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Biological pumps: how zooplankton are transporting microplastics to the ocean depths. A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage […]
Arctic zooplankton enjoy life in slow lane – The world’s largest daily commute happens in our oceans, as fish and zooplankton – key components in the food web – travel […]
Satellites are helping scientists track changes in the health of the ocean – and a new study shows their precision is growing. Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have conducted the largest […]
Decline in plankton across North East Atlantic sends stark warning for ocean health. Microscopic plankton are among the most important organisms on Earth. Phytoplankton produce around half of the oxygen […]
Declining photosynthesis in UK and surrounding waters. A new study by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has revealed a significant long-term decline in ocean productivity across large parts of the north-east […]
New study reveals how tiny marine algae survive phosphorus starvation. Scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the University of Exeter have uncovered a key mechanism that helps diatoms […]
The shift that sparks nitrification: PML research resolves long-standing mystery within the nitrogen cycle. New Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) research has shed light on a long-standing puzzle in marine science: […]
Baleen whales have a summer job as ocean fertilisers. Through faeces and urine, whales recycle nutrients in the ocean – boosting phytoplankton production. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal, Institute of Marine Research Phytoplankton […]
NECCTON: A Franco-British partnership anchoring Europe’s ocean leadership. Horizon Europe project NECCTON, for which Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is project managing, was presented at the high-level RISE FR-UK (Research and Innovation […]
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs: Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) reaction to new study. A new peer-reviewed study warns that deep-sea mining could have catastrophic effects far beyond the […]
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) welcomes the RRS Sir David Attenborough to Plymouth. The scientific research ship is visiting Plymouth on her way to the Antarctic summer season. The RRS Sir David Attenborough, one of the world’s most advanced […]
The great Pacific clean-up: Weighing the benefits of removing ocean plastic. A new study examines how cleaning up the North Pacific Garbage Patch would benefit marine life – but at what cost to the climate? Between California and Hawaii […]
What decades of data on plankton populations are telling us about climate change. Unique long term UK-led ocean monitoring may explain why plankton populations thousands of miles apart are rising […]
Well over halfway through the mackerel ecosystem expedition in the Norwegian Sea. So far the Institute of Marine Research have completed 62 stations in the Norwegian Sea with ‘Eros’ and […]
Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage… but it’s different to how we thought! A groundbreaking study published in Limnology and Oceanography reveals that small but mighty […]
Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod. How life in different parts of the Barents Sea reacts to climate change. Since 2005, many species of zooplankton, fish, and benthic […]
Scottish shrimp study illuminates new potential for bait-less fishing. Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch significantly more shrimp and fish, new research shows. In the new study, by the University […]
Is your sunscreen harming marine life? How are marine life affected by new chemicals? This is the topic of a large European collaborative project in which the Institute of Marine Research […]
Climate change is overhauling marine nutrient cycles. Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
PML scientist announced as new Chair of intergovernmental working group. Dr Sevrine Sailley, Ecosystem Modeller at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), has been appointed Chair for the International Council for the Exploration of […]
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