Global food security and species survival at risk from accelerating ice loss, says major new report. The ‘2025 State of the Cryosphere Report’ has been published with expert input from […]
COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion endorsed by UN Ocean Decade. It has been announced that the COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion – a free online platform connecting global audiences with the United […]
Oceans under pressure: warming seas weaken Earth’s greatest carbon sink, threatening marine life and livelihoods. Earth’s natural defences are losing strength as temperatures rise, major new report warns. The planet’s […]
WWF calls for moratorium on krill fishing after negotiations fail to protect Antarctica’s superheroes. Leaders have failed to come to an agreement on critical fisheries management measures to protect krill, […]
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to co-lead £2m project using AI to create the largest-ever study of vulnerable deep-sea habitats. The award from Bezos Earth Fund supports innovative uses of artificial intelligence to […]
Marine Institute unveils ambitious Climate Action Roadmap 2025. The Marine Institute has launched its Climate Action Roadmap 2025 outlining the organisation’s ambitious plans and progress in sustainability, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction […]
Waitrose rolling out the Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool across its seafood supply chain. UK retailer reinforces its commitment to net-zero emissions targets. Waitrose has announced plans to adopt the Seafood […]
New data buoy deployed at Lough Furnace to strengthen climate change monitoring and guide climate action. The Marine Institute has successfully deployed a state-of-the-art data buoy in the tidal Lough Furnace, […]
Malaysian and UK scientists begin mission to save seaweed stocks from the impacts of climate change. Leading seaweed scientists from Malaysia and the UK and officials from the Department of […]
18% improvement in Wild Alaska Pollock carbon footprint, GAPP’s second life cycle assessment shows. Wild Alaska pollock improves on what was already one of the lowest carbon footprints of any […]
Science Based Targets initiative validates Nomad Foods’ net-zero ambitions. Renewed science-based greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) targets advance the goals Nomad Foods previously set in 2021, including the aim of achieving […]
Coral bleaching in Mauritius. Authors: Anusha Devi Nawoor, PhD – Environmental Scientist, Tunley Environmental Nora von Xylander, PhD Coral reefs, often referred to as the ‘Oases in the Desert Ocean’, […]
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 […]
Climate change may open the door to toxic fish in the Mediterranean, new study warns. The Pagasitikos Gulf in central Greece has become the focus of an international scientific study published […]
Harnessing decades of ocean acidification research to shape marine carbon removal solutions. Drawing upon over two decades of research from leading ocean acidification experts, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) community shares vital lessons learned, in hopes […]
How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters. Plymouth Marine laboratory’s Dr Sevrine Sailley, Ecosystem Modeller, has written for The Conversation UK on how climate change is reshaping fish habitats, […]
The heatwave that shattered ecosystems, starved whales, and drove fish north. A record-breaking marine heatwave reveals how climate change could rewrite the rules of life in the ocean. New research from […]
Blue Carbon Finance Toolbox released. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference in June 2025 saw the release of the Blue Carbon Finance Toolbox, with PML’s Dr Olivia Rendón as a Reviewer and Plymouth […]
Deep trouble: future seafloor marine heatwaves will surpass surface extremes. A new study shows that marine heatwaves on the seafloor could be more than 50% more frequent in future than […]
Environmental studies urgently required before Ocean Carbon Capture can go large-scale, scientists warn. New paper highlights critical knowledge gaps into the impacts of direct ocean carbon capture and storage (DOCCS) technology. […]