctic #OceanAcidification, #SeaLevelRise and #OceanCirculation, watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6rN...